The early half of this week has had no shortage of exciting shakeups, specifically for the pitching staffs throughout all levels of the Detroit Tigers organization. The catalysts for all of this were the demotions of Artie Lewicki and Warwick Saupold on July 8. Mark Montgomery and Junichi Tazawa were promptly released a day later. That’s when the real fun started happening, and it opens up questions about what might be coming next as several top arms reach the next rung on the organizational ladder.
On Wednesday, the Tigers announced that Kyle Funkhouser and Matt Hall were being promoted to Toledo on the heels of their stellar performances dating back to early June.