Detroit Tigers MLB trade deadline tracker: What will team do with Jack Flaherty?

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: the Detroit Tigers are looking to sell off some of their players at the trade deadline.

After losing to the Cleveland Guardians Monday night, the Tigers enter deadline day sitting four games under .500 and on the outside looking in at a playoff spot.

The trade deadline is at 6 p.m. on July 30, meaning time has run out for teams to decide which direction they chose to go for the remainder of the season.

The Tigers were playing some better baseball leading up to the All-Star break and in the first few games after, but a recent rash of injuries, including to the team’s best position player, Riley Greene, has slowed the momentum in a major way.

Even still, the Tigers would’ve had to get ridiculously hot over the final few weeks before the trade deadline to swing the intentions of president of baseball operations Scott Harris after the team dug itself into such a hole earlier in the year.

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Although the major dominoes haven’t fallen yet, the Tigers already tipped their hand for their intentions at this year’s deadline when they agreed to a deal to send catcher Carson Kelly to the Texas Rangers in exchange for two minor league players in a nice piece of business from Harris after claiming Kelly for nothing off waivers last year.

Most of the talk surrounding the Tigers at this year’s deadline has surrounded their have two blue-chip pitchers, Tarik Skubal and Jack Flaherty, who have very different contract situations. Flaherty was signed by the Tigers before the season to a one-year, $14 million deal, while the Tigers still have multiple years of team control on Skubal, meaning it’s significantly more likely they trade Flaherty than Skubal.

Follow along below for live updates on the Detroit Tigers at the MLB trade deadline:

Jack Flaherty rumors persist

Everyone knows that the Tigers have made Flaherty available, but will the Tigers be able to get back what they’re looking for?

That seems to be the biggest question, as teams could be scared off by Flaherty’s multiple back issues this year, which have caused him to miss a couple of starts.

USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale reported Monday afternoon the New York Yankees and Tigers were in “extensive trade talks” for Flaherty, but a deal did not come about immediately after.

Carson Kelly is shipped out

The first piece to head out the door for the Tigers was Kelly, who had a productive season with the Tigers both offensively and defensively. Last year’s World Series champions are gearing up for another postseason run and decided adding Kelly was worth giving up a few future assets.

The Rangers shipped catcher Liam Hicks and right-hander Tyler Owens to the Tigers on Sunday night, moving the Tigers to call up catcher dillon Dingler from Triple-A Toledo just a few hours later.

Dingler got the start Monday and picked up his first MLB hit, slapping a double into left field and driving in a run.

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