Ian Kinsler (Tigers' photo)
Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler didn't have the best season this year, but he's still regarded as a first-rate player in the field and at bat.
But at Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings in Florida, when Tigers general manager Al Avila was asked Monday if he thought he would be able to work a trade for Kinsler, he said: "I think we will, yes."
Manager Ron Gardenhire, sitting alongside Avila, knows the value of Kinsler, reports Chris McCosky of The Detroit News:
He dropped his head and said, "You don’t have to, though."
"We talked to a few clubs when we got here and we’ve fielded a few calls last night and today," Avila said. "But it's nothing that's moving anywhere right now."
