Detroit — These aren’t the transactions that fuel the hot stove season, clearly. But sometimes they are the ones you go searching for later in the year when you’re wondering how a certain surprise contributor came to be in the organization.
The Tigers Tuesday re-signed four players to minor league deals: Infielders Brendon Davis and Jermaine Palacios, catcher Michael Papierski and right-handed reliever Miguel Diaz. All four players had been waived before Thanksgiving and were all assigned to Triple-A Toledo.
Davis and Diaz made cameo appearances for the Tigers last season; Palacios (Twins) and Papierski (Reds, Giants) cleared waivers twice before signing back with Detroit.