The Detroit Tigers targeted Scott Harris from the beginning.
Prying him from San Francisco — at the onset of the CEO and chairman Christopher Ilitch's search for a president of baseball operations — seemed improbable. Harris, in his third season as the Giants' general manager, grew up in Redwood City, California, and at age 35, he stood second-in-command to Farhan Zaidi. The Tigers went through their process, with Harris seemingly their top target, and that process ended Monday morning, with Harris as the final candidate standing.
He is tasked with molding the Tigers, on and off the field, into a best-in-class franchise.