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Tigers' Al Avila not afraid to use top pitching prospects in bullpen

It has been a busy offseason so far for the Detroit Tigers. One area that general manager Al Avila has been rebuilding is the bullpen. Gone are Joakim Soria, Al Alburquerque, Neftali Feliz, Ian Krol and Tom Gorzelanny. So far the team has acquired Francisco Rodriguez to be their closer and Mark Lowe as the setup man. After looking at free agent relievers Tony Sipp and Antonio Bastardo, Avila decided to trade for left-hander Justin Wilson from the Yankees. This has been one big bullpen revamp.

As of right now, none of the Tigers' relievers from the 2015 Opening Day bullpen are set to make the 2016 Opening Day bullpen.