April 8, 2025
The Detroit Tigers placed catcher
Jake Rogers (oblique) on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with a left-oblique strain and recalled catcher
Tomas Nido up from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move. The Tigers also shifted outfielder
Wenceel Perez (back) to the 60-day injured list to make room for Nido on the 40-man roster. Rogers lands on the IL after injuring himself taking swings before Tuesday's win over the visiting New York Yankees.
Dillon Dingler, who homered on Tuesday, will now take over as Detroit's primary backstop. It's unclear if the 29-year-old Rogers will be able to return when he's eligible to come off the IL on April 18. Before his injury on Tuesday, Rogers had gone 4-for-18 with a triple, three runs scored, four walks and five strikeouts in six games played. Dingler is now on the radar for those in two-catcher and AL-only leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Cody Stavenhagen
April 8, 2025
Detroit Tigers catcher
Jake Rogers (oblique) has been scratched from Tuesday's starting lineup against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park due to left-oblique tightness, according to The Athletic's Cody Stavenhagen.
Dillon Dingler will take over behind the plate to catch left-hander
Tarik Skubal while batting seventh against Yankees right-hander
Carlos Carrasco. Rogers came into Tuesday's game hitting .222 (4-for-18) with a triple, four walks and five strikeouts in his first six games of the 2025 season. Dingler is the only other catcher on Detroit's big-league roster, so there's a good chance we'll see Rogers land on the injured list o that the Tigers aren't short-handed at the position. Dingler has gone 6-for-19 with a homer, triple and six RBI in his first six games of the season. He has never faced Carrasco in his two MLB seasons.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Cody Stavenhagen
March 28, 2025
Detroit Tigers catcher
Jake Rogers is out of the starting lineup ahead of Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. As expected, Rogers will split up the catching duties after going 1-for-3 with a walk during the season opener. Now,
Dillon Dingler will do the catching and bat seventh versus right-hander
Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Friday. Dingler has the potential to put up good power numbers, but isn't someone that needs to be rostered while stuck in a platoon situation.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: mlb.com
February 6, 2025
According to Evan Woodbery of MassLive.com, the Detroit Tigers catchers
Jake Rogers and
Dillon Dingler are expected to split duties during the 2025 season. Rogers spent the entire 2024 season with Detroit and held a .197/.255/.352 line with 16 doubles and 10 home runs. He was graded as an elite defender as he tallied eight blocks above average and was placed in the 91st percentile in framing. Dingler made his MLB debut late in the season and joined the Tigers during their postseason run. Across 27 games, the Ohio State product held a .167/.195/.310 line with one home run. However, at Triple-A, the former second-round selection posted a strong .308/.379/.559 slash line with 15 doubles, 17 long balls, and 52 RBI. While Rogers will likely operate as the No. 1 option, Dingler could be worth a look in deeper AL-only formats as he flashed elite hitting upside at the top level of the minor leagues. If he has a successful spring training, he could even begin to earn a larger share of the starts early into the season.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Evan Woodbery
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