Since the trade deadline, the Tigers have made a number of weird roster moves that haven't struck fans as being particularly well thought-out. It started when they optioned Brenan Hanifee to Triple-A to activate Charlie Morton, and continued when they optioned Sawyer Gipson-Long a day after he came off of the IL and pitched a single standout appearance in relief. Brant Hurter went down so the Tigers could bring back Hanifee, even though Hurter hadn't given up an earned run in almost a month.
AJ Hinch explained, "It's depth. The depth and the quality of arms that we have, we literally can configure the bullpen in a lot of different ways and feel equally as comfortable.