Tigers' Jacob Barnes: Signs minor-league deal with Tigers
Rotowire
Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on Tuesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Barnes will return to the Tigers system after he elected free agency when designated for assignment by the team in June. The reliever has produced a 6.10 ERA and 1.45 WHIP with 10 strikeouts over 20.2 innings in 22 appearances with the Tigers this season. Barnes will be a likely candidate for a call-up if the team trades away some bullpen pieces at the trade deadline.
... See More... See Less
Jacob Barnes: Becomes free agent
Rotowire
Barnes elected free agency Sunday after he was outrighted to Triple-A Tacoma.
The journeyman reliever will look to find work in a new organization after Seattle designated him for assignment last week. Before being booted off the Mariners' 40-man roster, Barnes didn't see action at the big-league level and made all four of his appearances with the organization with Tacoma, striking out five over four scoreless innings.
... See More... See Less
Mariners' Jacob Barnes: Cast off 40-man roster
Rotowire
Barnes was designated for assignment by the Mariners on Monday.
Barnes joined Seattle's major-league roster Saturday but didn't make any appearances over the last two games. He'll lose his place on the 40-man roster after Erik Swanson (personal) was reinstated from the paternity list.
... See More... See Less
Mariners' Jacob Barnes: Promoted to majors
Rotowire
Barnes had his contract selected by the Mariners on Saturday.
Barnes joined Seattle on a minor-league deal in late June after being released by the Tigers. He didn't allow a run across four innings with Triple-A Tacoma and now projects to occupy a low-leverage role in the Mariners bullpen.
... See More... See Less
Mariners' Jacob Barnes: Signs with Seattle
Rotowire
Barnes agreed to a minor-league contract with the Mariners on Wednesday, Tacoma Rainers broadcaster Mike Curto reports.
Barnes was cut loose by Detroit over the weekend after posting a 6.10 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 10:9 K:BB across 20.2 innings this season. He'll report to Triple-A Tacoma in hopes of earning another big-league opportunity with the Mariners.
... See More... See Less
Jacob Barnes: Released by Tigers
Rotowire
Barnes cleared waivers and was released by the Tigers on Saturday.
Barnes made 22 relief appearances for the Tigers this year and posted a 6.10 ERA and 1.45 WHIP while striking out just 10 batters in 20.2 innings. The 32-year-old was designated for assignment Monday and will be able to seek out other opportunities as a free agent.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Jacob Barnes: DFA'd by Detroit
Rotowire
Barnes was designated for assignment following Monday's game against the White Sox, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Barnes has struggled of late, as he's surrendered 11 runs on 12 hits and six walks while striking out four over his last seven appearances (6.2 innings). He'll hit the waiver wire following Monday night's move.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Jacob Barnes: Charged with first loss
Rotowire
Barnes (3-1) allowed four runs on four hits in an inning of work to take the loss Friday against the Guardians. He struck out two.
Starter Tarik Skubal was hit by a comebacker at the end of the fifth inning and exited the game with a left leg contusion. The lefty hadn't allowed a run while he was in there, but Barnes immediately changed that. The righty allowed four straight hits to start the frame, with the final blow being a three-run home run by Jose Ramirez. The poor outing raised Barnes' ERA from 1.93 to 4.20. That's more in line with his career 4.58 ERA, so Barnes was probably pitching a bit over his head to start the season.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Jacob Barnes: Picks up second win
Rotowire
Barnes (2-0) pitched a scoreless inning in relief and earned the win Saturday against the Dodgers.
Barnes has pitched well for the Tigers with a 1.08 ERA and 0.60 WHIP across 8.1 innings, and he's now scooped up two wins in relief as well. Wins are unpredictable for middle relievers, so it's hard to say how many more the righty will get, but Barnes has at least solidified his role in the Detroit bullpen with his strong play so far.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Jacob Barnes: Earns first 2022 win
Rotowire
Barnes (1-0) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout to earn the win Friday against the Royals.
Barnes has been good so far for Detroit, logging three scoreless innings and allowing just a single hit. Michael Fulmer earned his first save of the season Friday, and Gregory Soto is the team's regular closer, so Barnes should remain in a setup role moving forward. However, with Jose Cisnero (shoulder) on the 60-day IL, Barnes should be able to hold onto a key role in the Tigers' bullpen, even if it doesn't carry a ton of fantasy value most days.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Jacob Barnes: Contract selected Wednesday
Rotowire
Barnes' contract was selected by the Tigers on Wednesday.
Barnes has had lackluster results in the majors across the last several seasons, but he still claimed a spot in Detroit's Opening Day bullpen. Across 29 outings with the Mets and Blue Jays last year, he posted a 6.28 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in 28.2 innings.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Jacob Barnes: Claims bullpen job
Rotowire
The Tigers informed Barnes on Tuesday that he'll be included in the team's Opening Day bullpen, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
Fellow non-roster relievers Will Vest and Drew Hutchison are also set to make the team, so Detroit will need to make corresponding transactions to clear spots on the 40-man roster for all three pitchers. Barnes saw action in 29 big-league games between the Mets and Blue Jays in 2021, accruing a 6.28 ERA and 1.47 WHIP across 28.2 innings. He'll likely see most of his initial opportunities out of the Detroit bullpen in lower-leverage spots.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Jacob Barnes: Brought back to big-league camp
Rotowire
Barnes returned to major-league camp Friday as Andrew Chafin (groin) continues to receive treatment, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
Barnes was in camp as a non-roster invitee but was assigned to minor-league camp Monday and appeared set to head to Triple-A Toledo. With Chafin looking like he might not be ready for Opening Day, however, there may be a temporary roster spot available for Barnes. If he does indeed win a job, it won't be a particularly secure one, but a few strong performances early in the year could convince the Tigers to keep him around.
... See More... See Less
Tigers' Jacob Barnes: Signs with Tigers
Rotowire
Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on Wednesday.
Barnes made 29 relief appearances with the Mets and Blue Jays in 2021, and he posted a 6.28 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in 28.2 innings. However, he was cast off Toronto's 40-man roster in October and will now join the Tigers as a non-roster invitee.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' Jacob Barnes: Designated for assignment
Rotowire
Barnes was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Wednesday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Barnes spent the final weekend of the regular season with the major-league club but will lose his spot on the 40-man roster early in the offseason. The right-hander made 29 relief appearances with the Mets and Blue Jays in 2021 and posted a 6.28 ERA and 1.47 WHIP in 28.2 innings.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' Jacob Barnes: Moves up to big club
Rotowire
The Blue Jays selected Barnes' contract from Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday.
Barnes will rejoin the Toronto bullpen as a replacement for Anthony Castro, who was optioned to Triple-A after tossing 28 pitches in a relief appearance Tuesday against the Yankees. Before being outrighted off the 40-man roster in early August, Barnes made nine appearances for Toronto and gave up six earned runs in nine innings.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' Jacob Barnes: Outrighted off roster
Rotowire
The Blue Jays outrighted Barnes to Triple-A Buffalo on Monday.
Barnes will remain in Toronto's organizations after none of MLB's other 29 teams were willing to put in a waiver claim for the 31-year-old reliever when he was designated for assignment last week. Before being dropped from the 40-man roster, Barnes appeared in nine games for Toronto and gave up six earned runs while striking out 13 in nine innings.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' Jacob Barnes: DFA'd by Blue Jays
Rotowire
Barnes was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Monday.
Barnes was traded from the Mets to the Blue Jays in mid-June, and he tossed six scoreless innings across his first five relief appearances with his new club. However, he struggled recently and allowed six runs on six hits and four walks while striking out five in three innings across his last four outings. His removal from the 40-man roster clears room for left-hander Kirby Snead, whose contract was selected by the Blue Jays on Monday.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' Jacob Barnes: Expected to join Jays in Miami
Rotowire
Manager Charlie Montoyo said Saturday that the newly acquired Barnes is expected to join the team for their upcoming series against the Marlins, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Barnes was traded to Toronto from the Mets in exchange for cash considerations earlier Saturday. It sounds like the right-hander will join the 26-man roster for the start of the series in Miami on Tuesday, though nothing has been made official at this point. Barnes posted a subpar 6.27 ERA and 1.29 WHIP while logging 18.2 innings with the Mets prior to Saturday's trade.
... See More... See Less
Blue Jays' Jacob Barnes: Traded to Toronto
Rotowire
Barnes was traded from the Mets to the Blue Jays on Saturday in exchange for right-hander Troy Miller.
Barnes was designated for assignment by the Mets on Monday, but he'll now find a spot on Toronto's 40-man roster. The right-hander posted a 6.27 ERA and 1.29 WHIP in 18.2 innings with the Mets this year, but he could head to Triple-A Buffalo going forward.
