Detroit Tigers General Manager Al Avila has a handful of holes to fill on this roster heading into 2019. One of them is at first base – assuming the team plans to have Miguel Cabrera serve as their full-time designated hitter.
The team could employ John Hicks at first, but it makes more sense for the team to find a cheap alternative on the open market – someone they could potentially trade at the July trade deadline and acquire more prospects.
We profiled a few free agent options here and here, but a new player hit the market that Detroit should strongly consider – and that’s hulking slugger Justin Bour.