PT TODAY: Baddoo returns to Detroit OF

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NEWS: The Tigers have placed OF Austin Meadows on the 10-day IL with anxiety.

IMPACT: Medium

BHQ SPIN: Meadows has battled anxiety in the past and will step away from the team for the time being to seek treatment.  There is no timetable for his recovery at the moment so we will reduce his PT projection by a modest 10% until more information is available.  Akil Baddoo has been recalled from AAA-Toledo to fill a reserve outfield role.  Baddoo flashed some potential during his rookie season, but contact woes (68 ct%) plagued him last season preventing him from utilizing his elite speed (148 Spd).  Baddoo was 9-for-28 with 1 HR and 2 SB in Toledo so hopefully he can carry that momentum into his major...

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