PITTSBURGH, PA - AUGUST 07: Austin Romine #7 of the Detroit Tigers hits a RBI single during the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on August 7, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
At some point, the Detroit Tigers’ idea of more or less intentionally inhabiting MLB’s basement has to stop being the goal before it becomes a rent-to-own arrangement.
Recent comments by Tigers’ GM Al Avila called into question the Detroit Tigers’ view on loosening the purse strings to augment the young players it’s trying to develop with premium veteran talent via free agency.