Tigers' Drake Britton: Inks minor league deal with Tigers

Britton signed a minor league contract with the Tigers on Friday.

Britton spent the 2015 season in the Cubs' organization at Triple-A Iowa, where he worked a 5.08 ERA with 45 strikeouts and 33 walks over 83.1 innings. The left-hander profiles as a reliever at the big league level, but he has not pitched in the majors since 2014 when he was with the Red Sox. According to the Tigers' official website, Britton has received an invite to spring training.