On Wednesday afternoon, the Detroit Tigers announced that they had signed veteran right-handed reliever Jacob Barnes to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. This seems like a very good idea. The 31-year-old pitched for both the New York Mets and then the Toronto Blue Jays last season after a midseason trade. The results were rather erratic.
Erratic has been the name of the game for Barnes over the last few seasons. The big, hard-throwing right-hander broke into the league with the Brewers back in 2016, and was a strong contributor to their bullpen for several seasons.