ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jake Rogers, the Detroit Tigers’ catcher of the future, is set to become the team’s catcher of the present.

The Tigers will promote Rogers to the major leagues on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation.

Rogers, 24, is considered the best defensive catcher in the minor leagues. He is hitting .250 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs this season between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo.

Over the weekend, the team placed veteran Bobby Wilson on outright waivers. Wilson’s waiver period is set to expire on Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m.

With Grayson Greiner on the 60-day injured list, the team will only have one healthy catcher – John Hicks – on the 40-man roster. Enter Rogers, who could step into a starting catching role.

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Speaking with reporters before Monday night’s series opener at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire declined comment on Wilson’s roster status.

“We’re not going to comment on anything like that,” Gardenhire said. “It’s a fine line and you don’t mess with that with the waiver period, so we don’t even think about that one.

“He’s going through it and once he clears, then we’ll make a decision.”

Asked if it was a possibility that Rogers could be promoted soon, Gardenhire said, “Everything’s a possibility.”

Rogers was told Monday by Toledo manager Doug Mientkiewicz he was being called up to the Tigers.

Rogers is ranked as the No. 13 prospect in the Tigers farm system, according to Baseball America. He was acquired on Aug. 31, 2017, as part of a three-player return from the Houston Astros for Justin Verlander.

Rogers is poised to become the first of those prospects to debut in the major leagues.

Over the past two seasons, Rogers has worked diligently on his offensive game, trying to strike the balance between shortening his swing for more contact while retaining his average power.

Defensively, Rogers is considered major league ready. He has thrown out 25 of 47 potential basestealers this season.

Though the Tigers likely would have preferred to wait until rosters expand in September to promote Rogers, eliminating the risk he struggles — which could result in burning a minor-league option — the lack of production from their catching tandem has likely forced their hand.

Tigers catchers — Wilson, John Hicks and Grayson Greiner, who is currently injured — have combined for an average on-base-plus-slugging percentage of .493 this season.

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Wilson is hitting .091 in 44 at-bats (four hits), Hicks is hitting .190 in 216 at-bats, and Greiner is hitting .162 in 154 at-bats.

After struggling offensively in 2018 with Erie, the Tigers had Rogers stay with the SeaWolves to start 2019. He quickly hit his way to Toledo, where he started off strong but faded. His production picked up after the minor-league All-Star break in early July.

It is unclear how the Tigers will deploy Rogers, but he likely is not being promoted to sit on the bench.

Rogers was drafted by the Astros in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft out of Tulane.

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