Cincinnati — Among the significant takeaways from the Tigers’ roster moves Monday and subsequent video conferences with general manager Al Avila and manager Ron Gardenhire was that Jake Rogers, despite being sent to the taxi squad in Toledo, remains the catcher of the future.
“He’s one of the guys we look at as one of the special players for our future,” Avila said. “He just needs to figure some things out hitting-wise. He has made a lot of progress and I don’t think he’s got too far to go.”