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Detroit Tigers Acquire Justin Wilson

Despite an already-busy offseason, the Detroit Tigers were obviously not finished upgrading the team’s bullpen. General manager Al Avila acquired setup-reliever Justin Wilson from the New York Yankees for pitching prospects Luis Cessa and Chad Green. The Tigers recently announced the move on Twitter.

The #Tigers have acquired LHP Justin Wilson from the Yankees in exchange for RHP’s Luis Cessa and Chad Green.

— Detroit Tigers (@tigers) December 10, 2015

Wilson is the third significant reliever to join Detroit’s relief corps in the last few weeks.