Brigham signed a one-year, $500,000 contract to play for the Nexen Heroes in South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reports.

EDGE Analysis

Brigham joined the Heroes after he was released by the Tigers last summer. He went 10-6 with a 4.38 ERA in 24 starts. It's possible he could return to MLB if he becomes a star in South Korea, but the odds are low since he'll be 30 years old next season.

Brigham signed a minor league deal with the Tigers on Friday, Baseball America's Matt Eddy reports.

EDGE Analysis

Brigham spent 2016 pitching in Japan. Prior to that he posted an 8.64 ERA and 2.16 WHIP in 16.2 big league innings and his minor league strikeout rates have been pretty mediocre. Look for him to serve as organizational bullpen depth in 2017.

Brigham's rights were transferred to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the NPB on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Brigham signed a minor league contract with the Tigers last week, but there had been some reports of him heading to the NPB. Friday's announcement confirms that Brigham will indeed pitch overseas in 2016.

Brigham was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday, Kevin McAlpin of 680 Sports Radio reports.

EDGE Analysis

Brigham was lit up Sunday, allowing eight runs on nine hits and four walks over just 1.2 innings Monday. He's now lost his spot on the 25-man roster, but could be recalled in September if the Braves decide to add a few more bullpen arms.

Brigham was charged for eight runs on nine hits and four walks over just 1.2 innings in Sunday's 20-6 loss to the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

It's far from an encouraging performance for the 27-year-old who had just returned to the Braves on Saturday after receiving the promotion from Triple-A Gwinnett. Brigham gave up two runs while recording no outs over in his previous appearance with the Braves on Aug. 15, so he's now given up 10 runs on 10 hits and five walks over his last 1.2 innings. Don't expect him to see much use in high-leverage situations during the season's final month.

Brigham was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

Williams Perez was optioned down, opening the door for Brigham to return for his third stint with the big club this season. Brigham, who works primarily with a fastball/slider combination, has given up eight runs on 19 hits in 15 innings with Atlanta this season. Look for him to work in middle relief over the final month.

Brigham was officially called up from Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. After spending the better part of nine seasons in the minors, Brigham finally received the call up to the major leagues. Brigham worked as a starter with Double-A Mississippi to begin the year and turned in strong results (3.05 ERA), but it appears he will take on a long-relief role with the Braves for the time being. A corresponding roster move was not immediately announced.

The Braves will promote Brigham from Triple-A Gwinnett, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports. Brigham, a sixth-round pick by the Rangers in 2006, will finally get his first major-league opportunity after toiling in the minors for nine seasons. He worked exclusively as a starter with Double-A Mississippi to start the year, posting a 3.05 ERA over 65 innings, but his lone appearance with Gwinnett came out of the bullpen and it seems likely he will take on a long-relief role with Atlanta.

Pirates signed RHP Jacob Brigham to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Brigham, who turns 26 in February, had a 4.03 ERA and 95/53 K/BB ratio over 127 1/3 innings this past season with the Rangers' Double- and Triple-A affiliate. He'll serve as organizational pitching depth.

Rangers reassigned RHP Jacob Brigham an OF Joey Butler to minor league camp. Brigham posted a 4.21 ERA in 21 starts at the Double-A Frisco last season. Butler, 27, will continue to serve as organizational depth.