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September call-ups: Tigers surprise with promotions from Triple-A

Chicago u2015 It’s probably not who you wanted or expected, but it certainly offers more evidence that things are operating differently these days under Tigers president Scott Harris.

A September call-up isn’t a public-relations move. It isn’t necessarily just a reward for a job well done in Triple-A. It is part of an organizational development plan. It is about bringing players to the big leagues who have taken their development at the Triple-A level as far as it can go, players who have earned the opportunity to prove they are ready to come up to the big leagues and stay there.