The Detroit Tigers enter this offseason with no apparent plan to spend more than a modest amount of money to fill required gaps in their roster. As a result, they appear ready to fully embrace another 90-loss season. General manager Al Avila has identified starting pitching as an area the team will focus on to add to their very weak roster. The free agent market has a healthy number of quality arms available, but nearly all of which will simply be too expensive or just plain uninterested in signing with the Tigers. Frustrated blogger feelings aside, we must still sift through the dregs of this market’s offerings to identify some possibly matches.
James Shields could be the innings-eating starter the Tigers want this offseason
