Detroit Tigers: Predicting September call ups

Blaine Hardy

Blaine Hardy hasn’t been as steady of a reliever this season as he was early on his career when he notched a 2.87 ERA in 100.1 innings split between 2014 and 2015.

The southpaw was solid in 25.2 innings last season (3.51 ERA, 4.00 FIP), but has struggled mightily this year.

Both his ERA and FIP in the Majors are north of 6.00 at 6.05 and 6.09 respectively.

Hardy has been much better with Toledo in 2017, logging a 1.78 FIP in 37 frames for the Mud Hens.

If he can pitch effectively in the Majors again, he’d give the Tigers another southpaw in the bullpen.

With Justin Wilson now in Chicago, Daniel Stumpf is the now team’s lone left-hander who isn’t a long reliever.

Adding Hardy would certainly help.

Jairo Labourt

Speaking of adding left-handed relievers, adding Jairo Labourt to the bullpen would give the Detroit Tigers a potentially dynamic arm late in games.

Still just 23-years-old, Labourt came to the Tigers as the third pitcher in the David Price trade.

The hurler throws a blazing fastball and a promising slider.

So far, the ex-Toronto farmhand owns a 1.93 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 18.2 Triple-A innings. He’s walked 20 in that span, but the stuff is there for him to be successful in the Majors.