The Detroit Tigers are coming off of their worst season in over a decade and are at the start of a rebuild. With these things in mind, Detroit will have vastly different needs out of a free agent than most other teams.
Typically, teams will want a free agent that can help them win a championship, whether that means in the coming year, or sometime in the near future. Barring some kind of divine intervention, the Detroit Tigers won’t be competitive in the foreseeable future, so here’s what they should be looking for out of a free agent.