Bruce Rondon
Some might say that more than Bruce Rondon gave up on the Tigers season.
Namely, the front office. Though there's certainly some justification for trading David Price considering he was going to fly the coop after this year, and the Tigers would have got nothing in return.
Any how, the Detroit News reported that Brad Ausmus announced Tuesday:
"Bruce Rondon, because of his effort level, has been sent home. And other than saying that (general manager) Al Avila and myself completely agreed on it, there will be no other details or comment."
Chris McCosky of the News writes:
It has been clear for a couple of weeks that something was amiss with Rondon. In his last six outings, he had blown three saves and given up four runs (three earned), six hits and five walks in six innings.
His fastball in his last two outings ranged from 93 to 96 mph, well below his usual 97-100. He kept telling Ausmus and the medical staff that he felt fine physically, though a week ago Monday against the Twins, he complained of arm tightness which he said was from being off for six days.
Reliever Alex Wilson said he could see this coming for Rondon, according to the news report.
"It's kind of an unwritten rule, you never quit on your teammates and when you quit on yourself, you kind of quit on your teammates," he said. "From a clubhouse standpoint, it's probably better to let him go on home and try to figure things out a little bit.
