The Detroit News · Dec 10, 2019
Teardown is complete: Tigers shift into build-up mode for 2020
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Bob Wojnowski and Chris McCosky review the Tigers' 114-loss season and project the starting lineup for the 2020 season. The Detroit News
San Diego — Tigers general manager Al Avila Monday night laid out his mission for this offseason, essentially saying the teardown, which has gone on for the better part of three seasons now, is over.
“The mindset here is to move forward and build back up,” said Avila, after he finished the first day of activity at the Winter Meetings. “We’ve made a lot of trades. We’ve traded everyone we needed to trade and we’re at the point where this team is very young and we need to build it back up.”