Detroit agrees with Seay, Perez on minor league deals
DETROIT -- Left-hander Bobby Seay and outfielder Timo Perez have agreed to minor league contracts with the AL champion Detroit Tigers.
Seay appeared in 14 games and had a 6.46 ERA with the American League champions last season. The Tigers demoted him in June and he went on to go 1-2 with a 4.74 ERA in one start and 23 relief appearances at Triple-A Toledo. He has pitched in 76 major league games over five seasons in Detroit, Colorado and Tampa Bay and is 1-1 with a 5.02 ERA.
If added to the 40-man roster under the deal announced Monday, he would get a one-year contract that would pay $450,000 in the major leagues and $120,000 in the minors.
Perez hit .194 with three RBIs in 23 games last year for the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals and was cut in August. In seven seasons with the New York Mets, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis, he has a .262 batting average with 26 homers and 172 RBI.
If added to the major league roster, Perez would get a one-year contract that would pay $450,000 in the majors and $72,000 in the minors.
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