Detroit — National reports surfaced Friday afternoon (MLB Network, The Athletic, others) that the Tigers have had talks with free agent shortstop Javier Baez.
Well, of course they have.
Tigers general manager Al Avila made it clear from the start of the offseason that landing a shortstop was a priority and there is a large group of top tier free agent shortstops on the market. The Tigers have done their due diligence on Carlos Correa, Marcus Semien and now Baez. They have had or will have discussions with Trevor Story and possibly Corey Seager, Andrelton Simmons and Chris Taylor, as well.