The Detroit Tigers lost out on a potential upgrade to their bullpen as they look to make another deep postseason run this year, with veteran free agent David Robertson agreeing to a prorated one-year, $16 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Robertson, who hasn't pitched in the Major Leagues since last September, threw for interested clubs Saturday in Providence, R.I. According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Tigers were among those clubs – as they should have been. Detroit headed into the All-Star break with the 10th-worst bullpen ERA in the Majors (4.