Mr. Bigs

It appears Mike Rabelo, who starred at Ridgewood High School in New Port Richey and was a Division II All-American catcher at the University of Tampa, will start the season with the Detroit Tigers.

Rabelo was recently sent to Toledo, the Tigers Triple A affiliate, Tigers backup catcher Vance Wilson was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right elbow today. The Tigers open their season Monday.

Rabelo takes Wilson's spot on the 25-man roster. Last year, he was called up for a brief stint, getting one at-bat.

Not bad for a guy who didn't even catch until he got to University of Tampa, and was, in his words,  "horrible the first year.''

Rabelo may be the first Pasco County product to open the season on a big league roster since River Ridge's T.J. Tucker, back when he was with the Montreal Expos.