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Detroit Tigers begin next phase of rebuild at GM meetings

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. — A quick Internet search of “steps to renovating a house” bring up a checklist of 10 things, like “make a plan” and “set a budget” and “start demolition.”

The steps to renovating a baseball team are similar, and the Detroit Tigers’ chief contractor, general manager Al Avila, was already hard at work on Monday afternoon at the Omni Resort and Spa, meeting with his front-office team for hours as many of baseball’s other general managers trickled in for their annual off-season meetings.