Detroit Tigers fans didn’t see much Major League activity over the winter.
Cameron Maybin was traded to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and Daniel Stumpf was selected in the Rule 5 draft.
Meanwhile, the team brought in Mikie Mahtook in a minor trade with the Tampa Bay Rays, while Alex Avila was added to a new-look bench.
However, that was about it.
The rest of 2016’s nucleus returned, with Detroit opting to replace Maybin mostly with internal options in JaCoby Jones, Andrew Romine and Tyler Collins.