The Detroit Tigers aren't going to cut Kenta Maeda and eat the remaining $10 million of his two-year, $24 million contract, at least not yet.

Tigers GM Scott Harris said that Kenta Maeda will compete for a role in the rotation after ending 2024 in the bullpen

Kenta Maeda was the Tigers’ biggest signing of the 2023-24 offseason, but his tenure in Detroit got off to a disappointing start. leading to a demotion to the bullpen.

Thus, just before the All-Star break, the Tigers decided to move Maeda to the bullpen indefinitely – although not necessarily permanently. Indeed, he still took on a starter’s workload in several of his bullpen appearances,