Well we had fun for a little while. On Friday night after the Tigers’ drubbing at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays, Evan Petzold of the Freep reported that the club would finally be designating veteran infielder Jonathan Schoop for assignment on Saturday. The move corresponds with outfielder Riley Greene’s return from the 15-day injured list.
Cutting Schoop opens an active roster spot for Greene, but it also opens a 40-man roster spot for Beau Brieske, presumably. The right-hander could be optioned to Toledo where he’s been rehabbing over the past few weeks after a procedure for ulnar nerve entrapment at the beginning of the season, but that assignment is due to come to an end.