Overview
- Colorado selected Petit with the top pick in the 2025 Rule 5 draft but returned him to Detroit after he did not pitch for the Rockies.
- Petit missed the 2026 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery that included an internal brace, and he spent the year on the injured list while rehabbing.
- Detroit can now oversee his recovery and decide whether to place him on the 40-man roster or send him to the minors once he is cleared.
- Petit’s breakout 2025 season at Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo featured a 2.44 ERA, 79 strikeouts in 66 1/3 innings, and a four-pitch mix led by a heavy slider and mid-90s fastball.
- Under Rule 5 rules the Rockies had to keep him on the active roster to gain full control, so Detroit was owed a partial refund of the draft fee when Colorado returned him.