The Tigers' first three trades of deadline season have varied from decent to downright maddening. They started off with Twins starter Chris Paddack, who falls into the decent category, and then shifted to the bullpen to get Rafael Montero from the Braves and Paul Sewald from the Guardians, which veer more toward maddening. Both Montero and Sewald have some swing-and-miss stuff, but Montero also has a 5.40 ERA on the year and Sewald is on the IL with a murky timeline to return.
It was clear going into Thursday that the Tigers still had work to do. Even if they're optimistic about Sewald's return (late August or early September, apparently), he's going to be a non-factor for a while still.