Welcome Back, James Skelton?
Remember when we in the Tigersosphere were jumping up and down and throwing things through windows when James Skelton was left off of Detroit's 40-man roster and subsequently selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in baseball's Rule 5 Draft? That outrage may have been for naught.
Despite doing all they can to make him stick - playing him at catcher, second base, and the outfield - the D-Backs have decided that Skelton will not be on their 25-man roster, and thus must place him on waivers. Unless another team claims him, Skelton must then be offered back to the Tigers for $25,000, half of what Arizona paid to draft him initially. (I thought Rule 5 guys automatically went back to their former teams if waived, but have obviously been set straight on that notion. And this is really as much thought as I care to put into it.)
Another possibility, if the D-Backs really want to keep Skelton badly enough, would be for Arizona and Detroit to work out a trade and give the Tigers something back in return. D-Backs GM Josh Byrnes confirmed to MLB.com's Steve Gilbert that he's had conversations with Dave Dombrowski over that very subject.
But as much as Skelton may have impressed the D-Backs with his defensive skills, he couldn't do much with the bat this spring. In 45 plate appearances, Skelton batted just .150/.244/.175 with one home run and seven RBIs.
Thanks to Zappatista (who's on Twitter now - yay!) for e-mailing this story over this morning. It's nice to know I'm not the only one up and surfing around that early.
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I read that, too
Also, this might be old news, but there was a rumor yesterday that the Tigers were in talks with the Pirates for Clevlen. Craig Monroe ended up getting the roster spot. So, Clevlen is still available at least for a few more days.
by densogirl on Apr 2, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DD better snag him back for $25 000
Or at least get a good prospect for him. Nice move by DD if they get a good prospect or make $25 000. I hope there is no politics involved with Avila. I knew he could throw runners out but he can catch too!
by Barry2 on Apr 2, 2009 11:26 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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