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Detroit Tigers Decline Options on Two Veteran Pitchers
Paul Sewald, limited by shoulder injuries, posted a 4.58 ERA over 22 games in 2025 before the Detroit Tigers declined their $10 million option.
- On Thursday, Nov. 6, the Detroit Tigers declined their $10 million mutual option on Paul Sewald, who exercised his end and will receive a $1 million buyout as a free agent.
- The Tigers acquired Sewald from the Cleveland Guardians at the July 31, 2025 trade deadline while he was recovering from a shoulder strain and missed time between July 11 and Sept. 19.
- Statistically, Paul Sewald posted a 4.58 ERA in 22 relief appearances in the 2025 season, with his whiff rate dropping from 30.8% to 16.7% and pitching four games for Detroit covering 4.1 innings.
- The decision affects the Tigers’ 2026 payroll, projected at about $115 million, as Detroit declined options on Paul Sewald and Jose Urquidy while claiming Jack Little and restoring six pitchers to the 40-man roster.
- The Tigers had counted on Sewald to return to full health and bolster the bullpen, but he wasn’t used in any of Detroit’s eight postseason games despite being a nine-year big-league veteran with a career-high 34 saves in 2023.
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USA TodayDetroit Tigers decline $10 million mutual option with Paul Sewald, making him free agent
The Detroit Tigers acquired right-handed reliever Paul Sewald at the July 31 trade deadline, but they decided he wasn't worth $10 million in 2026.
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