DETROIT -- The Tigers made a handful of moves to clear space on their 40-man roster as the Hot Stove season nears. The team dropped right-handers Artie Lewicki and Louis Coleman, first baseman Jim Adduci, shortstop Pete Kozma and infielder Harold Castro from their roster.
The D-backs claimed Lewicki off waivers, while the other four cleared waivers and were outrighted to Triple-A Toledo. All four are eligible to become Minor League free agents when the offseason officially begins, and Detroit could try to re-sign some of them.
None of the moves were all that surprising.