There was a time following his elbow surgery in late May that outfielder Bobby Higginson thought he would play again for the Tigers at some point this season.
But he now sounds like he knows it's not going to happen.
"It's just not ready," Higginson said Monday when asked about his elbow.
Higginson has been working out in Lakeland, Fla., for the past month in anticipation of a comeback.
"I'd go two or three days when I'd throw and it would be OK," Higginson said. "Then I'd wake up one morning and it would be swollen."