The Detroit Tigers continue to look for a right-handed bat
to platoon with Andy Dirks in left field, but for the time being they are going
to attempt to fill this void with an internal candidate and not a trade or
signing, according to James Schmehl of MLive.com.
"We like our team the way it is," Tigers assistant general manager Al Avila said. "We think internally, as we sit today, that's the best option."
Schmehl notes there are a bevy of internal candidates to
make the team’s roster as a platoon player, including Brennan Boesch, Jeff
Kobernus, Quintin Berry, Don Kelly, Danny Worth, Avisail Garcia and Nick
Castellanos. Avila wouldn’t say that one player has a better chance of making
the roster over another, as he told reporters that all would be considered for
the spot.
The Tigers continue to scout every exhibition game being
played right now, according to Schmehl, so if they find their internal
candidates to ultimately be unappealing, they could look outside the
organization.
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