Detroit Tigers: Predicting September call ups

PITTSBURGH, PA - AUGUST 08: Jeimer Candelario #46 of the Detroit Tigers singles to right field in the sixth inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on August 8, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA - AUGUST 08: Jeimer Candelario #46 of the Detroit Tigers singles to right field in the sixth inning during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on August 8, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images)
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BALTIMORE, MD – AUGUST 06: Jim Adduci #37 of the Detroit Tigers hits a fly ball out to left in the sixth inning during a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on August 6, 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Detroit Tigers players will get some reinforcements next month as September call ups make their way to the Majors. Here’s a look at the players the Tigers could call up from the minors.

Detroit Tigers fans haven’t seen the season many expected so far. The Tigers traded away a few veterans and are currently buried in the standings.

However, the team still looks competitive, What’s more reinforcments will be incoming when the calendar turns to the month of September.

Each September, rosters around the league expand so teams can call up additional players who are already on the 40-man roster.

This year, the Tigers could call up a number of Majors-ready players considering how often the team has dipped into the minors for depth before.

A number of familiar faces could return to Detroit, while some prospects could make their Major League debuts.

It is likely too early for the likes of Christin Stewart, Mike Gerber and Beau Burrows to debut—all three are currently with Double-A Erie—but a few of the team’s better pitching prospects could debut in September.

Here is a look at seven different players currently on the 40-man roster who the Detroit Tigers could call up come September.

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