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Detroit Tigers promote prized pitcher Casey Mize to Double-A Erie

BOSTON – On Tuesday afternoon at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland, Fla., one rival talent evaluator offered these thoughts on right-hander Casey Mize.

“Why is he still here?”

The Detroit Tigers, apparently, agreed.

After dominating the Class A Florida State League for nearly a month, the Tigers have promoted Mize to Double-A Erie.

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Mize, 21, allowed one run on seven hits in 26 innings for Class A Lakeland, posting an 0.35 ERA and 0.