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Tigers reportedly agree to deal with Mercer

Shortstop Jordy Mercer reportedly signs a one-year deal with the Tigers, after spending 2018 with the Pirates

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LAS VEGAS -- A day after Tigers general manager Al Avila joked about finding a shortstop some time before Spring Training, he found one before the end of the Winter Meetings.

Jordy Mercer is poised take over at shortstop for the Tigers, who spent Wednesday closing in on a one-year contract for the former Pirates infielder according to a source.