Detroit — The Tigers are shutting down two of their top pitching prospects, right-handers Matt Manning and Alex Faedo, as both continue to deal with forearm strains.
Tigers general manager Al Avila made the announcement Thursday afternoon, before the series opener against the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park.
He called the forearm strains "slight."
"As opposed to trying to push through and see," said Avila, "we felt that it was more prudent to shut thdm down for the season at this point.
"If this were a normal year where you have six months, a full season, we could've certainly gone through a rehab process, getting them back to pitching in the minor leagues and at some point probably even promoting them to the big leagues.