The Detroit Tigers called up pitcher Zach Miner from the Toledo Mudhens while optioning Jack Hannahan. The 24-year old righthander was brought over with Roman Colon in the Kyle Farnsworth deal last season and has pitched exceptionally well for the Mudhens over the course of two seasons. This year in nine starts covering 51 innings, he was 6-0 with a 2.82 earned run average, 1.26 WHIP, and 1.9 K:BB. The move looks to shore up the front end of the bullpen. an area that hasn’t been clicking on all cylinders of late for the team.
A look at Miner’s numbers prior to 2006:
| Year | Team Name | Lg | Age | Org. | Lvl | W | L | ERA | G | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | HR/9 | WHIP | K:BB |
| 2001 | Jamestown | NYPL | 19 | Atl | A- | 3 | 4 | 1.89 | 15 | 0 | 90.2 | 76 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 68 | 0.60 | 1.01 | 4.25 |
| 2002 | Macon | SAL | 20 | Atl | A | 8 | 9 | 3.28 | 29 | 0 | 159 | 143 | 73 | 58 | 10 | 51 | 131 | 0.57 | 1.22 | 2.57 |
| 2003 | Myrtle Beach | Caro | 21 | Atl | A+ | 6 | 10 | 3.69 | 27 | 0 | 153.2 | 150 | 74 | 63 | 10 | 61 | 88 | 0.59 | 1.37 | 1.44 |
| 2004 | Greenville | Sou | 22 | Atl | AA | 6 | 10 | 5.22 | 27 | 0 | 129.1 | 132 | 87 | 75 | 14 | 55 | 111 | 0.97 | 1.45 | 2.02 |
| 2005 | Mississippi | Sou | 23 | Atl | AA | 0 | 1 | 4.32 | 4 | 1 | 16.2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0.00 | 1.56 | 3.60 |
| 2005 | Toledo | IL | 23 | Det | AAA | 3 | 1 | 2.36 | 6 | 0 | 34.1 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 1.05 | 1.40 | 1.00 |
| 2005 | Richmond | IL | 23 | Atl | AAA | 1 | 7 | 4.23 | 17 | 0 | 89.1 | 97 | 47 | 42 | 6 | 45 | 63 | 0.60 | 1.59 | 1.40 |
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