Lakeland, Fla. – Here’s something that might take some of the edge off another arduous rebuilding year. The three prospects the Tigers got back from Houston in the Justin Verlander trade may all end up playing together at Triple-A Toledo this summer.
Pitcher Franklin Perez, after missing most of last season with a shoulder injury, has the farthest to go. He may start the season in Class A – either at West Michigan or Lakeland.
But the other two – catcher Jake Rogers and center fielder Daz Cameron – will almost certainly spend a good chunk of the summer in Mud Hens uniforms, pushing ever closer to their debuts in Detroit.