Tigers receive bold trade deadline prediction that would be bittersweet result

The Detroit Tigers have a lot of attention on them this season, but for all of the wrong reasons. They're 23-38, very much heading towards the deadline as sellers.

Tarik Skubal is the obvious name to watch, as the Tigers would be foolish not to trade him this year, with Skubal set to hit free agency and not being likely to re-sign in Detroit either. But, he might not be the only one dealt from Detroit this year.

Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report is predicting that the Tigers will conduct a bittersweet trade deadline plan that would "burn it down," selling any asset they can in what's projected to be a strong seller's market.

Tigers predicted to 'burn it down' amid hot seller's market

"Tigers burn it down," Miller predicts. "... This season hasn't gone anywhere close to plan for the Tigers. But in what figures to be quite the seller's market, they could make out like bandits."

This prediction, while it would be a sad way for this iteration of the Tigers to end, might be the best thing for the future of the franchise.

Kevin McGonigle, Dillon Dingler, and Riley Greene wouldn't be going anywhere, as they're core tenants of this roster looking into the future.

But, when it comes to Skubal, Casey Mize, Gleyber Torres, Spencer Torkleson, Kyle Finnegan, Kenley Jansen, Justin Verlander, Jack Flaherty, and others, the Tigers should be more than willing to make some trades this season.

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A fire sale this season, in what's likely to be a seller's market, would give the Tigers the building blocks they need to become a contender in the near future.

Even though they seemed like a top contender last season, things have gone very wrong in the last year or so, and now it might be time to admit the failings of the roster, go through a miniature reset, and land some incredible value at the 2026 deadline.

It would be a bittersweet outcome for the Tigers, as the massive returns they would be able to get on the players they trade away would help make up for the admission of 2026 being a total disaster.

The 2026 season isn't the only year the Tigers can be competitive. With McGonigle, a few fun prospects waiting in the wings, and the potential for a huge prospect haul this year at the deadline, the Tigers could be right back in contention in 2027.

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