Sean

Guenther

With Alex Faedo on the Paternity List, Guenther will be called up to give the Tigers a fresh arm in the bullpen. The 28-year-old has allowed one run in 1/13 innings with the Tigers this season and has a 3.31 ERA in 51 2/3 innings at Triple-A.

Congrats to Faedo and his growing family. The right-hander will miss the next three games, but he also threw 35 pitches out of the bullpen on Tuesday and may not have pitched during those games regardless. Sean Guenther was called up from Triple-A Toledo in a corresponding move.

It’s the corresponding move to the Tigers selecting the contract of Brant Hurter. Guenther was just called up Thursday, and there’s a decent chance he could be back up before the season comes to an end; albeit in a role that doesn’t deserve fantasy consideration.

Guenther last appeared in the majors during the 2021 season when he made 14 relief appearances for the Marlins before undergoing Tommy John surgery just prior to the 2022 campaign. The 28-year-old left-hander has recorded a strong 3.86 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 46/14 K/BB ratio across 44 1/3 innings (34 appearances, two starts) this season at the Triple-A level. He’ll pitch in long relief situations for Detroit moving forward.

Leonard was reportedly in the running for a bench spot with Detroit, but the club ultimately will send him down to Triple-A to start the season. The 23-year-old posted a .904 OPS in 40 games with Triple-A Toledo in 2023, so there’s likely a chance he gets an opportunity down the road barring an injury.

The Tigers just claimed Guenther off of waivers from the Marlins in early November, but he got the boot off of the 40-man roster as the Tigers had players to protect for the Rule 5 draft. He has accepted his outright assignment and will continue his rehab there as he looks to return after Tommy John surgery caused him to miss the entire 2022 season.

Guenther missed the entire 2022 regular season after requiring Tommy John elbow surgery in early April, and now he’ll have to try to revitalize his professional career within a new organization. The 26-year-old southpaw made his MLB debut with the Marlins in 2021 and wound up surrendering 22 runs -- 21 earned -- across his first 20 1/3 big league frames.

We knew he was having a procedure and now we know it was the worst-case scenario. Guenther will be out until around midseason of 2023.

Guenther is expected to undergo surgery on his left arm, but the exact procedure hasn’t been announced yet. It’s unclear how much time he’s expected to miss, but he’ll open the regular season in the minors once he’s ready to return.

We don’t have any specifics at this point in regards to the injury or what kind of operation he will need, but Guenther is receiving a second opinion and we should know more after that. The lefty had been a candidate to make the Marlins’ bullpen.