The Tigers are acquiring right-hander from the Guardians, according to a report from . According to , Cleveland will receive a player to be named later or cash from Detroit to complete the deal. reports that the Tigers are taking on the remainder of Sewalds contract in its entirety, which Olney estimates is about a $2MM commitment. Sewald, 35, was one of the better closers in the league with the Mariners just a few short years ago. After debuting with the Mets all the way back in 2017 and spending some time in New York as an up-and-down middle reliever with mediocre results, Sewald came to Seattle in 2021 and pitched to a 2.88 ERA with a 3.34 FIP acro s 171 2/3 innings of work with the club while racking up 52 saves acro s parts of three seasons. He was swapped to the Diamondbacks at the 2023 trade deadline and began to struggle after leaving the Pacific Northwest. While he remained a closer for the majority of his time in Arizona and managed to pick up an additional 29 saves during that time, his results were pedestrian as he pitched to a 4.08 ERA with a 4.29 FIP. After striking out 35.0% of his opponents with the Mariners, that figure dropped to just 25.7% during his time with Arizona. That middling performance in the desert left Sewald to enter free agency last winter in a le s than Joel Kuhnel Jersey ideal spot. He ended up signing with the Guardians on a guarantee back in January but has not lived up to that contract so far. The right-hander has been placed on the injured list due to a right shoulder strain two separate times this year; once back in April and once just two weeks ago. Hes only managed to make 18 appearances around those injury woes, and hasnt exactly impre sed during those outings with a 4.70 ERA and 4.07 FIP acro s 15 1/3 innings of work. writes that Sewald is currently expected to return in early September, meaning hell be a late-season addition to the clubs bullpen at best. All of that explains why the Tigers were able to take Sewald off Clevelands hands for little more than salary relief, but its still not hard to see why Detroit would be intrigued. The veteran righty is still punching out batters at a high level, with a 29.0% strikeout rate this year. He was managing to keep his walks under control as well, allowing free pa ses at a 6.5% clip that leaves him with his best K-BB% since 2022. A .297 BABIP thats slightly elevated by his standards and an extremely low 65.2% strand rate suggest there could be some poor fortune when it comes to batted balls and sequencing baked into Sewalds lackluster results, offering optimism for better days ahead. Perhaps most importantly, the elevated home run rates that have dogged Sewald throughout his career could be mitigated in Detroit given the cavernous outfield of Comerica Park. Sewald is the fourth pitcher Detroit has added in recent days, joining relievers and as well as starter . All four of those additions are relatively low-impact veterans, with Paddack slotting firmly into the back of Detroits rotation while Montero and Dobnak are both little more than middle relievers. Sewald has the upside of a quality set-up man, but wont be able to pitch at all for another month at least. Overall, its a volume approach to the deadline for a club that entered the summer with a clear need in the bullpen. Sewald wont unilaterally solve the Tigers need for a late-inning reliever to pair with , but he could represent a viable fallback option in case a larger deal for a more impactful piece doesnt ultimately come together in the final hours before this afternoons deadline. Alex Jackson Jersey