But, it looks like the Detroit Tigers are going to work with players that are already a part of the organization.
Could this be due to the trend of mediocre veterans beginning to have difficulty getting signed during free agency?
ESPN writer David Schoenfield wrote a blog post titled “The vanishing role of the mediocre veteran” where he looked at the “glut of first basemen/DHs/corner outfielders.” His claim is that these players, who usually make about $8 million annually, are on their way out.
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He sited examples like Brandon Moss with the St.