Casper Wells’ reunion with the Tigers organization met a sudden end Friday. So did left-hander Omar Duran’s attempt to follow Al Alburquerque’s path through the system. The Tigers released them both after disappointing starts as part of a roster shakeup at Double-A Erie.
The SeaWolves entered Friday at 6-13, the second-worst record in the Eastern League. That trajectory wasn’t going to sit well with new ownership in Erie. Thus, with the opening month now over, the changes came fast.
Wells, a 14th-round pick of the Tigers in 2005 who was traded to Seattle for Doug Fister in 2011, signed a minor-league deal Feb.