Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila enjoyed an extremely successful first offseason in charge of the team. Avila brought in a frontline starting pitcher and a middle-of-the-order bat in Jordan Zimmermann and Justin Upton respectively.
Other free agents to join included Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Mark Lowe, Mike Pelfrey and Mike Aviles.
However, Avila did his best work on the trade market. The general manager unloaded struggling reliever Ian Krol and minor league pitcher Gabe Speier to Atlanta for center fielder Cameron Maybin.