The 2019 season for the Detroit Tigers has felt like the lowest of the low during the longterm rebuild the organization is currently going through. Detroit’s recently extended GM Al Avila finds himself in a tricky spot at this year’s trade deadline as many fans are growing anxious about waiting for the team’s rebuild to start showing real progress.
By the end of Wednesday, Avila could be in better standing with baseball fans in the Motor City, or he could hear more fans calling for him to be fired. With coveted assets such as Shane Greene, Nicholas Castellanos, and Matthew Boyd sitting in his lap, Avila seems as if he might wait until the last minute before making any deals at the deadline, which might not be the best sign.