Detroit – As first reported by CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, the Tigers have a deal in place to sign free agent right-hander Jordan Zimmermann.
As of noon Sunday, Tigers general manager Al Avila was unwilling to confirm the deal. Presumably, the deal is pending a physical examination, which in this case is not routine. Zimmermann had Tommy John surgery in 2010.
The deal, while not official, is expected to be for five years and $110 million.
Reports that talks between the Tigers and Zimmermann were heating up surfaced last Saturday night.
“The truth is we have a wide dragnet out there on pitchers and our interest is serious on all of them,” Avila responded in a text message last week.