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Sam Howard Claimed by Detroit Tigers

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Left-handed pitcher Sam Howard was designated for assignment by the Pittsburgh Pirates last Saturday when they had to add catcher Michael Perez to the 40-man roster between games of the doubleheader due to the injury of Roberto Perez. Today it was announced that Howard has been claimed by the Detroit Tigers.

Howard allowed two runs over two innings in three appearances with the Pirates this year. He was dealing with a minor injury at the start of the season, did some rehab time, and he was optioned to Indianapolis at the time of his DFA. He put together solid stats for the Pirates in 2020, but he struggled a bit last year, posting a 5.60 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP in 45 innings over 54 appearances. However, 11 of the earned runs he allowed came in one inning of work. In his other 44 innings, he had a 3.48 ERA.

Detroit optioned Howard to Triple-A.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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