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Tigers Designate Edward Mujica For Assignment

By Mark Polishuk | August 13, 2017 at 8:57am CDT

The Tigers have designated right-hander Edward Mujica for assignment, as per a team announcement.  Righty Jeff Ferrell’s contract has been selected from Triple-A in a corresponding move.

Mujica signed a minor league deal with Detroit last winter and posted some excellent numbers (2.35 ERA, 7.6 K/BB rate, 7.4 K/9) in 46 relief innings for Triple-A Toledo.  This performance earned Mujica a promotion on August 3, though the veteran righty was hit hard for 9.95 ERA over 6 1/3 innings, surrendering at least one run in four of his five outings as a Tiger.

Mujica has now pitched in parts of 11 big league seasons with seven different teams, and his Tigers stint marks his first taste of MLB action since 2015.  Mujica was an All-Star in 2013 after emerging as the Cardinals’ closer and posted solid numbers out of the Red Sox bullpen as recently as 2014, though he took a step back in 2015 and then bounced around three different teams’ minor league affiliates last season.

Ferrell, by coincidence, also last pitched in the majors in 2015, with a nine-game cup of coffee accounting for his entire MLB resume.  The 26-year-old was originally drafted by the Tigers in the 26th round of the 2010 draft, and he has a 4.00 ERA, 2.96 K/BB rate and 7.6 K/9 over 546 1/3 IP in the minors.  Working as a full-time reliever this season, Ferrell has an impressive 2.28 ERA and 9.9 K/9 over 55 1/3 innings split between Double-A and Triple-A, holding right-handed batters to just a .482 OPS.

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  1. davidcoonce74

    8 years ago

    Whew; he’s always had some homer issues. But four in 6 innings; he’s trying to compete with Carter Capps this year.

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    • stymeedone

      8 years ago

      Trade ya for Carter Capps

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    • Monkey’s Uncle

      8 years ago

      Happened to see Mujica pitch the other day against Pittsburgh. He had nothing on the ball. Nothing was moving much. Looked like a shell of what he was a few years ago.

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      • User 4245925809

        8 years ago

        He’s been a shell for years. Boston went and gave him that 2y deal to be a closer after the cardinals didn’t even use him during the 2013 WS for a reason and wasn’t because they were always behind, but because Mujica was finished back then. Everything was and has been flat since partially thru 2013. Why they demoted him from closer role late summer/fall 2013.

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