How should Detroit Tigers upgrade bullpen in 2025-26 offseason? Reliever expert explains
Reliever expert Greg Jewett explains on “Days of Roar” how the Detroit Tigers should upgrade their bullpen with multiple weapons for the 2026 season.
Right-handed reliever Chase Lee is heading to the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Detroit Tigers traded Lee to the Blue Jays on Friday, Dec. 12, in exchange for left-handed reliever Johan Simon. The newest Tiger hasn’t pitched above the Double-A level and wasn’t ranked among MLB Pipeline’s top 30 prospects in the Blue Jays’ organization.
The trade opened a spot on the Tigers’ 40-man roster.
In 2025, Lee posted a 4.10 ERA with nine walks and 36 strikeouts across 37⅓ innings in 32 games. The Tigers acquired Lee from the Texas Rangers at the 2024 trade deadline in the Andrew Chafin trade.
The Tigers’ 40-man roster is now at 38 players.
The two players who will be added to the 40-man roster: right-hander Drew Anderson and right-handed reliever Kyle Finnegan. Both players were acquired recently, but the moves haven’t been processed yet: Anderson signed for one year, $7 million; Finnegan signed for two years, $19 million.
This story will be updated.
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