DETROIT -- The Tigers hit the trade market for their closer and found a familiar name. Francisco Rodriguez, rumored for years to be a potential Detroit closer, will get the chance after being acquired from the Brewers on Wednesday for infield prospect Javier Betancourt.
Each team will also receive a player to be named. One or both could be a selection from this year's Draft, since players can't be traded until a year after they sign, or it could be contingent on Rodriguez's contract option for 2017.
Rodriguez has been said to draw the interest of the Tigers for years, either via trade or free agency, but Detroit had always turned elsewhere in the past.