Detroit Tigers’ General Manager Al Avila is going to have a busy few weeks. The non-waiver trade deadline is July 31, and before then the Tigers will be shopping many key players. Among them is veteran left-hander Blaine Hardy, who at age 31 is having one of his finest big league seasons.
Hardy, who had been a reliever in every professional outing before this year, transitioned into the rotation at Triple-A to begin the campaign. After going 3-0 with a 0.74 ERA and a stunning 30/4 K/BB ratio in 24.1 innings, he was promoted to the big leagues.