Miles Mikolas to serve five-game suspension

Jansen receives a $2 million buyout and heads back to the open market. The 39-year-old veteran stopper is just two saves away from joining Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman as the only closers to reach the lofty 500-save plateau. He wound up converting just 22 of 28 saves to go along with an underwhelming 3.20 ERA (3.59 xERA) across 45 innings during his Tigers debut last year. He’s still capable of closing games, but his days as an elite stopper have been over for a couple years.

Waguespack fortifies Detroit’s middle relief mix after posting a stellar 2.49 ERA (3.09 xERA), 0.91 WHIP and 35/18 K/BB ratio across 47 innings this past season. He’ll continue operating in low-leverage spots for the Tigers.

Díaz loses his spot on Detroit’s 40-man roster after allowing 11 runs over six innings of work in the majors this past season.

Some typical housekeeping for Detroit as they embark on a pivotal offseason. The biggest surprise here is Gipson-Long, who was a bit of a fantasy darling before injuries took his career off course the last couple years. He spent all of last year in the minors after making just 12 appearances for the Tigers between 2023 and 2025.

Luciano was universally regarded as one of the top prospects in baseball with San Francisco just a few years ago. Things didn’t quite pan out in the Bay Area, but he’s managed to land a spot on New York’s 40-man roster heading into the offseason. The 25-year-old split time between second base and left field in the minors this past season, hitting .293/.387/.545 with 27 homers and eight steals in 493 plate appearances between Double-A Somerset and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He’s an interesting name to watch when spring training finally rolls around.

Van Eyk lost his spot on Toronto’s 40-man roster amid their avalanche of moves to open the offseason. The 28-year-old rookie posted a pedestrian 5.40 ERA across 11 2/3 innings during his first taste of the majors.

This was one of the easier option decisions out there this offseason. Straw heads to free agency after spending the last two years in a reserve outfield role with the Blue Jays. He offers zero fantasy impact at this stage of his career.

Both will become free agents. Koenig had a 2.67 ERA in 128 innings for the Brewers between 2024 and ’25, but he dealt with elbow issues early last season and pitched just seven innings in the majors before being sent down in mid-July, never to return. That his velocity was down about two mph in the minors surely played a role in him going unclaimed, but it’s a little surprising no one was willing to commit to a 40-man spot for him.

Katz takes over Colorado’s pitching apparatus after serving as an assistant pitching coach with the Astros this past season. He spent the previous five years as the pitching coach for the White Sox. He becomes the latest pitching guru to attempt to solve the undefeated Coors Field challenge.

Baddoo hit .224/.305/.369 with 28 homers in 1,143 plate appearances for the Tigers from 2021-25. He was in the running for a bench job in Milwaukee last spring, but he suffered a strained quad in March and missed two months. He was sent down once healthy and hit .252/.342/.469 with 11 homers and seven steals in 64 games for Triple-A Nashville. If they keep him on the 40-man, the Pirates will give him a chance to win a bench spot in spring training.