Brian

Serven

Baddoo likely would’ve made Detroit’s season-opening roster as their starting right fielder, in the wake of Parker Meadow’s nerve-related arm injury, had he not undergone surgery last month to repair a hamate fracture in his right hand. No other real surprises here among the latest round of cuts from Tigers camp, but several of the pitchers have a shot to make it to the Motor City in middle relief roles..

Serven provides the Tigers with some extra organizational catching depth behind Jake Rogers and Dillon Dingler until top prospects Thayron Liranzo and Josue Briceño are ready to reach the big leagues. The 29-year-old backstop got into 28 contests last year for the Blue Jays.

Serven was designated for assignment earlier this week. He has the option to refuse the assignment, but either way he’ll become a free agent at the end of the season. Serven is a weak hitter even for a backup catcher. He hit .159 with no home runs and three RBI in 63 at-bats with Toronto this year.

This is interesting, mostly because Serven has caught Bowden Francis’s last five starts during this incredible streak that Francis is on. Still, given that this wasn’t a relationship that was likely to continue into 2025 — Serven is just too weak offensively to justify the backup gig — the Jays might as well get Francis used to throwing to someone else again. Serven was hitting .159/.243/.222 in 71 plate appearances this season. He’s lifetime .187/.247/.293 hitter, in 299 PA even though about 40 percent of his plate appearances have come in Coors.

Brian was Serven the Buffalo Bisons but now he’ll come up to take the place of Danny Jensen after Jensen was traded to the Red Sox on Saturday. He’ll likely get some starts behind the plate, but there’s no fantasy upside here.

Serven was called up on Monday with Danny Jansen on the paternity list. He made one start during his time up and will now return to Triple-A.

With Danny Jansen going on the paternity list, Serven will be called up to backup Alejandro Kirk. The 29-year-old is hitting .270/.396/.391 with three home runs in 34 games in Triple-A, but he should only be up for a few days.

Congrats to Jansen, who will miss up to three games to be with his family. The veteran catcher is not having a great season, slashing .227/.316/.399 with five home runs in 51 games. Perhaps the transition to fatherhood will provide a spark. The Blue Jays recalled Brian Serven to back up Alejandro Kirk in the meantime.

Serven was serving as the team’s backup catcher while Danny Jansen was on the IL. The 28-year-old went 0-for-8 with one walk while appearing in seven games.

Jansen suffered a fracture of his right wrist back in early March but has already worked his way back to full health. Alejandro Kirk is still behind the plate on Monday and with Justin Turner seeing most of his starts at DH, it’s unclear just how much playing time Jansen will get. Brian Serven has been optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move.