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'We're not rebuilding anymore': Avila says Tigers looking to add talent, not trade it

Detroit — Tigers general manager Al Avila took a few minutes before the game here Tuesday to remind the media and the fan base, with the trade deadline just 10 days away, that this isn’t 2017 anymore.

“We are in a totally different situation right now,” he said. “We have no pressure at all to make any trade. We don’t have any aging players we want to trade to rebuild. We’re on the upswing. We have no need to make a trade to move salary.

"We like our young players and we’re trying to bring in more talented players.