Quiet at Deadline, Tigers to improve internally

DETROIT — The Tigers will be getting additions for the stretch run this week as they make a run for a postseason spot. They will not be doing so with a major trade.

In the end, Al Avila’s first Trade Deadline as general manager went as forecast. The Tigers talked deals leading up to Monday’s 4 p.m. ET Deadline to swap players without having to pass them through waivers, but stuck to their stance that they wouldn’t give up talent from their Major League roster.

No Michael Fulmer, no Daniel Norris, no Matt Boyd. No deal.

“Plenty of talk,” Avila confirmed in a text message, “but prudence prevailed.”

The Tigers continued talks with clubs Monday about starting pitching, trying to deepen a rotation that has two starters on the disabled list and another dealing with a back strain. The hangup comes back to a Tigers farm system where most of the Major League-ready talent is in the Majors, and the next tier of prospects is too far from the big leagues to headline a package for a deal.

The Tigers were competing against, among other teams, the Cubs, Indians and Astros, organizations that boast a stockpile of prospects in part by holding onto prospects over the years. Detroit is …

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