It seems like they are going for it somewhat.
- Baez, Rodriguez, Pineda signings
- Torkelson and Greene coming up
- Meadows trade.
They look like an average team to me.. Quality players around the diamond but no stars. They will need some elite players if they want to compete. The Central Division is pretty wide open though.
Honestly, I like what they are doing compared to Oakland or Cinci. Quietly have made some adds to supplement their young players coming up. Not saying this trade was smart by any means but I can respect that they are going for it.
Paredes was/is a good prospect but has struggled at the MLB level and isn't a sure thing to meet those projections.
I could see the Tigers winning 78-82 games and if they are in the hunt at the deadline, make some additions to try and compete.