Maybe. SI.com’s Albert Chen talks Tigers in his The Daily Blog. Here’s what he said…

“And this winter’s biggest spenders will be … the Detroit Tigers? That’s right, baseball’s most popular contribution to Jay Leno monologues in 2003 think — and rightly so — that they’ve got a shot at the AL Central title and consequently, payroll in Detroit may shoot up as much as $20 million from last year’s $50 million total. The Tigers, of course, have already snagged themselves a legit closer in Troy Percival and are serious bidders in the Pavano sweepstakes and could even be considered a front-runner to land Adrian Beltre. The Tigers also covet Matt Clement, Derek Lowe, Corey Koskie and Troy Glaus. Finally, Pudge will have company in Motown. When I interviewed Rodriguez last season at Comerica Park, he was talking playoffs for his Tigers in ‘04. I laughed at him. If GM Dave Dombrowski makes the right moves, Detroit could be kings of the AL Central — baseball’s worst division — in ‘05.”

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