Figaro

Glancing at the Tigers' current roster earlier today, I could not find a suitable replacement for Washburn. I did notice that, in June, they gave Alfredo Figaro two starts, but he was sent to Toledo shortly after and never recalled. Figaro did well in his first start, but got lit up in the second. I remember he had very impressive velocity (95) and movement, but couldn't quite figure out the big league hitters yet. The dude threw strikes, which meant he notched over a K/inning, but also gave up a ton of hits.

Well, he's back. He got the call today and will likely start on Sunday in Minnesota. Despite his shaky start in June, he's probably the Tigers' best chance. The kid has a good arm and could get hot. It's more likely that the Twins will go hog-wild in the dome, but I suppose you never know.