Tom Gromak
Al Avila is shifting between jobs this week. Half the time he is Tigers general manager. He has a second gig as an auctioneer, overseeing bids for heavily craved Tigers reliever Justin Wilson.
Notice that the Tigers’ most heavily-pursued trade piece, by all accounts, is a pitcher who this year carries a salary of $2.7 million, about one-eleventh the amount Justin Verlander will be paid.
This bold-faces an important point as the Tigers wade through July and a quest to make as many trades as a team from Detroit deems constructive.