Stokes to the Tigers ?

The Detroit Free Press is reporting that in recent days the Mets and Tigers were seriously discussing a trade that would send Brian Stokes to Detroit. Those talks have reportedly quieted since the Mets have decided that Stokes will make the team. The Tigers have been looking for relief help all winter and are willing to move position players to obtain them....While the article doesn't specify who the Mets would receive in return, it does speculate that Ryan Raburn is available and would be a good fit. Raburn is a 27 y/o right handed utility player with a lifetime .255 BA in only 350 AB over three seasons. He still has options and plays 3b, 2b and OF. Also mentioned was often rumored Marcus Thames, the power hitting righty has been on Omar's radar for years......The Tigers had serious discussions with the New York Mets in recent days about relief pitcher Brian Stokes, the Free Press has learned, but the chances for a deal fell dramatically when the Mets determined that Stokes...