Some people worked during the Thanksgiving break. Any such list would include the Tigers front office, which, apart from Thursday’s break, stayed by the phones, maybe trading conversation with agents or perhaps with an interested trade partner or two.
But nothing happened. In fact, little is going on anywhere. And there’s no guarantee business will pick up dramatically even when baseball’s Winter Meetings begin in two weeks at Las Vegas.
“It was very quiet over Thanksgiving for all clubs,” Tigers general manager Al Avila said Sunday in a text message.
Ahead of Thursday, Avila said the Tigers had been in contact with representatives for a tall pile of free agents they’re considering as they try and add, primarily, a shortstop and starting pitcher.