Good idea. The Detroit Tigers clearly needed to balance their pitching staff with some left-handed help this offseason, and they needed to improve the bullpen. This move accomplishes both at a very reasonable cost and commitment.
On Sunday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press was first to report that the Tigers had reached an agreement with old friend and southpaw reliever, Andrew Chafin. The deal is a one year pact for $4.25M with incentives that could take the deal as high as $5.5M. The Tigers also got a club option for 2025 for $6.5M that they can choose to exercise, which will also include $1.