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Kreidler

With Wenceel Pérez back from the IL, Kreidler will be sent back to the minors where he’ll serve as organizational depth.

Pérez has been on the shelf since August 10th with an oblique injury. He spent a week on a rehab assignment and is now back and ready to go. The 24-year-old is hitting .242/.298/.386 with 49 runs scored, nine homers, 32 RBI, and nine steals in his first MLB season, but he should return to a part-time role. Ryan Kreidler was sent to the minors in a corresponding move.

With Javier Baez landing on the injured list with an undisclosed injury, Kriedler will have another opportunity to show what he can do at the big-league level. The 26-year-old has hit just .136/.208/.205 with a homer, two RBI and a 15/4 K/BB ratio in 48 plate appearances with the Tigers this season. He should primarily be used against left-handed pitching and as a late-game defensive replacement with Trey Sweeney continuing to see the bulk of the action at shortstop for the Tigers.

Kreidler heads back to the minors with Parker Meadows back from the injured list. The 26-year-old infielder batted .136 (6-for-44) with one homer and three steals in 21 games this season in his latest brief stint with Detroit.

With Javier Baez heading to the bereavement list on Monday, Kriedler will return to add infield depth for the Tigers for at least a couple of days. He can continue to be ignored for fantasy purposes.

With Javier Báez back from the IL, Kriedler was sent down to make room. The 26-year-old was just 5-for-40 in 19 games with the Tigers this year and will go back to serving as organizational infield depth.

Báez has been out for almost a month with spine inflammation. The veteran went 4-for-12 with one home run in four rehab games at Triple-A and will come back to the big league club. He should remain off fantasy radars, but will likely cut into Zach McKinstry’s playing time at shortstop. Ryan Kreidler was sent down in a corresponding move.

Kreidler hit a 400-foot shot in the top of the fifth to score Akil Baddoo and give the Tigers a 3-2 lead. It was the first home run of the season for Kreidler and just the second of his three-year career in which he’s played just 52 big league games. It was a nice moment for Kreidler, but there’s no fantasy upside here.

Kreidler will replace Javier Báez on the roster after Báez was placed on the injured list with inflammation in his lumbar spine. The 26-year-old will likely be a utility option while he’s up with Detroit.

Baddoo is the highest profile cut from Tigers camp, but it doesn’t come as a total shock with Riley Greene and Mark Canha entrenched in the outfield corners and rookie Parker Meadows locking up the starting center field job. Malloy is one of Detroit’s top prospects and has almost nothing to prove in the upper minors from an offensive standpoint, but is still searching for his permanent defensive home. He’ll make an impact for fantasy managers when he finally gets a shot.