The 42-year-old lefty has been on the disabled list since having surgery March 30th to remove a blood clot from his left shoulder and repair some arteries. His rehab schedule had him rejoining the Tigers in July, but Rogers has worked to make it back before the Mid-Summer Classic.
The Gambler made two minor league rehab starts in which he threw three-plus innings of shutout ball for the AAA Toledo Mud Hens on June 10th, and gave up three runs - one earned - in five innings for the Class-A West Michigan Whitecaps last Friday.
Rogers went 17-8 with a 3.48 ERA last season, winning all three of his postseason starts without allowing a run in 23 innings for the AL Champs.
Without left-hander Nate Robertson, who landed on the DL on June 6th with a "tired arm," the Tigers are anticipating Rogers' return.
Four other Detroit pitchers are also on the disabled list, including right-handers Zach Miner, Roman Colon and Joel Zumaya, along with lefty Edwin Campusano.
[Detroit News]
5 comments:
Yay Kenny! I love him! The Twins were FOOLS to let him go.
I just hope he doesn't mop the floor with the Twins...
Haha, well I'm glad you're excited! I personally can't stand the guy. One of the best times I had at a Twins game was watching him get creamed during Liriano's debut.
ahhh Krazy Kenny, I love that guy
Yeah, marea, he's great. Just wait until he walks in the pennant-winning run. You'll love him even more then.
Now, don't get me wrong, I like when he LOSES now due to the fact he's in our division... BUT I still have to love him due to the fact that he IS the gambler.
It's like how I can dislike Giambi as a player/juicer but love that every picture of him is so FUNNY looking.
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