According to ESPN, the Tigers designated left-fielder Craig Monroe today. It’s a so-so deal. Monroe was coming off a career year in 2006 in HRs and RBI’s. His strikeout rate and OBP are abysmal. The Tigers get rid of a few hundred thousand dollars here.

In tandem with designating Monroe, the Tigers optioned infielder Omar Infante to their Triple-A affiliate while recalling an infielder: Ramon Santiago. They also promoted top prospect Cameron Maybin.

The “deal” looks like this:

Out: Craig Monroe, Omar Infante

In: Ramon Santiago, Cameron Maybin

The Braves inquired on Monroe a few years ago but nothing ever came of it. It would have been hard to imagine Andruw Jones and Craig Monroe on the same team offensively. They probably would have had 275-300 K’s between them. Monroe is a free agent this year so it’ll be interesting to see who makes a move for him for 1.5 months left in the season.

To view Monroe’s Yahoo! Sports MLB stats, click here.