DETROIT — Right-hander Shelby Miller agreed Friday to a $3.25 million, one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, a deal together with a 2025 staff possibility and efficiency bonuses that might be value as much as $11 million over two seasons if he closes recurrently.
The 33-year-old was 3-0 with one save and a 1.71 ERA in 35 aid appearances and one begin for the Los Angeles Dodgers final season, placing out 42 and strolling 19 in 42 innings.
Selected nineteenth general by St. Louis within the 2009 novice draft, Miller was an All-Star with Atlanta in 2015. He is 41-58 with a 4.08 ERA in 11 seasons with the Cardinals (2012-14), the Braves (2015), Arizona (2016-18), Texas (2019), the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh (each 2021), San Francisco (2022) and the Dodgers. He sat out the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Making a push to enhance in what seems to be a winnable AL Central, the Tigers exercised outfielder Mark Canha’s $11.5 million possibility, and reached agreements with pitchers Jack Flaherty ($14 million for one yr), Kenta Maeda ($24 million for 2 years) and Andrew Chafin ($4.75 million for one yr).
Miller has a $3 million wage for subsequent season, and the Tigers have a $4.25 million possibility for 2025 with a $250,000 buyout.
His possibility worth can enhance to $5.65 million primarily based on his 2024 workload: $600,000 for video games and $800,000 for video games completed. It would go up by $100,000 every for 50, 55 and 60 video games and $150,000 apiece for 65 and 70, plus $200,000 every for 40, 45, 50 and 55 video games completed.
Miller can earn $1,175,000 yearly in efficiency bonuses, together with $575,000 for video games and $600,000 for video games completed. He would get $100,000 every for 50, 55 and 60 video games, $125,000 for 65 and $150,000 for 70. He additionally would get $150,000 every for 40, 45, 50 and 55 video games completed.
Detroit designated catcher Donny Sands for task, opening a roster spot.
