Daniel Schlereth returns to Tigers on minor-league deal

Another left-handed reliever is in the Detroit Tigers' fold.

Daniel Schlereth, who last pitched in the big leagues with the Tigers in 2012, has signed a minor-league deal with the team, according to the International League transactions page.

The Tigers will announce spring training camp invites soon.

Schlereth, 28, joined Triple-A Toledo in the middle of last season after being traded for cash considerations from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He posted a 4.50 ERA in 17 games with the Mud Hens.

For his career, Schlereth has a 4.35 ERA with 91 strikeouts in 93 big league innings.

He debuted with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2009 before getting traded to Detroit with Max Scherzer as part of a three-team trade with the New York Yankees.

In that trade, the Tigers sent outfielder Curtis Granderson to New York and starting pitcher Edwin Jackson to Arizona.

Schlereth posted a 2.89 ERA in 2010 and 3.49 ERA in 2011.

He was sidelined with left shoulder tendinitis early in the 2012 season, though, and has not pitched in the major leagues since.

Schlereth comes aboard as left-handed relief depth at Toledo with only three left-handed relievers on the 40-man roster — Tom Gorzelanny, Blaine Hardy and Ian Krol.

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