Tuesday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers announced that left-handed pitching prospect Tarik Skubal was cleared to come off the injured list and rejoin the team for workouts. In addition, the team has removed right-handed pitcher Zack Hess from the 60-man player pool and released Hector Santiago from his minor league contract. Accounting for these transactions, the number of players in the 60-man pool has reduced to 58.
Skubal, one of the Tigers’ top minor leaguers, has seen an astronomical rise in his prospect status since joining the organization. The team drafted him in the ninth round of the 2018 draft with little pomp or circumstance.