Brenan Hanifee Fantasy Stats

Detroit Tigers right-hander Brenan Hanifee has made the team's Opening Day roster, a source told the Detroit Free Press' Evan Petzold. Hanifee essentially takes the roster spot of right-handed reliever Jason Foley, who will surprisingly start the year at Triple-A Toledo after struggling in spring training. The 26-year-old Hanifee impressed in his 10 2/3 scoreless Grapefruit League innings while striking out nine and walking three. The former fourth-rounder of the Baltimore Orioles in 2016 appeared in 21 games (three starts) for the Tigers a season ago and excelled with a 1.84 ERA (3.10 FIP) and 1.12 WHIP with 23 strikeouts and six walks in 29 1/3 innings pitched. Hanifee will likely serve in a middle-relief role for the Tigers to open the 2025 season and won't really be on the fantasy radar anywhere.

Free agent pitcher Brenan Hanifee has signed a minor-league deal with the Detroit Tigers. The right-hander was non-tendered by Detroit earlier in the offseason but will return to the organization for the 2024 campaign. Hanifee, a fourth-round pick of the Orioles in 2016, made his big-league debut with the Tigers in 2023, surrendering three earned runs, one home run, and zero walks against three strikeouts in three appearances and five innings of work. He worked both as a starter and a reliever across 25 outings with Triple-A Toledo as well, tossing a 4.38 ERA alongside a healthy 57.2% ground-ball rate. Hanifee's minors pact comes with an invite to big-league spring training.