For years, the St. Louis Cardinals have been known for “The Cardinal Way” program used for growing their own talent. They draft players, develop them, and win championships. The Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland A’s, and a few other organizations around the league have similar programs (although, not all of the programs are as successful as The Cardinal Way). On December 8, during the Winter Meetings, the media learned that the Detroit Tigers were throwing their hat into the ring by creating “The Tigers Way” for building home-grown talent from Single-A to the Major League.
According to the Detroit News, this new program to build and develop talent from within is not something that Avila actually wanted to share with the media.