Detroit Tigers: Potential in-house Anibal Sanchez replacements

Artie Lewicki

Lewicki made just one start for the Detroit Tigers last season. He allowed 11 hits, five runs, a home run and a walk in five innings against Kansas City. Lewicki also struck out one batter.

The right-hander also made three relief outings as September wound down.

It’s hard to judge a player based on one start.

That being said, there’s plenty to like about Lewicki’s minor league production in 2017, including a 2.92 FIP in 110 Double-A innings and a 2.82 FIP in 31 Triple-A innings.

Myles Jaye

Similar to Lewicki, Jaye has just a handful of Major League outings to his name—five to be exact.

The former Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago White Sox farmhand didn’t allow a run in his first 5.2 frames (all in relief) before getting shelled in his last three appearances.

In his final three outings, two of which were starts, Jaye faced a combined 36 batters in seven inning. He was tagged for 15 hits, 18 earned runs, eight walks and two home runs.

If he can replicate his Triple-A Toledo stat line (3.98 FIP, 6.27 strikeouts per nine innings) in the Majors, the Tigers would probably be thrilled with Jaye as a rotation option.