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Club Outrights the Contracts of Four Players to Triple A Toledo
DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers today announced the club has traded infielder Brent Dlugach to the Boston Red Sox for a player to be named later or cash considerations by April 15, 2011. Additionally, the Tigers today announced the club has outrighted the contracts of righthanded pitchers Eddie Bonine and Jay Sborz, catcher Max St. Pierre and outfielder Jeff Frazier to Triple A Toledo.
Dlugach spent the entire 2010 season with Triple A Toledo, hitting .258 (116x450) with 52 runs scored, 22 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 41 RBI in 117 games.
Bonine compiled a 4-1 record and 4.63 ERA (68.0IP/35ER) in 47 appearances with the Tigers during the 2010 season. He established career bests with four wins, 47 appearances and 68.0 innings pitched during the season.
Sborz posted a 1-6 record, 4.74 ERA (43.2IP/23ER), 19 saves and 43 strikeouts in 43 outings with Triple A Toledo this past season. He saw action in one game with the Tigers in 2010, surrendering five runs as he retired two of the seven batters he faced.
St. Pierre split time between Double A Erie and Triple A Toledo during the 2010 season before he saw his first major league action as he joined the Tigers in September. He combined to hit .274 (52x190) with seven doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 36 RBI in 59 games between Erie and Toledo. St. Pierre batted .222 (2x9) in six games with Detroit in 2010.
Frazier saw action in 123 games with Triple A Toledo in 2010, hitting .256 (122x477) with 34 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs and 73 RBI. In nine games with the Tigers, he batted .217 (5x23) with a double and an RBI.
Bonine has elected his free agency immediately, while Sborz, St. Pierre and Frazier all will be granted free agency on November 6 when all other six-year renewal option players are eligible for free agency.
