Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.net is reporting via his Twitter page that Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque will be placed on the 15 day DL with right elbow inflammation. It appears that Lester Oliveros will be called up from Triple-A Toledo to take his place on the roster.
This news on Alburquerque comes on the heels of a 42 pitch outing against the New York Mets. Alburquerue also had a 39 pitch outing last Wednesday and a 25 pitch outing last Saturday.
This is certainly bad news for the Tigers and their bullpen not only because it has been beat up as of late but because Alburquerque has arguably been their best reliever coming out of the pen.
As for Lester Oliveros, the Toledo Blade reported Thursday night that his locker was cleared out while his brother apparently let everyone in on what was happening via his Twitter page.
In 17 appearances with Triple-A Toledo Oliveros is 1-2 with a 4.37 ERA.
Source: BaseballReferencec.com, FOXSports.com, Twitter