LAKELAND, FL - FEBRUARY 27: Mike Rabelo
The former skipper in the Detroit Tigers minor league system Mike Rabelo would make a lot of sense to manage the team in 2021.
When the Detroit Tigers lost Mike Rabelo to the Pittsburgh Pirates to be the team’s assistant hitting coach, it was a huge blow in the sense of having to replace him with a new face that players like Casey Mize and Matt Manning were not familiar with. He also managed the following players on the Tigers 40-man roster.
- Anthony Castro
- Kyle Funkhouser
- Bryan Garcia
- Gregory Soto
- Isaac Paredes
- Spencer Turnbull
- Daz Cameron
- Derek Hill
- Jake Rogers
- Sergio Alcantara
- Beau Burrows
- Tarik Skubal
- John Schreiber
- Nick Ramirez
Throw in a half of a season of Joey Wentz, who is not on the Detroit Tigers 40-man roster but a good pitching prospect, and you have someone who is well versed in the current roster.