With many of the Tigers’ affiliates past or entering their mid-season breaks, the time is ripe for promotions and corresponding roster moves. The first major moves were announced this morning. The Tigers 2017 first round pick, starting pitcher Alex Faedo, has been promoted to the Double-A Erie SeaWolves. He’s joined by outfielder Daz Cameron, acquired in the Justin Verlander trade with the Astros last August. Cameron also moves from Lakeland to Erie after a strong spring at Advanced-A ball.
Faedo has been dogged all spring by reports of diminished velocity, but it hasn’t hampered his performance in the Florida State League.