Agree, he’s not that young. I assume the team is factoring in all sorts of possibilities for the future and not getting too attached to players. Same with Rogers.
As @gehringer_2 pointed out, the Tigers pushed Brown’s pitch count up, so he lasted six innings. Then the used their three best relievers for 7/8/9. We got seven from Skubal, and then our two best relievers.
Like Glory said, there’s a cost to bringing either Clark or McG. There are often a few marginal players to peel off, but this year I think they will be giving up a player with some value already, why multiply the loss?
I had thought Anderson was highly likely to be traded at the deadline. Maybe there wasn’t a match, or he’s not that well regarded. Let’s see how he does at AAA.