PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Rondon's return
Mar 16 2017
Tigers fans got a brief scare when closer Francisco Rodríguez (RHP, DET) suffered a hamstring cramp March 11. Doug Dennis warns that Rodriguez is a skills gamble in the March 12 Bullpen Buyers Guide and looked at Justin Wilson (LHP, DET) and Joe Jiménez (RHP, DET) as possible successors, but who could see an elevated role if K-Rod were no longer the stopper?
Recovering from 2014 Tommy John surgery, Bruce Rondon (RHP, DET; pictured above) struggled to a 6.18 ERA and 5.2 Ctl between Triple-A Toledo and DET in 2015. The next season, the Tigers overlooked his 6.6 Ctl with the Mud Hens and promoted him in mid-June. Rondon promptly surrendered four HR in his first 10 appearances. However, from July 23 through October 2, he...
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