3 players who have run out of time with the Detroit Tigers

3 players who have run out of time with the Detroit Tigers.

The Detroit Tigers season is starting to come to a close. The team has changed aplenty in Scott Harris's time here, but this was his first full season with the organization, running the show. While things may not have gone great, there was some expectation of struggle as things got going early.

The roster configuration has changed a bit for the Detroit Tigers, and some new faces were added along the way. However, there are some players who have not exactly worked out well for the organization.

After the 2023 season has completed, the Tigers will have some work to do. They will head into the winter looking to make some changes and use the free agent & trade market to improve their roster leading into next year.

For the Tigers, there are some names on the roster that should not be there when the spring of 2024 rolls around. While it's early to start ripping names off the lockers and start penciling in which players are headed out, here's some early speculation.

These are three players that the Detroit Tigers should be looking to move on from after the 2023 season. A few players on both sides of the ball could be on their way out. Take a look at three of those players and how they performed in 2023.

The Tigers are going to have their work cut out for them, but there are a few players who should make the decision easy for the Tigers organization.

Detroit Tigers outfielder Akil Baddoo may be out of time.

When it comes to the Detroit Tigers outfield, they have a crop of youngsters who are starting to settle into roles with them. Riley Greene may be out with an injury and could be done for 2023, but he has proven himself as one of the most exciting young talents on the team who will be a big piece of the puzzle.

Another player who's performed well in his debut with the Tigers is Parker Meadows. The Tigers youngster has proven he will also play a beneficial role in the team's outfield. Ideally, that locks down 2 of the roster spots.

Kerry Carpenter has tapped into some offense and is someone the team can play in right field, though his defense could use some work. That would also imply that the Tigers' outfield would have three left-handed bats.

Outside of that, there's Matt Vierling, who was around in 2023. They have a couple of utility players who have slotted into the outfield at times, and Andre Lipcius earned his call-up and has shown versatility in the outfield.

With all of this in mind, Akil Baddoo may be on the outside looking in. The former Rule 5 draftee had an exciting start to his Tigers tenure, but things have slowed a bit. He settled back in in 2023, finding his groove once again; given the future construction of the outfield, it might be tough to see Baddoo still holding down a role.

Baddo has played in 99 games with the Tigers in 2023, where he's slashed .216/.304/.351 with 11 doubles and nine home runs, with 28 RBI to his credit. He walked 36 and struck out 80 times on the season. With things slowing down, the Tigers may want to move in a different direction.

By the time the Tigers hit the field in 2024, Baddoo may be one of the players who is not with the team anymore. Time will tell, but with plenty of left-handed bats that make up the outfield as it is, Baddoo could be on his way out.

Detroit Tigers utility man Zack Short needs to be replaced.

The Detroit Tigers traded for Zack Short at the trade deadline in 2020 when they flipped Cameron Maybin to the Chicago Cubs. Short has been a stopgap shortstop, depth infielder, and overall utility man that the Tigers have plugged in wherever they have needed him.

Short has garnered some fan interest, some being big fans of the veteran utility man. But, unfortunately, this is a business. The Tigers may need to move on from Short as there will be better options to fill his role moving forward.

When it comes to Short, things have not exactly been amazing. He's been the run-of-the-mill utility player who has been a plug'n'play infielder as needed. Short's logged 163 games over the last three years for Detroit, with 2023 having the most games played.

Short has logged 96 games played with 202 at-bats under his belt. Short slashed .213/.292/.347 with nine doubles, six home runs, and 30 RBI. He's walked 23 times and struck out 60. He's logged games at second, third, and shortstop, with a few games in the outfield as well.

For the Tigers, Short has been someone the team could plug in to eat up innings or help patrol the infield while Javier Báez gets some rest days on the bench. There are plenty of utility players like this out there, and Detroit needs to realize that they can upgrade.

It's no slight to Short, as he's been here during the rebuild and helped lock things down here and there, but the Tigers can upgrade. Zach McKinstry has been a welcomed addition who might be worth keeping around.

As the season winds down, Andy Ibañez has been swinging it well and is another utility option to keep in mind. As the Tigers head into the off-season, they will have to make some decisions, and it might be time for Short's tenure in Detroit to come to an end.