SARASOTA, Fla. -- Left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin has a chance to win a job in the Detroit Tigers' bullpen but it won’t be handed to him this spring. Manager A.J. Hinch said he was thrilled to have Chafin back on the squad for a third time. But the Tigers' bullpen mix is crowded.

The Tigers on Monday signed Chafin to a minor-league deal and a camp invite, marking his third tour of duty with the club.

Free agent reliever Andrew Chafin, 34, who has already pitched in 105 games for the Tigers across two stints with the club, signed a minor league deal Monday to go to spring training with Detroit, the team that traded the left-hander to Texas last summer.

For the second time in a month, the Tigers have re-signed a pitcher they dealt away at the Trade Deadline last July. This time, it’s lefty Andrew Chafin, who’s back for a third stint with Detroit on a

The Tigers announced Monday they’d signed the 34-year-old Chafin to a minor-league contract with an invitation to big-league camp.

4:00pm: The Tigers announced that they have signed left-hander Andrew Chafin to a minor league deal with a non-roster invite to spring training. The southpaw is a client of Meister Sports Management.