Overview
- The left-hander worked three scoreless innings with three strikeouts and two hits allowed on 30 of 43 strikes in his spring debut against the Braves in Lakeland.
- Valdez, who signed a three-year, $115 million deal last month, remains lined up to start the Tigers' home opener on April 3.
- Catching his first Tigers outing, Jake Rogers reunited with Valdez after their Astros prospect days, a pairing both described as special.
- Tarik Skubal yielded two runs over three innings in his latest spring start and is set to pitch for Team USA against Great Britain next Saturday at Daikin Park in Houston.
- Detroit made early camp cuts, optioning right-handers Ty Madden and Dylan Smith to Triple-A Toledo to keep them on regular schedules.