SAN DIEGO -- The Tigers traded veteran reliever Joe Jimenez to the Atlanta Braves for two prospects Wednesday night.
The Tigers will receive well-regarded infielder Justyn-Henry Malloy and left-handed pitcher Jake Higginbotham.
Jimenez, 28, has spent parts of 10 seasons in the Tigers’ organization. Signed out of Puerto Rico as an undrafted free agent in 2013, Jimenez became a minor-league phenom of sorts because of his eye-popping numbers. He stumbled in his 2017 Major League debut, but bounced back with an impressive start to the 2018 campaign, earning All-Star honors.
He failed to make the club out of spring training under then-newly hired manager A.