Tigers Sign Jose Mesa

It appears that Dave Dombrowski has decided to take on another right handed reliever considering the lefty market is all but dead. The team announced that Jose Mesa was signed in free agency for 1 year at $2.5 Million.


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Now this is an odd move. A bit of a head scratcher. Jose Mesa is a veteran closer and has slowly been moved to earlier innings in games. Last year with the Colorado Rockies he lead the league in appearances prior to the All-Star break and really was doing a fine job. His role on this team seems a bit uncertain, but the only possibility is that he will pitch in the 6th and 7th innings since we already have the great Todd Jones as a closer. We also have the 2nd year freak show Joel Zumaya to set up along with Fernando Rodney who is a 7th and 8th inning guy.

My first instinct was that one of those 3 may be on the move. Zumaya is pretty much untouchable so it could be Jones or Rodney. Zumaya is primed to take over at closer when Jones leaves so it could be possible that happens now with a move. The Florida Marlins have expressed interest in Jones so it may be in the works. Manager Jim Leyland LOVES Rodney so I doubt he goes anywhere either. We shall see how it all shakes out.