2011 Minor League Transactions

**hueytaxi** · 08-31-2011, 01:38 AM

Originally Posted by grandma g

Richard chose o get out of baseball wen he was sent down .....forgot when that was...but early in the season...

Somehow either forgot or missed that. I'm sure it was a good decision.

**fyrftrjim** · 08-31-2011, 07:41 AM

Luis Marte -- From Erie to Detroit
Adam Wilk -- Toledo, Activated from the DL
Thad Weber -- Toledo, Placed on Inactive List

**hueytaxi** · 08-31-2011, 02:53 PM

While this is included in the Tigers forum in the Knapp-Matlack thread:

Joe Coleman, LFT pitching coach released (Greg Sabat will temp replace him.)

**CanTig** · 08-31-2011, 08:30 PM

P Montreal Robertson - to Connecticut from GCL
P Bill Castillo - to Connecticut from GCL

**hueytaxi** · 09-01-2011, 02:29 AM

I believe today is Roster Expansion Day.

**CanTig** · 09-01-2011, 10:21 AM

SS William Bergolla - to Erie from Lakeland
OF Justin Henry - to Toledo from Erie
OF Clete Thomas activated Toledo

**hueytaxi** · 09-01-2011, 01:58 PM

Tigers won't bring back Joe Coleman as Lakeland pitching coach | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

September 1, 2011

Tigers won't bring back Joe Coleman as Lakeland pitching coach

BY JOHN LOWE
DETROIT FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER

Joe Coleman, the former star right-hander with the Tigers, said Wednesday that he has been let go as the pitching coach of Class A Lakeland in the Florida State League.

"The organization has been very good to me," Coleman said in a telephone interview. "I was just totally caught off-guard when this happened the other day."

Coleman said that he learned of his firing in a meeting with Tigers assistant general manager Al Avila on Saturday in Lakeland.

Asked Wednesday night about Coleman's departure, Avila said, "We're going in a different direction. We have philosophical differences and different ideas of how to get things done. We felt this was the time to make a change and have a new outlook going into the future."

Jon Matlack, the Tigers' long-time minor-league pitching coordinator, also was let go last weekend. Coleman referred to Matlack as he discussed his own dismissal.

"It was a pretty good punch," Coleman said, "because with the help of Jon and the help of the kids, I felt we did a very good job at the Lakeland affiliate."

Coleman pitched in six seasons (1971-76) for the Tigers. After many more stops, he launched the coaching career that brought him back to the Tigers in 2007 as the Lakeland pitching coach.

Coleman, 64, said he'd like to stay in the game. He has spent 46 years in pro ball. His ties with the Tigers go back even farther. His father, Joe Coleman Sr., finished his own big-league pitching career with the Tigers in 1955.

"My best years as a pitcher were with the Tigers," Coleman said. "My father played with Al Kaline, and I played with Al Kaline."

Contact JOHN LOWE: 313-223-4053 or jlowe@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @freeptigers.

**gzbach** · 09-01-2011, 07:36 PM

One trillion dollars IN CASH delivered INSTANTLY to anyone who can tell me WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY (is that enough?) the Tigers, during this first batch of Sept callups, did not move Kunkel from Lakeland (where they have 3 catchers) to Toledo again, and bring up Omir, so that Avila will at least have some emergency backup?????????????????

**JustABlondeMom** · 09-01-2011, 09:28 PM

Good question! I'm sitting here right now watching him catch for Sorensen while Brantley gets his gear on... Besides that, all we've seen him do is coach first base so Hondo doesn't have to run over there from the dugout. Complete waste of his talent IMO.....

**TurnerHasHYPE** · 09-01-2011, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by gzbach

One trillion dollars IN CASH delivered INSTANTLY to anyone who can tell me WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY (is that enough?) the Tigers, during this first batch of Sept callups, did not move Kunkel from Lakeland (where they have 3 catchers) to Toledo again, and bring up Omir, so that Avila will at least have some emergency backup?????????????????

Because Omir can't be called up until after Toledo's season because it hasn't been 10 days yet...

**gzbach** · 09-02-2011, 06:13 AM

Originally Posted by TurnerHasHYPE

Because Omir can't be called up until after Toledo's season because it hasn't been 10 days yet...

I know I promised instant delivery, but it's all in pennies and it'll take a while to count it out.

**fyrftrjim** · 09-02-2011, 11:19 AM

Thad Weber -- Toledo, Active from the inactive list

**saab93driver** · 09-02-2011, 11:27 AM

"Tigers won't bring back Joe Coleman as Lakeland pitching coach"

Maybe I am the only one surprised at this. As far as Lakeland goes I thought our pitching was actually pretty good and we seemed to have developed and promoted some top prospects in the past couple years under Joe's tenure. Development of hitters looks more like the problem from down here and that's not Joe's dept.

**ROMAD1** · 09-02-2011, 11:41 AM

Very curious to see Al Avila putting his stamp on this team/organization. His baseball lineage is very good. From what I've heard from some of the smarter organizational development bloggers, we've needed this change...but change to what?

**hueytaxi** · 09-03-2011, 12:24 AM

Did I miss this one, Brett Harrison (SS) to Lakeland

**fyrftrjim** · 09-03-2011, 07:54 AM

Originally Posted by hueytaxi

Did I miss this one, Brett Harrison (SS) to Lakeland

That happened right before game 1 last night.

**y2j** · 09-03-2011, 08:52 AM

Loy is injured. Meniscus sprain. Probably out for instructs as well.

**fyrftrjim** · 09-03-2011, 02:22 PM

Al Alburquerque -- From Detroit to Toledo

**hueytaxi** · 09-03-2011, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by y2j

Loy is injured. Meniscus sprain. Probably out for instructs as well.

Tough and unfortunate. He adapted quite well to LFT.

**fyrftrjim** · 09-04-2011, 08:32 PM

Jeff Kunkel -- From Lakeland to Toledo

**grandma g** · 09-04-2011, 10:38 PM

Heard that Matlack & Coleman are the last of Ezy's hires.....true or not??

**Scottish caveman** · 09-04-2011, 10:53 PM

Roof, Bradshaw and Basilio Cabrera were there before Ezell....dePastino ?? Maybe Toby Harrah too ..

A.J. Sagar, Larry Herndon, Ray Burris and Greg Sabat....I can't think of any others .

**Edman85** · 09-04-2011, 10:59 PM

Can't sprain meniscus...

**hueytaxi** · 09-04-2011, 11:04 PM

Rojas and Barkett came in under Ezell. Cabrera, Bradshaw and maybe SaBAT HAVE BEEN AROUND LAKELAND SINCE THE LATE 90'S. (excuse the typo caps.) Bradshaw has worked for the Tigers since his playing days and I think he once told me, the Tigers were the only job he has ever had.

It is entirely plausible that an effort is underway to change the Ezell type of Player Development.

**Scottish caveman** · 09-04-2011, 11:22 PM

Media guide says it's Sabat's 15th season with the Tigers ...and I remember Kevin Bradshaw as a player in the Tigers minor leagues.....good glove, no stick !!

**hueytaxi** · 09-04-2011, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by Scottish caveman

Media guide says it's Sabat's 15th season with the Tigers ...and I remember Kevin Bradshaw as a player in the Tigers minor leagues.....good glove, no stick !!

As I recall, KB was an infielder (ss?) who was injured and never played in the majors, but was offered a position within the organization. Much like Andrew Graham's progression post playing time into Management.