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Detroit Tigers begin free-agent search for shortstops, pitchers

Taking a look at what the Tigers' starting lineup and pitching rotation could look like to open the 2019 season. Video by Anthony Fenech and Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press. Wochit

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Their net has been cast, a “wide net,” Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila said, for free agents who aren’t too good or too expensive.

For a second consecutive off-season, the Tigers will be looking for stop-gap players, most likely those willing to sign one-year deals.

Avila began meeting with player agents at the General Managers’ Meetings on Wednesday afternoon as he searches for two primary needs: Shortstop and starting pitcher.