The Tigers declined their $3.1MM choice on Casey Mize. That’s a procedural transaction, as Mize doesn’t have the requisite six years of service to grow to be a free agent. He stays beneath arbitration management and is projected by MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz for a $2MM wage. Detroit additionally outrighted Bligh Madris, Ryan Vilade and Bryan Sammons off the 40-man roster.
Mize took the ball 22 instances this previous season. The previous first total choose nonetheless hasn’t developed as hoped. He turned in a 4.49 ERA with a middling 17.3% strikeout price. That restricted his incomes potential in arbitration. The modest $2MM projection means the Tigers will very doubtless deliver Mize again to compete for a spot behind the rotation. He’ll be eligible for arbitration another time earlier than reaching free company within the 2026-27 offseason.
Madris, Vilade and Sammons all performed small roles for the Tigers in 2024. Madris and Vilade made a handful of appearances off the bench. Sammons, a rookie left-hander, pitched 27 1/3 innings of three.62 ERA ball as a bulk pitcher. All three gamers can grow to be minor league free brokers.
