The extent of the franchise's teardown was unexpected. Jhoan Durán, Griffin Jax, Carlos Correa, Harrison Bader, Danny Coulombe and Willi Castro. From the outside, it certainly looks as though the front office had a firm mandate to slash payroll as the Pohlad family tries to find a buyer.

Given the number of trades at this year's deadline, it took a few days to fully digest everything that happened. We're here to catch you up.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/tigers as Tigers Work Ahead of MLB Trade Deadline Summed Up in One Word. The Detroit Tigers were a team that many people were keeping a close eye on heading into the MLB trade deadline.