The Detroit Tigers have designated outfielder Jacque Jones for assignment. Jones played in 24 games this season for the Tigers and he was 13 for 79 (.165 avg, .497 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 1 homer and 5 RBIs. Jones will be replaced on the roster by 23-year old lefty swinging outfielder Matt Joyce. Joyce was the Tigers’ #7 rated player in their minor league system according to the Baseball America Prospect Handbook. Joyce has played in 28 games in AAA ball so far this season and he is 29 for 97 (.299 avg, .903 OPS) with 17 runs scored, 5 homers and 21 RBIs. Marcus Thames, Ryan Raburn and Matt Joyce will all likely get time in LF to replace Jones. Thames has played in 18 games for the Tigers this season and he is 9 for 41 (.220 avg, .655 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 2 homers and 5 RBIs. Ryan Raburn has also played in 18 games for the Tigers this season and he is 5 for 21 (.238 avg, .836 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer and 4 RBIs.