Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against Arizona.
Rogers has gone 0-for-9 and struck out five times across his past three games, so the Tigers will turn to Carson Kelly on Saturday in hopes of getting more offensive output from their catcher.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Heading to bench Wednesday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Marlins.
Rogers will take a seat for the day game after he caught all 10 innings of Tuesday night's 1-0 loss while going 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Carson Kelly will replace him behind the dish in the series finale.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Remains on bench Monday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Marlins.
After starting three games in a row, Rogers finds himself on the bench for the second straight day. Though Carson Kelly is behind the plate Monday, Rogers still looks to be manager A.J. Hinch's preferred option at catcher.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Hitting bench Sunday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.
Rogers will get a breather after he started in each of the past four games, with the last three coming behind the plate. Carson Kelly will step in for Rogers as the Tigers' starting catcher in the series finale.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Doubles, scores twice in win
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Rogers went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored in Tuesday's 11-7 win over the Guardians.
Rogers was part of an offensive onslaught for Detroit, and he extended his hitting streak to six games in the process. The catcher is still batting just .194 for the season, though he was batting .125 before his current hitting streak. More concerning is the fact that Rogers only has two home runs through 23 games this year after clubbing 21 long balls in 107 contests last season. However, his recent hot streak provides some hope that the power will come.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Back on bench Monday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Guardians.
Rogers and Carson Kelly have now alternated turns behind the plate over Detroit's last eight games, with both backstops making four starts apiece. The timeshare arrangement will make it difficult to extract much fantasy value from Rogers, who is batting .179 with two home runs and five RBI over 22 games this season.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Idle Saturday
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Rogers isn't in the Tigers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Yankees.
Rogers will sit out Saturday's contest despite recording a base hit in six of his last seven games. Carson Kelly will fill in behind the plate and bat ninth.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Resting Wednesday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Rogers will get a breather for Wednesday's day game after he was behind the plate Tuesday night for the Tigers' 11-6 win in the second game of a doubleheader with the Cardinals. Carson Kelly will pick up the start at catcher Wednesday.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Blasts second homer
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Rogers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored during Sunday's 4-1 victory over the Royals.
Rogers' sixth-inning two-out blast spelled the end of the day for Kansas City starter Michael Wacha and provided the winning margin for the Tigers. It was just the second multi-hit game for Rogers, who raised his season average to .164 with two homers and three RBI.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Snaps out of slump
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Rogers went 2-for-3 with a run scored in Monday's 7-1 win over the Rays.
Rogers came into the contest having gone 0-for-16 across his previous seven games, so the hits were much needed, though he's still batting just .119 overall in what's been a rough start to the year. The backstop is also still sitting on just one home run for the season, and he'll need to find his power stroke soon to make a fantasy impact and hold off Carson Kelly for playing time.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Struggles continue Saturday
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Rogers went 0-for-2 with a strikeout in Saturday's loss to the Twins and is now batting just .086 this season.
Rogers is scuffling, and he's only delivered one home run so far with a nearly 40 percent strikeout rate. The 29-year-old has never been a great contact hitter at the MLB level, so if he's not providing power, his fantasy value is pretty minimal. Rogers is also ceding more playing time behind the plate to Carson Kelly, as the former has appeared in 13 games so far and the latter has made 16 appearances.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Back on bench Thursday
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rangers, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Rogers had started behind the dish in both of the Tigers' last two games, but he'll hit the bench for the series finale while Carson Kelly handles catching duties for Detroit. The two backstops have been deployed in a timeshare this season, with Kelly drawing 10 starts at catcher compared to Rogers' nine.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting for second straight game
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Rogers is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
Rogers is on the bench for the second day in a row and the fourth time in six games, with each of those absences coming against right-handed pitching. At least for the time being, he may have moved into the smaller side of a timeshare with Carson Kelly behind the dish.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sitting out Saturday
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Rogers is not in the starting lineup Saturday against the Athletics.
Carson Kelly will draw the start at catcher and bat ninth Saturday against Oakland right-hander Paul Blackburn. Rogers has struggled at the plate to start the season, posting just one hit and one walk while striking out 10 times over 16 plate appearances.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Sits out first game Thursday
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Rogers is not in the lineup for the first game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Mets.
Carson Kelly will start behind the plate in the opening game of the day, serving as a battery mate for Casey Mize. Rogers should be back behind the plate for the second game, which will feature Matt Manning on the hill for Detroit.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Not in Tuesday's lineup
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Rogers is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's contest against the Mets.
Carson Kelly is receiving a second straight start at catcher, although Rogers was in the designated hitter spot for Monday's game. Rogers is 1-for-10 with six strikeouts in his first three tilts this season, although that one hit was a home run.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Will sit Saturday
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Rogers is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.
Rogers was the Opening Day catcher for Detroit on Thursday, when he went 0-for-4 with one strikeout. Carson Kelly will draw the start behind the plate and bat seventh against White Sox right-hander Michael Soroka.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: Could see time at DH
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Rogers could see some time at DH this year on days that Carson Kelly starts behind the plate, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
With Detroit only carrying two catchers on the roster, conventional wisdom would suggest that one of Rogers or Kelly would always be on the bench to provide depth if needed. However, manager A.J. Hinch suggested that both backstops could play at the same time, particularly against left-handed pitchers. This would be a boon for Rogers, who is expected to cede a decent amount of playing time to Kelly behind the dish.
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Tigers' Jake Rogers: May cede playing time
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Carson Kelly is expected to play often this season, per Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic, which could cut into Rogers' role.
Rogers should still see the majority of the playing time behind the plate after clubbing 21 home runs a season ago, but he may be at risk of sitting fairly regularly, especially if Kelly plays well. Even in something of a timeshare, Rogers offers fantasy upside due to his power potential, though he's unlikely to contribute much in the batting average category given his free-swinging approach.
