Detroit Tigers Go into the offseason with the proven knowledge that they may not be far away from contending for a championship.

Things looked bleak enough at the midpoint of the 2024 season with Detroit becoming a seller at the deadline, but after one of the most improbable comebacks in baseball history, the Tigers have been the hottest team in the league over the last month and a half. , make the postseason and eliminate Houston Astros before you fall cleveland He’s on a five-game ALDS heartbreaker.

The restructuring worked and Scott Harris He must enter the offseason with a relentless and aggressive pursuit of improvement mentality in search of the final pieces. With that said, here are four moves Detroit can make to have a perfect offseason:

The No. 1 overall pick in 2020 has had a rough go of it in 2024. After a 31-home run season with a .758 OPS in 2023 and appearing in all but three regular season games, Torkelson took a big step back in 2024. His numbers have improved He fell behind a bit after being optioned back to Triple-A in June, but ultimately the Tigers can and should do better at first base than Torkelson has been this season. He’s still young enough add some value in a trade and would allow Detroit to move on to other options.

Of course, if you move on from Torkelson, you’ll have to bring in a replacement, and it’s hard to get better value than that. Christian Walker will reach a shorter-term agreement. Walker will have is a heavy market, but giving him a three-year deal in the $20-25 million AAV range is a low-risk option with major upside considering what he’s produced recently. Walker is elite defensively, winning consecutive Gold Gloves the last three years, and also has a high ceiling offensively, with 95 home runs, 281 RBIs and an OPS over .800 over the past three seasons.

Admittedly, bringing in both Walker and Bregman might be a bit of a stretch, but Walker won’t command the same length of contract that Bregman will, and if ownership is willing to spend, both can be had. Cornerback is arguably the team’s biggest problem, and Harris has a chance to fix both spots in one winter. Bregman He won’t be cheap, but he’s the type of player who can speed up the rebuild and bring new experience. championship mentality to the clubhouse. It would be worth every penny.

If Sasaki had entered the open market like his compatriot in Yoshinobu Yamamoto last year, he wouldn’t be on this list. Yamamoto signed the contract Dodgers The largest contract ever given to a pitcher and to win a World Series in his first year. However, due to his amateur free agent status at just 23 years old, Sasaki is not eligible to receive the league minimum wage plus bonuses from the team’s international pools. His reported He might prefer a small-market team with a good development system, which is exactly what Detroit boasts. Add startup conversation from behind Tariq Skubal It’s a must, and if the Tigers could do it without even spending it would be a dream scenario.