Report: Tigers have high asking price for closer Gregory Soto

While just about any team in need of bullpen help would love to get its hands on Tigers closer Gregory Soto, Detroit is setting a lofty asking price, tweets Jon Morosi of MLB.com.

The Tigers are seeking multiple MLB-ready or nearly MLB-ready pieces and will surely be focused on players with several years of club control remaining, given that Soto himself has three years of team control beyond the current campaign. 

The 27-year-old is averaging a massive 98.6 mph on his heater and has pitched to a 2.36 ERA with a 25.5 percent strikeout rate, a 10.3 percent walk rate, a 46.5 percent ground-ball rate and 19 saves so far in 2022. 

Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports that the Astros are among the clubs with interest. Houston hasn’t had a single left-handed reliever eclipse 10 innings this season, so it’s no surprise they’d have their eyes on a high-end southpaw like Soto.