The Detroit Tigers continued to seed the upper level of the minors leagues with veteran major leaguers on Monday. Chris Cotillo reported that the team has signed catcher Brayan Pena to a minor league contract. Pena played for the Tigers during the 2013 season and managed to have several memorable moments as Alex Avila’s backup.
Pena has played parts of 12 major league seasons, though rarely as a starting catcher. He spent the past two years in the Cardinals’ and Royals’ organizations, almost exclusively in the minor leagues.