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September call-ups: Tigers tap infielder Andre Lipcius and reliever Miguel Diaz

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.