Detroit — Hoping for a splash, the Tigers settled for a ripple. It wasn’t a surprise, nor a crushing disappointment, just the latest unspectacular moves in a weary rebuild.
GM Al Avila traded rightfielder Nick Castellanos and closer Shane Greene before the deadline Wednesday and received four mid-range prospects with uncertain upside. Based on the market and the circumstances, the Tigers weren’t going to get a haul. But do you wish Avila would somehow fleece someone at one of these deadlines? Of course. Until he makes an inspired move or two, and the Tigers show any modicum of progress, he remains squarely in the glare.