The Tigers have added right-hander Aneurys Zabala on a minor league deal, according to his MLB transaction log. Zabala was designated for assignment by the Marlins in September last year, and became a free agent at the end of the season.
Zabala, 26, had a very brief stint in the majors last year for Miami, pitching in two games and throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings. He spent most of the season at Triple-A, where he tossed 17 2/3 innings of of 9.51 ERA ball, where his strong 25.2% strikeout rate was offset by an unsightly 23.5% walk rate.
Originally signed out of the Dominican Republic by the Mariners back in 2014, Zabala bounced around a few teams in addition to Seattle coming up through the minors, getting stints within the Dodgers, Reds and Phillies organizations, before landing with the Marlins. He’s flashed a 99 mph fastball, but has generally struggled with the walks. That became far more pronounced in 2022, as it’s tended to hover in the 12-15% range rather than the 23.5% mark it wound up at in 2022.
This news is so mindblowing it almost gave me an aneurysm.
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Nasty stuff…
curly – I know.
If his name was Strok I’d have written it almost gave me a stroke.
If his name was Gonorrh, I’d have written … well, you get the picture.
Fever. no offense meant, I was just being informative to the great hordes of BB posters.
I wonder, what would you have posted if his name was Dick?
Have fun with that…
Curly – No offense taken, all good. I didn’t want you to think I was making light of something serious.
Thanks mi guy
The open wallet of illich knows no bounds…
Bank balances are more important than wins. Six billion dollars, sixty wins.
Looks to be A Fetter reclamation project hoping for a Jose Cisnero 2.0
9.5 era, should be great
To be fair he’s Dutch.
If he’s going dutch, does that mean the Tigers don’t have to pay for him?
They pay half.
Tigers in dynasty building mode.
Why although this signing adds depth to the Tigers organization I don’t quite see it as a move of any real significance hence not a move that would be helping build a dynasty.
I would like to see the Tigers sign Fulmer and Norris!
Well Fulmer anyways.
I would love to see them get Fulmer & Chafin back. Norris would be nice to see as well. But unfortunately, I do not see it happening.
A 2.25 WHIP doesn’t quite seem like winning inside the strike zone…
Surprised this guy ever got a call-up
If he can be straightened out then cool. If not, cool. There’s a ton of guys throwing heat but walks will kill that potential every time!
Ladies and gentlemen…the next Gregory Soto!
Trying to replace Soto..If they can get his control to work out could be a high leverage guy.
No, more like the next Joe Jimenez.
At least Jimenez had 1-1/2 great seasons!
It’s the kind of signing that gives fans hope.
So, SOTO RETURNS ?
Awful. Simply awful. I guess we are trying for 162 losses.
Relax. This is a minor league contract. They sign him and either fix his wildness, which means he’s throwing 99 mph Ks, or they can’t and they cut him. No risk all reward.
Since the rotation is filled at the moment, I expect every lefty invited to spring training to be pitching for bullpen roles, including Wentz.
Besides possibly Lorenzen and Boyd, it seems as if Harris is less willing to sign the 1 year trade rentals than Avila was. I figured he would hone in on the unproven guys with team control- Edwin Rios, Alfonso Rivas, Vinny Capra, Allan Cerda types.
Oh where are the bats?
Currently they won’t score 3 runs per game.
I am really hoping this is bedrock for Tiger nation. The amount of unknowns is brutal for us fans. It seems foolish to cast any blame whatsoever on Scott Harris.
It would be great to see Illitch be willing to bring some light into the tunnel, like signing Correa. But, I truly think he wants the organization to be ran more like Cleveland, as oppose to his father who envisioned more of a St Louis org type.
It’s a minor league contract, but we have to laugh at something. The box score during this season will be no laughing matter.
For Tiger fans anyway…
Yawn…..
Another “who’s that guy” signing by the Tigers.
There I thought they picked up a fat Matt Kemp.
Another signing for the never ending rebuild in Detroit
I wonder how many euphemisms they come up with to try and sell this process.