Tigers Minor League Baseball Blog

The Mud Hens were blown out by Buffalo this afternoon 9-3 and Jordan Tata was hit hard.  He was tagged for six runs on six hits with two strikeouts in just 2 1/3 innings.  Given an assist to Eulogio De La Cruz, who just got promoted from Double A.  He walked five batters in just one inning and he allowed a couple of Tata’s runs to score while also allowing three of his own.

Ryan Rayburn hit a two run shot in the first inning.  The homerun was his twelth of the year.  He’s had a decent season for the Mudhens and while his .284 batting average is only decent, he has an impressive 43/39 strikeout to walk ratio which gives him a .400+ OBP.  At one point, he was considered a prospect but he’s now 26 and with Placido Polanco and even Omar Infante in his way, he could see quite a bit of time in the minors.  A September callup isn’t out of the question though.