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By Zach Pressnell
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The Detroit Tigers have already shocked the world this season. After a solid year last season and a very productive offseason, Detroit has put itself atop the league as one of the best teams.
The Tigers surged into the All-Star break with the best record in baseball despite not having the star power that the other top teams have. Even with all this success, the Tigers need to be aggressive at the trade deadline.
Detroit could use a few bullpen arms to add alongside Tommy Kahnle and Will Vest at the back end of games, and a trade would be the best way to find the new arms.
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USA Today's Bob Nightengale recently reported the Tigers were showing strong interest in a trade to acquire Minnesota Twins relievers Griffin Jax and/or Jhoan Duran ahead of the trade deadline.
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"The Philadelphia Phillies have been extensively scouting Minnesota Twins relievers Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax of the Minnesota Twins, hoping to acquire at least one of them," Nightengale wrote. "The Twins also are drawing strong interest from the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Cincinnati Reds."
The Tigers' biggest roster hole is in their bullpen. If they can patch this hole with two star pitchers like Jax and Duran, there's a chance they're looked at as World Series favorites down the stretch.
To make this idea even better, the Tigers are one of the only teams in baseball with the prospect capital available to make a deal like this happen. Detroit's system is loaded from top to bottom. Trading some of these prospects for two solid pitchers won't hurt the future of the franchise.
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