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Tigers Release Bobby Parnell

By Steve Adams | August 23, 2016 at 3:12pm CDT

AUG. 23: The Tigers announced today that Parnell has cleared waivers and been released.

AUG. 18: The Tigers announced that they have designated right-hander Bobby Parnell for assignment and selected the contract of veteran outfielder Alex Presley from Triple-A Toledo. Parnell’s DFA creates a spot on the 40-man roster for Presley, and he’ll be added to the big league roster at the expense of outfielder Steven Moya, who has been optioned back to Toledo, per the club.

Parnell, 31, has tossed 5 1/3 innings for the Tigers at the big league level this season after inking a minor league deal in Spring Training. He’s allowed four earned runs (6.75 ERA) on seven hits and five walks (one intentional) in that time, with the rest of his work coming at the Triple-A level, where he’d been pitching prior to his DFA. Parnell’s work in the minors has been more respectable but still nowhere near the excellence he showed with the Mets from 2010-13, when he totaled a 2.79 ERA at the big league level and emerged as New York’s closer. In 43 1/3 innings with Toledo this season, he has a 3.98 ERA with 6.2 K/9 against 3.7 BB/9.

The 31-year-old Presley opened the year with the Brewers and logged 129 plate appearances, adding to his already considerable big league experience. The left-handed hitter owns a lifetime .253/.296/.383 slash at the Major League level was hitting .293/.378/.398 with Toledo at the time of his promotion. Presley can handle all three outfield spots, so he’ll give skipper Brad Ausmus another option in center field with Cameron Maybin on the shelf. Moya, meanwhile, will head back to the minors to continue to work on his plate discipline. The 25-year-old demonstrated his above-average power by clubbing five homers in just 95 Major League plate appearances, but he also punched out an alarming 34 times against just five walks in that span.

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  1. Bill

    9 years ago

    Will the Mets take him back? They already took one crappy pitcher (Niese) for a return stint.

    PS I’m just joking (I hope).

    Reply
    • Buns

      9 years ago

      Desperation sets in for the Mets… It’ll probably happen

      Reply
      • roywhite

        9 years ago

        They brought back Reyes and Niese. Bonilla is probably next.

        Reply
  2. markz123

    9 years ago

    What sources do you get your news from?

    Reply
  3. luvbeisbol

    9 years ago

    Moya has a bigger issue: he is an atrocious defender. A minor leaguer like Presley who can catch fly balls is a much better option.

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    • Brilliant1

      9 years ago

      I thought he would be more developed as a player by now, he has tremendous potential. Swings like a young Dave Winfield but it seems he has much more to go before he develops into an everyday player in the Majors. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Tigers deal him at some point between now and the trade deadline in 2017. This kid has huge upside but has never seen a pitch he didn’t like. Almost puzzling….

      Reply
  4. HaloShane

    9 years ago

    This is a clown car pick up…….. and has Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Orange County, California all over it. This organization is so lost that they think they are in Los Angeles, hell! They are not even in LA County! LOLZZZZZZZ!!!!

    Reply
  5. Brilliant1

    9 years ago

    GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!

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