Wingenter (back) signed a minor-league contract with the Tigers on Sunday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Wingenter's deal includes an invitation to big-league spring training, where the 28-year-old should get the chance to compete for a spot in Detroit's Opening Day bullpen. After undergoing back surgery in September 2021, Wingenter was non-tendered by the Padres and caught on with the Reds on a minor-league deal last offseason. Wingenter never ended up seeing action for any of the Reds' minor-league affiliates in 2022, but he was presumably able to pass his physical with Detroit and should report to spring training at full health. Over 73 career relief appearances in the majors, Wingenter owns a 5.14 ERA and 20.1 K-BB%.
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Reds' Trey Wingenter: Sent to minors camp
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The Reds reassigned Wingenter (elbow) to minor-league camp Sunday.
Wingenter's chances of breaking camp with the Reds were dashed after he was shut down with elbow soreness a few days ago. Fortunately, Wingenter's MRI checked out fine, and he's expected to continue his rehab program at the Reds' extended spring training facility before eventually settling in the bullpen at Triple-A Louisville, according to Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Reds' Trey Wingenter: Dealing with elbow soreness
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Wingenter was shut down from throwing with right elbow soreness Thursday and won't be ready for the start of the season, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Wingenter appears to have avoided a serious injury since an MRI came back clean, but he'll still be unavailable for Opening Day. The 27-year-old is in camp as a non-roster invitee, and it's unclear whether he'll get a chance with the big-league club once healthy.
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Reds' Trey Wingenter: Healthy for spring training
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Wingenter (back) is listed among the Reds' available relievers for Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Dodgers, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
Wingenter is poised to make his second appearance of the spring after he was charged with an earned run on two hits and a walk while striking out two over one inning out of the bullpen in Saturday's 9-3 win over the Athletics. The 27-year-old righty reliever, who is attending camp as a non-roster invitee, appears to be fully healthy after he underwent back surgery last September.
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Reds' Trey Wingenter: Signs with Cincinnati
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Wingenter (back) signed a minor-league contract with the Reds on Wednesday that includes an invitation to big-league camp.
Wingenter was non-tendered by San Diego on Tuesday, but it didn't take him long to latch on with a new team. The right-hander made two rehab appearances in rookie ball last season while making his return from Tommy John surgery in July 2020, but he picked up a back injury and required another procedure in September.
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Trey Wingenter: Non-tendered by San Diego
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Wingenter (back) was non-tendered by the Padres on Tuesday.
Wingenter underwent back surgery in September, and the Friars opted not to tender him a contract for 2022. The 27-year-old was returning from Tommy John surgery in July 2020 but was sidelined by a back issue after making two rehab appearances in rookie ball.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Won't return this season
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Wingeter recently underwent back surgery and won't return to pitch this season, per MLB.com.
The right-handed reliever underwent Tommy John surgery last July but was hoping to make a late-season return to the Padres bullpen. He started a rehab assignment in August but was shut down after three outings due to a back injury. Wingeter underwent a microdiscectomy in mid-September and is expected to be fully ready to go come spring training.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Doing well in rehab stint
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Wingenter (elbow) has tossed two innings in two appearances with the Padres' ACL squad, striking out four without allowing any baserunners.
Wingenter pitched a scoreless inning Aug. 14 in his first game action since undergoing Tommy John surgery last July. He followed that with another scoreless frame Aug. 19. According to MLB.com, it isn't clear whether the right-hander will be able to return to the majors this season.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Placed on injured list
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Wingenter (elbow) was placed on the 60-day injured list Thursday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Wingenter underwent Tommy John surgery on July 17, 2020 and is expected to miss the entire 2021 campaign as a result. This move was procedural to allow room on the 40-man roster for the Padres to officially add Keone Kela.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Transferred to 45-day injured list
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Wingenter (elbow) was transferred to the 45-day injured list Saturday, Andersen Pickard of MLBDailyDish.com reports.
The move is simply procedural after Wingenter underwent Tommy John surgery July 17. The right-hander is expected to be sidelined until the 2022 season as a result of the injury.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Placed on IL
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Wingenter (elbow) was placed on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to July 20) on Wednesday.
Wingenter underwent Tommy John surgery July 17, so his move to the injured list was inevitable. The right-hander is expected to be out until the 2022 season.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Undergoes Tommy John surgery
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Wingenter underwent Tommy John surgery Friday, Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
The reliever was originally prescribed nothing but extra rest by team doctors after experiencing elbow irritation last week, but the injury was evidently far worse than originally feared. The timing of his surgery means that he'll have at best an outside shot at returning very late in the 2021 season, with the most likely outcome being that he's not back in game action until 2022.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: To be re-evaluated this weekend
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Wingenter (elbow) has been prescribed extra rest by team doctors and won't be re-evaluated until this weekend, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
Wingenter dealt with a shoulder issue in spring training but appeared to be healthy at the start of summer camp. However, he developed elbow irritation last week and was subsequently shut down. Given the timeframe of his re-evaluation and the rapidly approaching start to the regular season, it is highly unlikely that Wingenter will be part of the Opening Day bullpen.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Out with shoulder injury
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Wingenter is dealing with a shoulder injury and recently had a cortisone injection, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Sanders says that Wingenter isn't particularly close to pitching in games, so it sounds inevitable that he will open the year on the injured list. He is a hard thrower who has the stuff to pitch in the late innings, but he'd still have been fifth or sixth at best in the pecking order in this loaded bullpen.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Back in big leagues
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Wingenter was recalled from Double-A Amarillo on Sunday.
Wingenter has thrown 46.1 innings for the Padres this season, struggling ti a 5.05 ERA. His strong 33.2 percent strikeout rate hasn't been enough to overcome a poor 13.3 percent walk rate or a low 34.3 percent groundball rate.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Sent back to minors
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Wingenter was optioned to Double-A Amarillo on Thursday.
This move, which comes after Wingenter allowed three runs across 1.1 innings as the opener Wednesday, frees up a spot on the roster for Nick Martini, who was claimed off waivers from the Athletics. The righty reliever should rejoin the big club sometime in September.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Gives up three runs
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Wingenter gave up three runs on one hit and two walks while striking out two through 1.1 innings in a no-decision against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
Serving as the opener in a bullpen game, Wingenter retired the first three batters he faced before allowing three baserunners in the second inning before his quick exit. The right-hander was technically making his first professional start at any level, even though this was obviously intended to be a limited outing. The right-hander has an 8.64 ERA with a 1.68 WHIP in his last nine appearances.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Working as opener in bullpen game
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Wingenter will serve as the Padres' opening pitcher for Wednesday's series finale versus the Dodgers, AJ Cassavell of MLB.com reports.
While the right-hander will be making the first start of his career at either the major- or minor-league level, he's not expected to work more than an inning or two before giving way to the bullpen. The Padres haven't named a primary pitcher behind Wingenter, so it's likely that manager Andy Green will take a "Johnny Wholestaff" approach to the series finale and mix and match with several different relievers. Wingenter owns a 4.60 ERA and 63:24 K:BB over 45 innings this season.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Rejoins Friars
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Wingenter was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Wednesday.
Wingenter was optioned to Triple-A on July 21 and makes his way back to the big leagues after spending the 10-day minimum in the minors. The 25-year-old has a 4.26 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 53:18 K:BB over 38 innings this season.
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Padres' Trey Wingenter: Optioned to Triple-A
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Wingenter was optioned to Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
Wingenter was optioned in a series of moves made by the Padres to make room for Adrian Morejon and Michel Baez. Wingenter had pitched fairly effectively out of the bullpen for the club, posting a 4.26 ERA and 1.13 WHIP with 53 strikeouts across 38 innings.
