Tigers send struggling Anibal Sanchez to Triple-A Toledo

[kalinecountry]

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2017/5/...chez-assignment-minor-leagues-warwick-saupold
Tigers send struggling Anibal Sanchez to Triple-A Toledo.
BYBTB

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/05/anibal_sanchez_toledo.html#incart_river_index
Anibal Sanchez, struggling with Tigers, accepts demotion to Toledo.
Mlive

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/05/22/detroit-tigers-anibal-sanchez/337719001/
Detroit Tigers send pitcher Anibal Sanchez to Triple-A Toledo.
Freep

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp.../tigers-send-anibal-sanchez-toledo/102025070/
Tigers send Anibal Sanchez to Toledo.
Detnews

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2017/05/22/tigers-option-sanchez/
Tigers Option Sanchez To Triple-A Toledo After He Gives Consent.
CBSDetroit

http://motorcitybengals.com/2017/05/22/detroit-tigers-saupold-anibal-sanchez/
Detroit Tigers: Warwick Saupold recalled as Anibal Sanchez accepts minor league assignment.
MCBTB

http://m.tigers.mlb.com/news/article/231798738/tigers-anibal-sanchez-sent-to-triple-a-toledo/
Sanchez accepts assignment to Triple-A.
Tigers righty will start for Toledo, look to regain form.
Tigers official site

https://beck.mlblogs.com/sanchez-accepts-assignment-to-toledo-577d06bfcdee
Sanchez accepts assignment to Toledo.
JasonBeck'sTigersBlog

 

[gotime909]

This was Anibal's decision from what I read. If so, he might be my new favorite Tiger. Let's hope like hell he gets it figured out down there and can help this team again.

 

[tomdalton22]

This was Anibal's decision from what I read. If so, he might be my new favorite Tiger. Let's hope like hell he gets it figured out down there and can help this team again.

yes...if he is out of options he would have to OK it or they couldn't do it. He should have done it a month ago

 

[gotime909]

yes...if he is out of options he would have to OK it or they couldn't do it. He should have done it a month ago

I think he thought he'd give the relief pitching a shot. Didn't work out so he wants to go back to starting. Ironically, his last outing he actually looked good for the first time all season. lol

 

[tigermud]

wow surprised and his last outing wasn't bad. LOL. oh these tigers crack me up.

 

[Rebbiv]

Warwick Saupold is a dud of a pitcher. It is still a waste of a roster spot, even without Anibal.

 

[tigermud]

Agree saupold isn't much better, this is,the best they could call up?

 

[SpartyNash]

I give Sanchez a lot of props for willing to do that, as much as I have ripped him for sucking the past couple years he seems like a good guy and teammate.

 

[biggunsbob]

Hopefully he will figure it out.

 

[tomdalton22]

Agree saupold isn't much better, this is,the best they could call up?

the cupboard is bare. they should have traded JD last off season

 

[hellifino]

I don't think tinkerbell gives a rats ass anything baseball related. He acts like he doesn't want to pitch and is just going thru the motion.

 

[byco42]

Maybe "Sanchy" can learn to hit and transition in to "our" next CF. We "need" one of those.

 

[biggunsbob]

I think unloading JD for a haul is a option.

 

[tigermud]

Should get some decent returns for Kinsler and JD in late July imo, and yes it isn't too early for these discussions as this is a .500 team at best going nowhere

 

[Mitchrapp]

Not sure I'd give him props just because he went down to Toledo. Better to pitch there, probably more, than in a mop up role here.

 

[byco42]

If "Sanchy" can't retire the hitters in AAA, what then?

 

[Mitchrapp]

If "Sanchy" can't retire the hitters in AAA, what then?

I suspect he's gone after the year anyway so not sure it really matters.

 

[byco42]

I suspect he's gone after the year anyway so not sure it really matters.

He's gonna make $5,000,000 next season for doing what he's doing now ... squat ... and he'll be worth more to the team next season than this season.

 

[Mitchrapp]

He's gonna make $5,000,000 next season for doing what he's doing now ... squat ... and he'll be worth more to the team next season than this season.

Paying 5m to not pitch beats 18m to pitch.

 

[tigermud]

Where still paying Pelfery 8m to pitch for the white sox, Sanchez 5m buyout is a no brainier. he won't be back next year either way.