Tigers linked to .770 OPS Blue Jays OF as trade target for top need

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The Detroit Tigers got off to a bit of a slow start this season, but things have turned around for the better lately, winning eight of their last 10 games.

Sitting at 12-11, the Tigers look poised to be buyers at this year's deadline if they can keep this up. And if they do buy, there is one very clear need the team needs to address: center field.

Joel Reuter of Bleacher Report highlighted center field as the team's top need and linked the Tigers to a Toronto Blue Jays outfielder as a trade target in .770 OPS standout defensive outfielder Daulton Varsho.

Tigers linked to Dauton Varsho amid major CF need

"With Meadows sidelined once again, the trio of Baez, Matt Vierling, and Wenceel Perez have been filling in," Reuter writes. "No one from that group is an ideal everyday option, and Daulton Varsho is one name to keep an eye on as a potential trade target if the Blue Jays continue to struggle."

After the massively unfortunate injury to Parker Meadows, the Tigers' need for center field help became very apparent.

Javier Baez, Matt Vierling, and Wenceel Perez aren't the worst options in baseball, but if the Tigers are to try and win the World Series in 's probable last season with the team, trading for a new starter makes a ton of sense.