The Detroit Tigers are tied for second place with the Kansas City Royals in the American League Central, four games behind the Cleveland Indians. They rank fifth in the American League with a .270 BA and first with 181 runs scored. But according to Lynn Henning of the Detroit News, they could improve their offense even more with the addition of David Wright.

Henning believes that the Tigers could make an offer attractive enough to lure the Mets to trade Wright, although he knows the price would be ”steep.” Any package would probable have to include one or two pitching prospects.

Maybe Andy Oliver, Charlie Furbush, Casey Crosby or Lester Oliveros among others. A hitting prospect and maybe a player or two from the current roster.

Brandon Inge, the current third baseman for the Tigers is hitting .208 with 1 HR and 12 RBI’s, so Wright would be an upgrade at that position. Henning suggests that the team could try to ship him to another team, but he would have to agree to it because of his 5-and-10 status.

Wright though, has said that although he would like to win, he wants to stay in New York.

“To me [leaving] is not a decision I want to make,” Wright said. “In a perfect world, we get things turned around, we start winning and the decision is made easy for me. There is no question I want to win. But just as important is I want to win here.”

“I am a loyal person and I feel loyal to this ownership group because it has been good to me,” he said. “You have the good, the bad and the ugly. We certainly have had the bad and the ugly. So now I want to be part of the good. I enjoy the challenge. I want to believe that I will endure the bad times for a prize at the end.”

If the Tigers pull the rumored trade off, their lineup could be a nightmare for any opposing team’s pitching staff with Victor Martinez, Miguel Cabrera and Wright one behind the other.

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