"He's been a thorn in our side for years, along with other people's sides," Cashman said of the free-agent third baseman.

The Detroit Tigers headed into this offseason with fans hoping to see some aggressive moves be made coming off one of the best months of baseball in the history of the franchise.After the young core demonstrated first hand that they may not be very far away from true contention with the shocking postseason run,

Alex Bregman has sparked significant interest from the Yankees and they taken a major step forward to pursue the star slugger.