The deadline for major league teams to tender contracts to arbitration eligible 40-man roster players was 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday evening. The Tigers declined to do so in the case of RHP Spencer Turnbull and OF Austin Meadows, making them both free agents. RHP Freddy Pacheco, RHP Garrett Hill, and RHP Brenan Hanifee were also non-tendered and removed from the 40-man, bringing the roster to 37 players.
In a day that brought a flurry of trades as teams looked to get something for players they planned to release or to secure players in trade who were likely to be released into the open market, the Tigers were otherwise quiet.