
Scott Harris said what he plans on adding this offseason
The Detroit Tigers need *a lot* of help this offseason. They could upgrade at pretty much every position. Today, Harris finally listed a few positions that he could add to this winter.
Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris laid out three offseason needs during an interview here in Las Vegas: left-handed bat in the infield, right-handed bat in the outfield and pitching.
— Evan Woodbery (@evanwoodbery) November 8, 2022
It was interesting that he specifically said that he was looking to add a lefty bat in the infield and righty in the outfield, as opposed to the other way around. There are many more left-handed outfield options (Brandon Nimmo, Joc Pederson) and right-handed infield options (Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts) than when you switch the handedness around. That’s something to keep an eye on for sure, as Harris may be looking at the trade market for those positions.
Regarding the need for pitching, Harris said they always need more pitching, and he’s not wrong about that. A.J. Hinch has said similar things in the past. It rings especially true for the Detroit Tigers, who went through 17 different starting pitchers last year due to injuries. That can’t happen again.
He was also asked about the rumor that the Tigers were interested in Willson Contreras. He declined to comment on that, but added that catcher is “certainly a position that they’re going to take a hard look at.”
Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris declined comment on Contreras when asked on @MLBNetwork a minute ago:
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) November 8, 2022
"We're going to look at every opportunity to get better this winter," Harris said. "Catcher is certainly a position we're going to take a hard look at." https://t.co/29PfDrXHjS
It’s nice to finally hear what Harris plans to do to upgrade this roster. How he’ll actually do it will be very interesting to see.