Probably the most glaring omission the Detroit Tigers made last offseason was failing to add a veteran backstop after releasing James McCann. Early indications this year suggest that the club is determined not to neglect the catcher position again. Jason Castro will certainly have plenty of suitors, but if the Tigers are interested in setting the stage for their top prospects, he makes a lot of sense as a free agent target to pursue.
The rationale here is pretty simple. It doesn’t take much to improve on the 2019 Tigers at most positions, but nowhere more so than at catcher.