The Tigers are four years deep in their rebuilding process, which means we’re four deep into Tigers bloggers constantly jawing about how the team needs to diversify the way they go about asset acquisition. While the team hasn’t done much in the Asian markets or by gambling on high-value reclamation projects, they’ve overhauled their strategy and spending in the international market under Al Avila.
For many years, Detroit took a quantity over quality approach, never making splashy signings on the open market and banking that a few of their many bargain signings would bear fruit down the road.