can anyone confirm that he became a Tiger through the waiver wire...traded from the braves for John Smoltz....
verified...thanks to baseball reference...
July 6, 1986: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Atlanta Braves for Duane Ward.
November 12, 1986: Granted Free Agency.
May 5, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
August 12, 1987: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Detroit Tigers for John Smoltz.
the tigers obviously got the better end of that deal.