Remember when the Detroit Tigers tried to convert right-hander Ryan Helsley from reliever to starter, only for him to stay in the bullpen by signing a two-year, $28 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles ?

Here we go again.

The Tigers are interested in free-agent right-hander Brad Keller as a starter after his successful 2025 season in the Chicago Cubs ' bullpen, according to a person with knowledge of the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the situation is still developing. The 30-year-old is believed to be willing pitch as either a starter or reliever, but the Tigers are talking to him about returning to the rotation. SWING-AND-MISS: Ryan Helsley: Tigers were 'in on me heavy' as starter before signing with Orioles

It wouldn't be the first time Kell

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