The Tigers have acquired right-hander Jacob Waguespack from the Brewers for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Evan Woodbery of MLive Media Group was among those to pass along the news. The righty was just signed to a minor league deal last month and won’t immediately need a roster spot with the Tigers, unless his deal had some sort of opt-out or upward mobility clause.
Waguespack, 32, began the season with the Brewers on a minor league deal. Milwaukee granted him his release in early May. After exploring his opportunities for a little over a week, they re-signed him to a new minor league deal.
He has been having a good year on the whole, though with some important notes. He has tossed 21 2/3 innings over 16 Triple-A appearances, allowing 1.66 earned runs per nine. He has received some help from a .238 batting average on balls in play and 73.2% strand rate. His 16.5% walk rate is very high but he has also punched out 36.3% of batters faced. He has 105 2/3 innings of big league experience with the Blue Jays and Rays, posting a 5.11 ERA in that time. He struck out 18.9% of batters faced and gave out walks at a 10.1% clip.
The Tigers have been working through a huge number of pitching injuries this year, with nine arms currently on the big league injured list. Tarik Skubal, Justin Verlander, Casey Mize and Kenley Jansen are all expected back soon, which could lead to some roster shuffling.
As they sort things out in the coming days and weeks, Waguespack can give them some extra depth without taking up a roster spot, unless his minor league deal had some sort of contract provision that will lead to the Tigers adding him to their 40-man. If that is the case, Waguespack is out of options and will need to be added to the active roster.
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The Tigers traded in their Chevy for a Waugespack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack!
You outta know by now.
Wauge to go, Scott Harris!
Cash for a guy that’s just made up? What a world
He’ll be broken soon.
23.1 IP in 2024
33 IP in 2025
21.2 IP so far in 2026
Brings back memories of John Wockenfuss
I am making my World Series plans now!
Hopefully, as a Dodgers fan, because the Tigers aren’t going to the WS. 🤷🏻
Sounds like a tray of Japanese beef from Costco ?
@MPrck
You’ve never had the Wasgoo beef? It’s as top quality as my Rodex watch 😉😉
And just before the Brewers’ uniform staff figured out how to fit “WAGUESPACK” on the back of the guy’s uniform !!
The article was a bit Wague about what they paid for him.
Don’t they have enough problems…?
Now we can trade Skubs.
The great-great nephew of John Jacob Waguespackleschmidt