UPDATE: The physical is passed and the deal is official: $1 million plus incentives. Oh, and Chamberlain’s beard is gone if you care about such things.
7:12 AM: Joba Chamberlain has had a long offseason and had no team when pitchers and catchers reported last week. He has one now, however, reports Ken Rosenthal: the Detroit Tigers, where he spent 2014. He’s signed on a one-year, major league deal pending a physical.
Chamberlain tossed 63 innings with a 3.57 ERA and 59/24 K/BB ratio for the Tigers last season, though his first half was better than his second and his ALDS performance against the Orioles was a train wreck. As Rosenthal reported last month, however, Chamberlain was dealing with some family issues late last season which Tigers’ GM Dave Dombrowski says contributed to his second half decline.
