The Detroit Tigers have a bobble-head giveaway scheduled for July 28 against the Houston Astros.
The promotion is too late in the season for comfort, only three days before Major League Baseball’s nonwaiver trade deadline. It comes at a time when rightfielder J.D. Martinez figures to be among the most talked about players in baseball.
But the conundrum with Martinez goes beyond the possibility of fans receiving his Game of Thrones-themed bobblehead at a time when he could be playing for another team. Of all the Tigers who could be traded by the July 31 deadline, one has been labeled “a situation.