{"id":102609,"date":"2025-06-21T17:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T21:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=102609"},"modified":"2025-06-21T17:36:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T21:36:49","slug":"tigers-reese-olson-returning-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/21\/tigers-reese-olson-returning-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Reese Olson Likely Coming Back to Detroit Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Tigers recently sent down RHP <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monteke01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keider Montero<\/a> to Triple-A Toledo, opening the door for a possible return of starting pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/olsonre01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-21_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reese Olson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Montero has been very solid for the Tigers this season, pitching bulk innings for a club desperate for starting-caliber pitching. In four games this month, Montero is 1-0 with a 3.10 ERA in 20 1\/3 innings pitched. He pitched at least five innings in three of his four appearances.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RHP Dylan Smith has been recalled from Triple-A Toledo. RHP Keider Montero has been optioned to Triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, RHP John Brebbia has cleared waivers and been unconditionally released.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DetroitTigersPR\/status\/1936159313803784569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Reese Olson\u2019s Return To The Mound<\/h2>\n<p>Reese Olson has been sharp in his first two rehab starts with Triple-A Toledo, with one more rehab start on the way before he makes his return to the Tigers, according to Tigers manager <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/hincha.01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A.J. Hinch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In his two starts with Triple-A Toledo, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/19\/tigers-reese-olson-15-day-il-finger-inflammation\/\" target=\"_self\">Olson<\/a> has a 2.84 ERA in 6 1\/3 innings with nine strikeouts. He has yet to reach four innings a game, something that could be on the horizon in his third and final start with Toledo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Worth noting: Reese Olson needs another start on his rehab assignment, manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hincha.01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-06-21_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A.J. Hinch<\/a> said. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tigers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Tigers<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C1uKi9mNwj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/C1uKi9mNwj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evan Petzold (@EvanPetzold) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EvanPetzold\/status\/1936159613206098226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for Detroit<\/h3>\n<p>Prior to his right finger injury, Olson was solid in his nine starts to open the season. He went 4-3 with a 2.96 ERA and 1.171 WHIP. The 25-year-old had been showing immense promise prior to his injury, something the Tigers hope continues heading into the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a year of career-highs for Reese Olson, for better or worse. His 25.4% strikeout rate is the highest of his major league career, along with his 9.4% walk rate. Nine games is a small sample size, but the walk rate will certainly need to decrease roughly 2% for Olson to continue his dominant stretch of play.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_102657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102657\" style=\"width: 477px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-102657\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26047968_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26047968_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26047968_168400885_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26047968_168400885_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26047968_168400885_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26047968_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26047968_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/06\/USATSI_26047968_168400885_lowres.jpg 1776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-102657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 29, 2025; Houston, Texas, USA; Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Reese Olson (45) delivers a pitch during the second inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the season-ending injury to starting pitcher <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/19\/detroit-tigers-have-special-pitcher-jackson-jobe\/\" target=\"_self\">Jackson Jobe<\/a>, the Tigers need Olson back as soon as possible. While <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/05\/25\/casey-mize-returns-15-day-il-rejoins-tigers-powerful-starting-rotation\/\" target=\"_self\">Casey Mize<\/a> has looked good at times since returning to the starting rotation, it is still taking him some time to get back in the groove of things.<\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/flaheja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Flaherty<\/a> hasn\u2019t really been the pitcher the Tigers were hoping for when they re-signed him in the offseason to a two-year contract. In his last two starts, Flaherty has pitched 6 2\/3 innings and has allowed 15 earned runs. His ERA on the season is 4.83, and his strikeout-to-walk rate of 3.0 would be the lowest mark of his career since 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>Tigers Still Having Success<\/h3>\n<p>The Tigers currently hold the best record in baseball (48-29), so they have been just fine even with all the injuries. This is with their first half of the season being a much more difficult schedule than what is presented post-All-Star break.<\/p>\n<p>This team is still in need of another starting pitcher, because right now, it\u2019s hard to figure out who is starting Game 2 of the ALDS. With inconsistencies all across the board with Flaherty, Mize, and Olson, the Tigers&#8217; brass has to be aggressive at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The Tigers have a very strong case to win the American League pennant without making any moves, but why take the risk? As we know in all sports, everyone is available for the right price. The Tigers currently have one of the best farm systems in baseball, too, and it would be foolish not to dangle every prospect outside of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=clark-005max\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Clark<\/a>. Prospects for parades is the name of the game.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Tigers recently sent down RHP Keider Montero to Triple-A Toledo, opening the door for a possible return of starting pitcher Reese Olson. Montero has been very solid for the Tigers this season, pitching bulk innings for a club desperate for starting-caliber pitching. In four games this month, Montero is 1-0 with a 3.10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5547,"featured_media":102656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1071,35],"tags":[1994,3207,6458],"class_list":["post-102609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tigers","category-mlb","category-news","tag-casey-mize","tag-jack-flaherty","tag-reese-olson"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5547"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102609"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102663,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102609\/revisions\/102663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}