Tigers Sign Geoff Hartlieb To Minor League Contrac

The Tigers signed to a minors contract and a signed the right-hander to Triple-A Toledo, as per Hartliebs . Hartlieb made his debut for Toledo today, to sing 1 1/3 relief innings and picking up the win in the Mud Hens Nick Nastrini Jersey 6-1 victory over Omaha (the Royals Triple-A club). It was just two days ago that Hartlieb entered free agency, as he chose to test the market rather than an accept an outright a signment to the Yankees Triple-A club. Hartlieb has been DFAed and outrighted several times over the years, and thus has the right to decline any further outrights in favor of free agency. Just since the start of July, Hartlieb was twice designated for a signment by New York his first trip to free agency saw him quickly re-sign with the Yankees, but this latest venture now sees Hartlieb land in Detroit. The 30-year-old Hartlieb has pitched in parts of six Major League seasons, though with only 80 2/3 career innings in the Show. The first 57 1/3 of those frames came with the Pirates in 2019-20, and Hartlieb has since bounced around for sporadic duty with the Mets, Marlins, and Rockies in addition to his time in the Bronx. Hartlieb has a 7.92 ERA, 20.3% strikeout rate, and a very high 14.9% walk rate against big league hitters. His Triple-A numbers are considerably better, as Hartlieb took a 4.17 career ERA in Triple-A ball into todays outing against Omaha. This solid production in the minors has consistently gotten Hartlieb looks from clubs in need of relief depth, and the Tigers are the latest team to bring the right-hander aboard. Hartlieb is out of minor league options, which limits his flexibility if he gets called back up to the majors, and likely means hell face future trips to DFA limbo. Minnie Minoso Jersey