SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Bob Nightengale tells us who will be on the move ahead of the trade deadline. USA TODAY
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was here this time last year when the Detroit Tigers’ rebuilding project officially began, with J.D. Martinez walking into the visitor’s dugout at Kauffman Stadium late one afternoon, teary-eyed and ready to say goodbye.
Martinez was traded to the Diamondbacks in exchange for three infield prospects — none of them top-notch — yet another reflection of the tawdry trade market the Tigers find themselves trying to capitalize on.