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Tigers not concerned with Tribe’s trade for Miller
- Updated: July 31, 2016
DETROIT — The Tigers’ clubhouse was still waking up Sunday from the dream ending to Saturday night’s walk-off win against the Astros. The news of Cleveland’s overnight trade for closer Andrew Miller — and the vetoed deal for catcher Jonathan Lucroy — did little to dampen their mood.
“It certainly makes them a better team,” Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. “It will most likely have an impact on our division. That being said, we’re 1-11 even without [Miller] against the Indians, so maybe it’ll change our luck.”
Said second baseman Ian Kinsler: “They made the moves they thought were necessary. I don’t know what to say. It’s not my worry, really.”
If anything, the Tigers could carry a quiet sense of flattery that their recent winning ways added pressure on the Indians’ front office to make a move. But for now, Cleveland’s dealings appear unlikely to prompt the Tigers to raise their trade offers for pitching help and include the young Major League talent that sellers want, such as Michael Fulmer, Daniel …
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