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GM: Tigers not buying or selling at trade deadline
- Updated: July 23, 2016
6:49 PM ET
CHICAGO — Fans who were hoping that the Tigers may make a splash at the trade deadline are likely to be disappointed with what sounds like will be a quiet next week.
According to Tigers general manager Al Avila, the Tigers (51-46) are unlikely to make any major additions or unloaded any major pieces at the deadline. Avila expressed confidence in the way the roster is currently comprised and said standing pat makes the most sense for the team looking to the future, both from a long-term and payroll perspective.
“Right now, I’d say that’s the most realistic option, sitting here today, which is probably what’s best for this team and moving forward in the future,” Avila said in his pre-game press briefing with reporters on Saturday. “It might not be the sexiest thing, but it is what it is.”
Instead, Avila views the team’s big acquisitions to be the eventual return of pitchers Jordan Zimmermann (neck) and Daniel Norris (oblique), both of whom will make rehab starts this weekend.
“Right now, what we’re really focused on is getting …
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