Three Tigers get Minor League deals
11/14/2005
DETROIT -- The Tigers have retained three more starters from their championship club at Triple-A Toledo, agreeing to terms on Minor League contracts with Alexis Gomez, Mike Hessman and Kevin Hooper.
All three were regulars in the starting lineup for the Mud Hens, who won the International League title this past season. Hessman's 28 home runs (fourth-most in the IL) and 74 RBIs led the team despite a .214 average. Hooper, his Triple-A season interrupted by a midseason call-up to Detroit for his first Major League action, hit .240 with 27 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 85 games for the Mud Hens. Both Hessman and Hooper were signed as Minor League free agents last winter.
Gomez, claimed off waivers from the Royals at the end of the 2004 season, blossomed as a hitter with his change of scenery. He hadn't hit .270 in either of his previous two seasons at the Triple-A level, but emerged to bat .307 for Toledo and finish seventh in the IL. He added seven home runs and 55 RBIs in 114 games. He also earned a brief midseason call to the Tigers, who played him in nine games.
All three saw time in the Tigers' Spring Training camp last March. No Major League invitations were announced with the latest signings.
The Governor's Cup championship was Toledo's first since 1967 and capped a year in which the Mud Hens went 89-55 to take the IL West division title.
Source: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/
DETROIT -- The Tigers have retained three more starters from their championship club at Triple-A Toledo, agreeing to terms on Minor League contracts with Alexis Gomez, Mike Hessman and Kevin Hooper.
All three were regulars in the starting lineup for the Mud Hens, who won the International League title this past season. Hessman's 28 home runs (fourth-most in the IL) and 74 RBIs led the team despite a .214 average. Hooper, his Triple-A season interrupted by a midseason call-up to Detroit for his first Major League action, hit .240 with 27 RBIs and 16 stolen bases in 85 games for the Mud Hens. Both Hessman and Hooper were signed as Minor League free agents last winter.
Gomez, claimed off waivers from the Royals at the end of the 2004 season, blossomed as a hitter with his change of scenery. He hadn't hit .270 in either of his previous two seasons at the Triple-A level, but emerged to bat .307 for Toledo and finish seventh in the IL. He added seven home runs and 55 RBIs in 114 games. He also earned a brief midseason call to the Tigers, who played him in nine games.
All three saw time in the Tigers' Spring Training camp last March. No Major League invitations were announced with the latest signings.
The Governor's Cup championship was Toledo's first since 1967 and capped a year in which the Mud Hens went 89-55 to take the IL West division title.
Source: http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/
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