7 weeks from tomorrow is the trade deadline, and for the first time since 2014, the Tigers will be buyers!
One real need: high octane bullpen arm to compliment Vest
Nice to have:
1. more pitching is always good and
2. they can add any bat at any position to this line up if 3B, CF or SS is struggling with health/performance. But if Vierling and Meadows are healthy and contributing, it will actually be difficult to improve the lineup. Harris would need to either get a star, or maybe he just gets a guy like Ibanez who does one thing really well.
My picks:
David Bednar's last 2 seasons have been rocky for Pittsburgh, but he looks good again, and I'd trust Fetter to get him right. He's an All Star at his best. Under control through 2026 as well.
Suarez makes sense if Arizona continues to crater, as long as we don't discuss who we got when DD traded him away.
Bregman would be the funniest addition ever.
Sleeper position: Catcher. Jake looks bad before and after injury, Dingler I suspect will wear down, and Hinch would love a LH compliment to DD.