Not a big surprise here. Right-hander Jack Flaherty has exercised his player option with the Tigers and will return for $20 million in 2026.

The Tigers initially signed him to a two-year, $35 million deal last offseason, with the second year being a player option with an incentive attached if Flaherty spent most of the year in the rotation and off the injured list. Flaherty made $25 million in 2025, and because he did his part and easily cleared 15 starts this season, starting 31 games in the regular season, the option cost to the Tigers in 2026 jumped to $20 million, making it pretty likely he would opt back in.

Flaherty was initially signed to a one-year deal back in the 2023-2024 offseason. The Tigers had him ditch him cutter and made some adjustments with his lead leg blocking along

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