After addressing their need for an everyday second baseman, the Detroit Tigers are still faced with a vacancy of sorts in the designated hitter slot as the 2019 season approaches, a need they have not needed to address since the arrival of Victor Martinez in 2011.
Luckily, for Al Avila and company, there are some options that can explored to fill this position, with some ideas being more creative than others.
The basic, in-house option(s)
Miguel Cabrera, soon to be 36 years old and coming off of yet another injury-riddled season, is an obvious option to take up some time at DH in order to put less wear and tear on his body.