Tigers GM Avila addresses reported interest in Cespedes, Goron
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Yoenis Cespedes #52 of the New York Mets celebrates his eighth inning home run against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field on September 2, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
On the first day of the MLB Winter Meetings in Nashville, reports surfaced that the Detroit Tigers were interested in free agent outfielders Yoenis Cespedes and Alex Gordon.
However, during a sit-down meeting with reporters Monday afternoon, GM Al Avila refuted the reports and set the record straight on the Tigers' interest in the two star outfielders.
From the Detroit Free Press:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Avila did, however, confirmed that the team has discussed adding an outfielder via trade.
"We've been in discussions, yes," Avila said via Detroit Free Press. "Nothing I would say serious, nothing advanced, nothing that right now I can say 'Oh, we're pretty close.' A lot of possibilities that right now, quite frankly, are lukewarm to us."
Earlier this offseason, the Tigers acquired outfielder Cameron Maybin in a trade with the Atlanta Braves. At that time, Avila indicated that the team is likely done tinkering with the outfield, and that pitching remained the main focus moving forward.