Tigers Designate Everett For Assignment

[RipCity32]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Losing 7-2 on Sunday to the Kansas City Royals wasn’t the toughest thing about Sunday for Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland.
Afterward, he had to call shortstop Adam Everett into his office to tell him that on Tuesday he was being designated for assignment. Danny Worth, the rookie infielder Everett took under his wing this season while realizing he could take his job, will be called up to play shortstop. He batted .333 and played second base during eight games earlier this season.
Everett, 33, was batting .185 without a home run and only four RBIs in 81 at-bats. He was up to the major leagues for good in 2003, and was the starting shortstop in the 2005 World Series for the Houston Astros.
“This is a sad day,” Leyland said. “I never wanted to be the guy to tell Adam Everett. He’s the classiest guy I’ve ever managed.
“And he was totally understandable. It just seemed like nothing was happening. We felt that it was time. We kept trying to buy time. But we felt like, ‘Let’s give this kid a chance.’ ”
Everett was second among American League shortstops with a .992 fielding position and instrumental in developing Worth, center fielder Austin Jackson, second baseman Scott Sizemore and others this year.
That Leyland called him the “classiest” player he’d managed in 30 years touched Everett.
“That’s a great compliment coming from him,” Everett said.
“Hopefully this will jump-start the team. We need a kick in the pants. I know I haven’t played well.”
Detroit has 10 days to trade, release or put him on waivers.
“I’ll go home to clear my mind and have the rest of my life to look forward to,” Everett said. “I don’t want this game to define me.”
Everett said he’d like to spend more time with his young daughters, and his wife is expecting a third child later this year. But Leyland said he would like to see Everett stay in baseball, and there is a likelihood the Tigers would be interested in keeping him in the organization.
Leyland would not detail the playing time he anticipated for the Worth and Ramon Santiago combination at shortstop.

Let the Tigers fans rejoice lol. Hopefully Worth continues what he started when he was here earlier this year.

 

[bestkeptsecret13]

About time, this guy has been horrible for 10 years now.

 

[RipCity32]

I wish I knew why Dumbrowski even decided to resign him this off-season.

 

[sheed]

THANK the lord for this. Everett is garb. Hopefully Worth can do work.