LAS VEGAS — The Detroit Tigers have reached one of three important dates.
On Thursday, the Tigers were required to reinstate players from the 60-day injured list and return them to the 40-man roster. Next week, the Tigers must add minor leaguers to the 40-man roster on Tuesday to protect them from the Rule 5 draft, then the non-tender deadline is Friday.
"Those decisions are really tough, especially for me," Scott Harris, president of baseball operations, said Tuesday at the general manager meetings. "I don't know these players as well as most presidents know their players.