The Tigers agreed to a minor league contract with left-hander Dietrich Enns. The 33-year-old southpaw announced the news on social media last week.
Enns is trying to work his way back to the majors for the first time since 2021. He tossed 22 1/3 innings across nine relief appearances for Tampa Bay that season. Enns turned in a 2.82 earned run average in that limited sample. That caught the attention of the Seibu Lions in Japan. Seibu finalized a deal to purchase his contract. Enns spent two seasons there, combining for a 3.62 ERA through 176 1/3 innings at the NPB level.
The Central Michigan product changed countries but stayed in Asia for the ’24 season. Enns signed with the Korea Baseball Organization’s LG Twins. He started 30 times and logged 167 1/3 frames of 4.19 ERA ball. Enns struck out 22% of opponents against a 7% walk rate. After the season, the Twins brought in Yonny Chirinos and re-signed Elieser Hernández to serve as their foreign-born pitchers for 2025.
Enns figures to open the season with Triple-A Toledo. He can start or work in long relief on a Detroit staff that’ll place a premium on flexibility. A.J. Hinch used plenty of openers and bulk relievers behind Tarik Skubal this past season. That’ll presumably continue in the final two rotation spots after Skubal, Reese Olson and Alex Cobb.
Tigers all over the news feed today! More ML signings or trades would be nice.
John Henry is too cheap for moves like this! I got so mad that other teams are making moves that I hit my kid on the head and now he’s crying and CPS is gonna take him away. This is your fault, Cheap Chaim Bresloom!
They could use 3 more proven starters and a third basemen too
A Toledo Mud Hens Rumors page lurks hereabouts.
Considering that Alex Cobb and Gleyber Torres are the only two MLB players they’ve signed this offseason, I’m not sure “1 Reliever” away from a title is reality, and I’m an optimistic Tigers fan. The lineup severely lacks a LEGIT threat, someone who can drive in 90-100 runs, and they still have no one in the pen who can miss bats–plus the rotation is Skubal, Olson, two injuries and three question marks
Im not qualified as a scout but, Dietrich Enns gives up a lot of HRs. What’s the attraction?
Tiggers strike a pose
Greta Garbo and Monroe. Dietrich and Dimaggio. Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean. On the cover of a magazine.
Like Diabetic Rockstar said, they need more if they want to lay that claim. Lots of maybe right now.
Guess that means all’s well that Enns well for the Tigers!