{"id":556438,"date":"2026-03-24T01:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/556438\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T01:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T01:24:08","slug":"tigers-sign-connor-seabold-transfer-beau-brieske-to-60-day-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/556438\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers Sign Connor Seabold, Transfer Beau Brieske To 60-Day IL"},"content":{"rendered":"

6:27pm: Seabold will break camp, manager A.J. Hinch tells Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5:00pm: The Tigers announced that they have signed right-hander Connor Seabold<\/a> to a split contract worth $800K at the big-league level. It hasn\u2019t been reported what he would make if sent to the minors. To open a 40-man spot for Seabold, fellow righty Beau Brieske<\/a> has been placed on the 60-day injured list with a left adductor strain.<\/p>\n

Seabold, 30, quickly finds a new landing spot. He was in camp with the Blue Jays on a minor league deal but triggered a release clause in that deal and was cut loose a couple of days ago. Now he has landed a new deal and also gets a roster spot, at least for the moment.<\/p>\n

He is out of options and can\u2019t be easily sent to the minors. If he were to be passed through waivers, he would have the right to elect free agency since he has a previous career outright. However, he doesn\u2019t have enough service time to both elect free agency and keep his salary commitments in tact. Since this is a split deal, it\u2019s possible the minor league salary is notable enough that Seabold wouldn\u2019t want to walk away from it.<\/p>\n

Seabold\u2019s track record to date isn\u2019t especially impressive. He has thrown 119 innings, allowing 7.79 earned runs per nine. However, a decent chunk of that sample was at Coors Field, as Seabold pitched 87 1\/3 innings for the Rockies in 2023.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible the Tigers are betting on a recent velocity spike. As reported by Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet<\/a>, the Jays were hoping to have Seabold serving in a multi-inning kind of role this year until his velo ticked up early in camp. He has averaged 92 to 93 miles per hour in his big league career but was suddenly hitting 96, with good induced vertical break to boot, so the Jays pivoted to considering him for a bullpen gig. The Jays also helped him add a slider. He faced 33 batters during official spring action and struck out 13 of them, a 39.4% clip.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s obviously a small sample and Seabold also walked four batters, hit three more and posted a 6.75 ERA. The Jays weren\u2019t impressed enough to give him a roster spot even though they could have made it work. But perhaps there\u2019s something to be unlocked with the extra life. If not, the Tigers are only committed to paying him barely above the league minimum for as long as he holds a roster spot.<\/p>\n

As for Brieske, injuries wiped out most of his spring training. He was initially held back by some rib cage tightness. He overcame that issue and got back on the mound about two weeks ago but then a groin strain pulled him off again.<\/p>\n

His exact timeline isn\u2019t clear but his adductor strain is evidently serious enough that the Tigers don\u2019t expect him back before late May. Since he effectively missed spring training, only making three appearances, he will presumably take some time to ramp up once he is healthy. Exceptions are sometimes made for guys recovering from UCL surgery but rehab assignments for pitchers are usually capped at 30 days.<\/p>\n

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