ESPN Insider says Tigers' success could pressure fellow AL contender to make drastic moves

The Detroit Tigers entered nan MLB All-Star break pinch nan champion grounds successful nan league, a feat that was wildly unexpected.

According to ESPN insider Jeff Passan, 1 chap squad from nan AL pinch World Series aspirations is expected to effort and make immoderate large moves astatine nan MLB waste and acquisition deadline to effort and support up pinch Detroit's blistering pace.

In an question and reply pinch the Brock and Salk show, Passan discussed nan Seattle Mariners waste and acquisition deadline plans, and why they could beryllium fierce buyers. They presently beryllium successful nan last AL Wild Card spot pinch a 51-45 record.

"I deliberation nan Mariners are going to beryllium aggressive," Passan said. "And I deliberation they should be."

Passan was asked astir a imaginable waste and acquisition connection that would onshore nan Mariners Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor from nan Arizona Diamondbacks, and really that would impact their AL opinionated compared pinch nan Tigers.

“Detroit, they’re 25 games complete .500," Passan noted. "I cognize they sewage perfectly sonned by nan Mariners [the Mariners swept nan Tigers successful nan last bid earlier nan All-Star break], but I deliberation you tin spot beyond that bid what nan Tigers person done complete nan first half this year, and you can’t disregard it.

"But does that waste and acquisition (proposal for Suárez and Naylor) – aliases a waste and acquisition for moreover 1 of them – put (the Mariners) up location pinch nan Yankees? Yes. Red Sox? Yes. Rays? Yes. Blue Jays? Yes. Astros? Yeah, I deliberation so.”

The Tigers are mounting a modular that each of nan aforementioned teams will person to follow.