Detroit Tigers trade deadline pitching targets

If the Detroit Tigers are hell-bent on adding a starting pitcher at the trade deadline we need to take a look at the available names and break it down. The starting pitching market has turned into the Big 3 (sound familiar Michiganders?) and the rest of the pack. So first, the Big 3: Cole Hamels Cole Hamels – Hamels would fill a variety of needs for the Tigers. He’s a dominant lefty, a proven postseason performer, and would be the ideal #2 behind Justin Verlander. However, he is a free agent at the end of the season and will require $20M/year from his next employer. That and the fact that he will require a substantial prospect haul in return to the Phillies (insert obligatory Nick Castellanos comment here) makes him an extreme long shot to join the Tigers. Matt Garza – Garza has an arbitration year waiting for him next in 2013, which keeps him under a team’s control through next season at around $10-12M. This isn’t a bad price for a guy who chews up innings, is also known as a...