The 23-year old Idrogo was released by the Detroit Tigers organization on March 26 after seven seasons in their minor league system. Idrogo split the 2018 season between Class-A West Michigan and High-A Lakeland, combining for a 6-5 record and 3.09 ERA in 105.0 innings. Over the winter, the native of Anzoategui, Venezuela pitched for La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League, compiling an impressive 1.82 ERA in 24.2 innings while allowing only 14 hits.

Idrogo was signed by the Tigers as a 16-year old international free agent in 2012, and made his professional debut that same year with Detroit’s Venezuela Summer League team. The left-hander dominated that level over the course of three seasons, forging a combined 13-5 record and 2.03 ERA in 37 games, 20 of which were starts. The Tigers promoted Idrogo twice in short order following his impressive numbers in Venezuela. He started the year in the Gulf Coast League, again posting a 2.03 ERA in eight starts before he was elevated to Low Class-A Connecticut to finish the 2015 season. After two good starts with Connecticut, the Tigers promoted Idrogo again to Class-A West Michigan to begin the 2016 campaign. Idrogo spent parts of 2016, 2017 and 2018 with West Michigan, posting dramatically improved numbers with each passing season.