Tigers sending unperforming RHP Kenta Maeda to bullpen

The Detroit Tigers are moving struggling starter Kenta Maeda to the bullpen.Manager A.J. Hinch told reporters Thursday that there is no timeline for the right-hander to return to the starting staff.”He’s going to go to the bullpen for the foreseeable future,” Hinch said. “We have some adjustments we’d like him to make. He’s open to any and all ideas.”The Tigers signed Maeda, 36, to a two-year, $24 million contract last November. He’ll earn $14 million of that this season, which ties him for the second-highest salary on the team, behind the $25 million being paid to shortstop Javier Baez.On the season, he has made 16 starts and is 2-5 with a 7.26 ERA. In 65 2/3 innings, he’s given up 81 hits, walked 23 and allowed 15 homers.Tuesday night, Maeda started against the Cleveland Guardians and allowed six runs on seven hits and a walk in 2 2/3 innings pitched.

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