The Detroit Tigers have exercised their 2015 option on reliever Joakim Soria, the club announced Friday.The Tigers had until five days after the conclusion of the World Series to decide whether or not to exercise the option, but the team had been expected to do so. The option is worth $7 million.Detroit also announced that it had extended one-year qualifying offers to starter Max Scherzer and designated hitter Victor Martinez. 
Scherzer went 18-5 with a 3.15 ERA this season, while Martinez hit .335 and had a career-high .974 OPS, adding 32 home runs and 103 RBI. Soria was acquired in a trade with the Texas Rangers in July, with Detroit sending two of its top prospects, starter Jake Thompson and reliever Corey Knebel, to the Rangers in exchange for him. Soria went on the disabled list in August with a strained oblique and recorded a 4.91 ERA with the Tigers in 11 innings. He had a 3.25 ERA in 44.1 innings overall between Texas and Detroit.Soria was a part of the bullpen meltdown that cost Detroit in the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles, in which the team's relievers allowed 10 earned runs in 2.2 innings, including a blown three-run lead in Game 2 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Soria allowed one earned run in the eighth inning in Game 2 and allowed four earned runs while recording just one out in the eighth inning in Game 1.SI Wire
Scherzer went 18-5 with a 3.15 ERA this season, while Martinez hit .335 and had a career-high .974 OPS, adding 32 home runs and 103 RBI. Soria was acquired in a trade with the Texas Rangers in July, with Detroit sending two of its top prospects, starter Jake Thompson and reliever Corey Knebel, to the Rangers in exchange for him. Soria went on the disabled list in August with a strained oblique and recorded a 4.91 ERA with the Tigers in 11 innings. He had a 3.25 ERA in 44.1 innings overall between Texas and Detroit.Soria was a part of the bullpen meltdown that cost Detroit in the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles, in which the team's relievers allowed 10 earned runs in 2.2 innings, including a blown three-run lead in Game 2 in the bottom of the eighth inning. Soria allowed one earned run in the eighth inning in Game 2 and allowed four earned runs while recording just one out in the eighth inning in Game 1.SI Wire
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
