Doyle Alexander

[Reds]

can anyone confirm that he became a Tiger through the waiver wire...traded from the braves for John Smoltz....

[Reds]

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.

[rastein]

the tigers obviously got the better end of that deal.