San Diego, Calif. — General manager Al Avila, speaking before Friday night’s game, made official what has been widely suspected throughout baseball — the Tigers are open to listening to trade proposals.
Avila stopped short of saying the team was in pure sell mode. He also said he was not aggressively pursuing trades. But his phone lines are open.
“No. 1, we are still trying to win and we’re still trying to make things better, somehow, some way,” he said. “Our hope is we’ll get on the right track. At the same time, a lot of teams wait until July 1 to decide (whether to be buyers or sellers).