The Detroit Tigers are a team to watch this offseason, and while they've focused on adding to their bullpen, with Kyle Finnegan coming back and Kenley Jansen being added to the roster, other moves could be big helps.
One of those moves that the Tigers could, and are considering, is the addition of a player like Alex Bregman. He's been linked to Detroit for over a year now, and could be a great option for Detroit this winter.
But an update from MLB.com's Mark Feinsand is not good news for Tigers fans. This update is about as bad as news could be without it outright being the Tigers not being involved in the market. They're still players, but their odds don't look good anymore.
Tigers' Alex Bregman update is not the news fans were hoping for
"The Tigers' offer last offseason was for six years and $171.5 million with some deferred money," Feinsand writes, "though Detroit doesn't appear to be in the same range this winter."
With the Tigers lowering their offer for Bregman, their odds of bringing in the veteran third baseman don't look as great as they did last winter.
Their offer a year ago was a strong one, but now, the Tigers aren't planning to offer a deal in the same ballpark that they offered to him last offseason.
With teams like the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and the Arizona Diamondbacks showing serious interest in Bregman, and the Tigers' lack of a strong offer, a free-agent pairing doesn't seem likely.
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Detroit is still in the market for Bregman and could sign him if he doesn't get better offers. But this update from Feinsand doesn't bode well for their odds of landing the star third baseman.
The ex-Houston Astros and Red Sox All-Star is not likely to come to Detroit despite over a year of the two being linked, thanks in part to the A.J. Hinch connection.
Bregman isn't likely to come to Detroit amid the Tigers' lower offer than a year ago. For any fans that were hoping the Tigers spent big on Bregman this winter, their odds of signing Bregman look slim at best amid this smaller offer.
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