The wait is over as the first of the Detroit Tigers’ crop of position prospects is primed to make his debut. Catcher Jake Rogers, acquired in the Justin Verlander deal with the Houston Astros two years ago, has been promoted from Triple-A Toledo for his first major league action.
Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reported on Monday that veteran backstop Bobby Wilson had been placed on outright waivers, clearing the way for Rogers’ ascension to the show. Mud Hens manager Doug Mientkiewicz later confirmed that Rogers would join the Tigers in Los Angeles on Tuesday.