Detroit Tigers Sign Jeremy Bonderman to Minor League Contract

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Jun 18, 2013; Anaheim, CA, USA; Seattle Mariners pitcher Jeremy Bonderman (32) pitches against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports

According to the Detroit Tigers’ official Twitter account, the team has signed pitcher Jeremy Bonderman to a minor league contract.

Bonderman signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners in the offseason and made 11 starts in AAA (4.53 ERA) before earning a call-up to the big club. Bonderman wasn’t good in the majors this year by any stretch of the imagination — his strikeout stuff appears to be completely gone — but his 4.93 ERA in seven starts wasn’t terrible for a replacement level back-end starter.

The Tigers surely aren’t signing him to be any sort of contributor to their big league club — he’s likely to be simply filling a spot in Toledo — but perhaps they see him as a decent emergency option should they lose a starter or two at any point during the second half of the season.