Garcia on the DL - several player cuts

[kalinecountry]

Avisail Garcia placed on DL retro to 3/22 with right heel contusion.
Putkonen optioned to Toledo. Alvarez, Davis & Russo sent to minor league camp.

Avisail Garcia to 15-day dl. Putkonen to Toledo. Jose Alvarez, Brad Davis, Kevin Russo to minor league camp. Tigers roster at 30 players.

Players who end previous season in majors can't be placed on minor league dl to start season for those curious on Garcia.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/03/detroit_tigers_place_outfielde.html
Detroit Tigers place outfielder Avisail Garcia on disabled list due to heel contusion.
from MLive

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/3/...-heel-detroit-tigers-spring-training-2013-mlb
Heel contusion forces Avisail Garcia onto 15-day disabled list.
from bybtb

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.freep.com/article/201303...-tigers-spring-training-roster-avisail-garcia
Tigers send down Luke Putkonen among 5 roster trims.
from the freep

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/03/detroit_tigers_latest_round.html
Detroit Tigers send Luke Putkonen to Triple-A Toledo, three others to minor-league camp.
from Mlive

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/...4/Detroit-Tigers-put-Garcia-DL-trim-roster-30
Detroit Tigers put Garcia on DL, trim roster to 30.
from the detnews

http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/03...ster-trimmed-to-30-with-latest-round-of-cuts/
Detroit Tigers’ Roster Trimmed to 30 With Latest Round of Cuts.
from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

 

[kalinecountry]

Five more cuts for Tigers to make this spring. Leyland said wants and hopes to make final round of cuts (from 30 players to 25) Thursday.

 

[turok]

So Worth, Berry, Tuiasosopo (NRI), Kelly(NRI), and McVaney? (NRI), along with pitchers Villarreal, Marte, Downs, Rondon, Al-Al, Hill (NRI), are still on the bubble? who else might have I missed?

 

[kalinecountry]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers_avisail_garcia_8.html
Detroit Tigers' Avisail Garcia cleared to begin baseball activites after suffering 'significant' heel bruise.
from Mlive

 

[turok]

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2013/04/detroit_tigers_avisail_garcia_8.html
Detroit Tigers' Avisail Garcia cleared to begin baseball activites after suffering 'significant' heel bruise.
from Mlive

Wow...must have been significant, since he injured it ~a month ago.