The Tigers have Ian Kinsler, J.D. Martinez, Justin Upton, Anibal Sanchez and others under contract for one more season. Now, they have Brad Ausmus for those terms as well.
After a couple days of offseason, the Tigers did what had been expected since midseason, picking up the club option on Ausmus’ contract. In explaining the move, Avila noted continuity as a factor. Though there had been some speculation that they might work on a new deal, general manager Al Avila said they preferred to go year to year, the same timetable Dave Dombrowski had with Jim Leyland for his final few seasons, though for different reasons.