Kenley Jansen signing a one-year deal with the Tigers was a surprising but welcome move for a bullpen that definitely still had work to do even after getting Kyle Finnegan back. Jansen isn't exactly in his prime anymore, but his 2025 with the Angels was undoubtedly his best season since leaving the Dodgers in 2021.
Jansen, Finnegan, and Will Vest give the Tigers a reliable 1-2-3 to go to in late innings, with some flexibility all around. It won't be surprising if we see them switching up between the seventh and ninth throughout the season.
Jansen has spent the vast majority of his career in the LA area — 12 seasons with the Dodgers, one with the Angels, sandwiching one year with the Braves and two with the Red Sox — but he's already embracing the Tigers and Detroit.