The weekend before Day 1 on the Winter Meetings saw Giancarlo Stanton being traded away to the Yankees, and then the Yankees had the loudest Day 1, officially introducing Stanton as a team member.
The Tigers, on the other hand, didn’t trade Ian Kinsler, despite a strong desire to do so. Per Jason Beck of MLB.com, Al Avila said:
“In our situation right now, it behooves us to move him, a veteran player, for a prospect,” Avila said, “[and] give [Dixon] Machado an opportunity to play more often. That would be a move in line with what we’re trying to do.