The Tigers are going to select the contract of infielder/outfielder , reports . Infielder has been optioned to Triple-A Toledo as the corresponding active roster move. Petzold suggests that outfielder could be designated for a signment to open a 40-man spot, though its unclear if thats pure speculation or not. Jones, 27, signed a minor league deal with the Tigers in the offseason. He has since been playing for Triple-A Toledo and putting up good numbers, with a .276/.392/.482 line and 139 wRC+. Thats at least partially inflated by a .345 batting average on balls in play but Jones also has six home runs and is drawing walks at a strong 11.7% clip while keeping his strikeouts down to a reasonable 22.4% level. In addition to that strong work at the plate, Jones has stolen eight bases and bounced around the diamond. He has lined up defensively at all three outfield spots and second base. He hasnt had any action at the Jake Burger Jersey infield corners this year but has done so previously in his career. Thats a nice performance but the i sue with Jones is that he has always performed well in the minors but hasnt clicked in the majors yet. Dating back to the start of 2021, he has a .263/.382/.453 line and 122 wRC+ on the farm. In the majors, he has a far worse .198/.257/.278 line and 50 wRC+, though hes only been allowed to make 137 total plate appearances scattered over several seasons dating back to 2020. Its po sible the Tigers envision a short-side platoon role for Jones, a right-handed hitter. The Detroit outfield has three regular lefties in , and . They also have other lefties getting playing time, including , and . Though Jones hasnt clicked in the majors overall, he has a .304/.360/.565 line against southpaws and has good numbers against them in the minors as well. Jones is out of options, so he cant be easily sent back down to the minors if the Tigers want to shake up the roster later. But if he manages to stick, he can be cheaply controlled for years to come as he doesnt yet have enough service time to qualify for arbitration and wont be able to get there by the end of this season. Jones getting a roster spot will cost Ibez his. Ibez was claimed off waivers from the Rangers going into 2023 and has been a fixture of the Tigers since, but with diminishing production. He hit .264/.312/.433 for a 104 wRC+ in 2023, followed by .241/.295/.357 and an 87 wRC+ last year. So far in 2025, hes down to .213/.292/.319 and a 77 wRC+. Hell try to get back on track in Toledo. Once he spends 20 days on optional a signment, hell burn his final option year and will be out of options going into 2025. Photo courtesy of Junfu Han, Imagn Images Valente Bellozo Jersey