The Detroit Tigers avoided attending arbitration salary hearings for the 17th consecutive year. They agreed to terms with shortstop Jose Iglesias, who was the last arbitration player left. The Tigers and Iglesias reportedly agreed to a one-year deal worth $6.275 million.
Iglesias’ days in the Motor City are numbered as it is, per Bless You Boys, who quoted General Manager Al Avila saying:
“He’s one of those guys that, quite frankly, he probably will not be with us in the long run,” Avila said in an appearance on the January 4th edition of 97.