Scott Harris and Jeff Greenberg did a lot of things in the run-up to Thursday’s trade deadline. None of those things looked like a major roster upgrade for a club that currently has a nine game lead in the AL Central and, along with the Blue Jays, the best record in the American League.
All around them, similarly placed contenders acquired the top talent available on the trade market and improved their rosters, while the Detroit Tigers took on little more than salary dumps while trading a couple of very minor prospects.
Their only goal appeared to be papering over some holes in the bullpen and the rotation, and they did a credible job of that, but for everyone hoping they’d actually do something to put their roster over the top and keep pace with the other contenders, this week was a major disappointment.