Two days ago the news broke that catcher John Hicks had been claimed by the Tiger off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. The team was attempting to open up a spot on their 40 man roster by outrighting Hicks. It wasn’t immediately known why and there was no corresponding roster move to replenish the roster to 40.
It was believed that the Twins were opening the spot up to add David Murphy, an additional infielder or perhaps even Jose Berrios to the roster. The Berrios scenario was far-fetched but the team seemed like it was gearing up to move ahead with Murphy.