Official Site of the Tigers · Dec 30, 2016
In '17, Tigers might be in store for shakeup
Tigers general manager Al Avila joins Hot Stove to talk about the factors involved in deciding whether to trade J.D. Martinez this offseasonAt some point, 2017 will be the year of change for the Tigers. It could come early, if the club finds some late-offseason trades that it likes. It could come in July if Detroit falls out of contention, setting up some big names to be dealt at the Trade Deadline. At the latest, it will come next offseason, when J.D. Martinez, Ian Kinsler, Justin Upton, Anibal Sanchez, Mike Pelfrey and Mark Lowe all could become free agents, reducing the team's payroll through attrition.