The Tigers have placed 34-year old switch hitting 2B Carlos Guillen on the 15-day disabled list with a deep bruise in his left knee. Guillen has played in 68 games for the Tigers this year and he is 69 of 253 (.273 avg, .746 OPS) with 26 runs scored, 6 homers, 34 RBIs and 1 stolen base. The Tigers have called up 27-year old lefty swinging infielder Wil Rhymes to replace Guillen on the active roster. Rhymes has played in 15 games this season for the Tigers and he is 14 of 54 (.259 avg, .662 OPS) with 7 runs scored and 4 RBIs. Rhymes will likely platoon with Ramon Santiago until Guillen returns to action.

The Tigers have placed 24-year old righty swinging infielder Danny Worth on the 15-day disabled list with a bruised left heel. Werth has played in 39 games for the Tigers so far this season and he is 27 of 106 (.255 avg, .653 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 2 homers, 8 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Brandon Inge has been activated off the D.L. to replace Worth on the roster. Inge has played in 88 games for the Tigers this year and he is 82 of 312 (.263 avg, .755 OPS) with 22 runs scored, 6 homers and 40 RBIs. Inge will get his job back at 3B bumping Jhonny Peralta to shortstop. It’s going to be good to get Inge back in the starting lineup as the Tigers really missed him while he was out of action.

The Tigers have placed starting 2B Carlos Guillen on the 15-day disabled list with a right calf strain. Guillen has played in 61 games for the Tigers this year and he is 63 of 225 (.280 avg, .764 OPS) with 23 runs scored, 5 homers and 30 RBIs. The Tigers have recalled 27-year old lefty swinging Will Rhymes to replace Guillen on the roster. He has played in 88 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 102 of 336 (.304 avg, .781 OPS) with 54 runs scored, 2 homers, 34 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. Rhymes has now played in 648 games in his six years in the minors and he is 727 of 2,518 (.289 avg, .727 OPS) with 376 runs scored, 18 homers, 259 RBIs and 123 stolen bases. Rhymes will likely share time with Danny Worth and Scott Sizemore at 2B until Guillen is ready to return to action. Losing Guillen & Ordonez to injury at the same time is a huge blow to the Tigers.

The Tigers have placed starting RF Magglio Ordonez on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right ankle. He will miss the next six to 8 weeks for the Tigers and that’s a huge blow. Ordonez has played in 84 games for the Tigers this year and he is 98 of 323 (.303 avg, .852 OPS) with 56 runs scored, 12 homers and 59 RBIs. Ryan Raburn and Don Kelly will likely get a lot of P.T. in RF while Ordonez is out unless the Tigers bring in someone better in a trade. Raburn has played in 49 games this season for the Tigers and he is 28 of 138 (.203 avg, .604 OPS)with 15 runs scored, 2 homers and 18 RBIs. He has had some success in the past for the Tigers so maybe he will step up. Don Kelly has not done much this season for the Tigers either. He has played in 73 games for the Tigers this year and he is 26 of 123 (.211 avg, .504 OPS) with 12 runs scored, 1 homer and 8 RBIs. The less Kelly plays the better the Tigers will be off.

UPDATE: (8/24/2010) - Ordonez will have season ending surgery tomorrow on his ankle.

The Tigers have shut down 21-year old lefty starting pitcher Casey Crosby with recurring swelling in his left elbow. Crosby came into this season as the Tigers’ #2 prospect according to Baseball America. He pitched in 3 games (all starts) in rookie ball this year and he was 0-1 with a 8.76 ERA and a 2.03 WHIP. Crosby has now pitched in 30 games (all starts) in his three years in the majors and he is 10-5 with a 2.96 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. It was smart of the Tigers to shut down Crosby and protect his future.