Tigers Reportedly Set to Put Star Veterans on Trade Block in Hopes of Progressing Rebuild
By Zack Jiang
The Detroit Tigers are continuing push ahead with their rebuild as the team will be active in trade talks ahead of the July 31 trade deadline. It has been reported that the team is open to trading several veterans if offered the right package of prospects.
According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, Detroit will be exploring offers for Matthew Boyd, Shane Greene and Nicholas Castellanos.
Sources: The #Tigers will listen to trade offers for their veteran players — a group that includes two possible All-Star pitchers. Story: https://t.co/IKrDCTkpCa @MLBNetwork @MLB
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) June 13, 2019
Out of the three, Castellanos is the most likely to be traded as the right fielder's contract will be up after this season. Meanwhile, Greene and Boyd are more valuable assets that can net the team bigger deals.
Boyd is the big fish out of the three, as the 28-year-old is having an All-Star level season, posting 105 strikeouts with a 3.08 ERA. There should be numerous teams interested for his services, but if the right deal doesn't pop up, the Tigers could hang on to him.
Report: Tigers Willing To Listen To Offers For Matthew Boyd, Others https://t.co/Ep5WRqRDPi pic.twitter.com/rKjjtxVh1M
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) June 13, 2019
The Tigers are steadily progressing through their rebuild and could be playoff contenders in the coming years. GM Al Avila has stated they aim to contend by 2021, and even if that's a bit of a stretch these moves should pay dividends as it pertains to their prospect base.