Cincinnati Reds sign former Toronto Blue Jays right-hander
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The Cincinnati Reds have signed former Toronto Blue Jays right-handed reliever Hagen Danner to a minor league contract.
The Reds announced a number of non-roster invitees to spring training today.
Right-hander Hagen Danner is on the list, indicating the Reds have signed the former Blue Jays righty to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training.
MiLB Central also confirmed Danner's minor league pact deal with the Reds
The Cincinnati Reds have signed Hagen Danner to a minor league contract. The pitcher has 189 strikeouts in 170.1 innings pitched throughout his minor league career.
Danner spent 2025 pitching for Triple-A Tacoma, hoping to break camp with Reds
He got to make his major league debut with Toronto in 2023 but tossed just a third of an inning. In the minors, he has generally had decent strikeout and walks rates.
From 2021 to 2024, he tossed 114 minor league innings with a flat earned run average of 3.00. He struck out 28.8% of batters faced with an 8.3% walk rate.
The Blue Jays bumped him off the 40-man going into the 2025 season. The Mariners claimed him off waivers and then later outrighted him.
Hagen Danner (acquired by SEA) wields a strong slider and was productive in AAA last season
Danner spent last year at Triple-A Tacoma, in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League.
He logged 56 1/3 innings for that club with a 5.59 ERA, 21.4% strikeout rate and 8.3% walk rate.
He didn't get his roster spot back by the end of the year and became a free agent.
For the Reds, there's no harm in a non-roster pact to add some more depth. If Danner gets a roster spot at some point, he is out of options.
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JANVIER 13 | 71 ANSWERS Cincinnati Reds sign former Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Do you think former Blue Jays reliever Hagen Danner will break camp with the Cincinnati Reds? | ||
| Yes | 22 | 31 % |
| No | 28 | 39.4 % |
| Too early to tell | 21 | 29.6 % |
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