As the Detroit Tigers navigated their way through a slog of a 2019 season, fans kept a close eye on the minor leagues to see how the team’s prospects were progressing. There weren’t many players ready for major league action last summer, save for a couple. Catcher Jake Rogers got the call to the majors in late July, not long after his bat had rebounded from a slow start at Triple-A Toledo.
Next — or perhaps first — on the list was shortstop Willi Castro. We openly wondered in late May when Castro would get the call, and were left waiting for a few months after that.