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CHICAGO -- Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila believes his current roster is good enough to reach the postseason and anticipates standing pat at the Aug. 1 trade deadline.Avila also praised manager Brad Ausmus on Saturday, but said any talk on picking up his option for 2017 or a possible longer extension wont be made until the end of the season.This is a team that can get us into the playoffs, Avila said from the dugout before the Tigers faced the White Sox. We just have to get the guys back that are injured. Weve got to stay healthy and weve got to be more consistent. I believe this team has the capability to do that, and we have a great manager to lead the way.In his third season, Ausmus was 215-205 heading into Saturday. Avila dismissed talk that the former big league catcher was a lame-duck manager because his initial three-year deal runs out at the end of the season. Theres a team option for a fourth year.Im not saying hes got to win to get the contract for the future years, but that `lame-duck tag is non-existent in baseball, Avila said.I think hes managed our bullpen tremendously this year, the GM added. You can go back and criticize maybe one or two games and question something, but theres always a reason. . Hes kept our bullpen fresh.Detroit entered Saturday 51-46, six games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland and within 2 1/2 games of Toronto for the final wild card spot despite being without starting pitchers Jordan Zimmerman (next strain) and Daniel Norris (oblique strain).Both pitchers have begun minor league rehab stints. And outfielder J.D. Martinez has taken batting practice this weekend and is expected to return early next month.Those are going to be our major acquisitions, Avila said. Theres nobody out there better than Jordan Zimmerman if he comes back healthy. Obviously, J.D. Martinez and then Daniel Norris.I dont see us adding another starting pitcher or reliever at this point.Avila said it was unlikely the Tigers would become sellers at the deadline, barring a long losing streak. A year ago, then-GM Dave Dombrowski ended up trading ace David Price and slugger Yoenis Cespedes.Two very attractive guys can also push you into the mode of saying we can get a nice return, Avila said. We dont have that this year in those kind of guys, those kind of contracts.So Avila said while their intention to stay put isnt sexy, its the best way to handle a team looking to get back to the playoffs after a one-year absence.We have one of the highest payrolls in baseball and we put this team together in the wintertime thinking this team is whats going to compete and get us in the playoffs, Avila said. And were going to stay that course. Nike Air Max 90 Sale . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Nike Air Max 90 From China . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. https://www.cheapnikeairmax90china.us/ . Vokoun departed practice on Saturday morning after discovering swelling in his thigh. He was taken to a local hospital where the clot was revealed. The club announced the surgery following a 5-3 exhibition loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Cheap Nike Air Max 90 . Ouellette, from Montreal, already has three Olympic gold medals since joining the team in 1999. Clearance Nike Air Max 90 . - Goaltender Philippe Desrosiers of the Rimouski Oceanic has broken a shutout record that was only three months old in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Last season, Oregon States white helmet had a white face mask with buck tooth center striping, which looked a bit awkward. This season, its just solid black:Also: Lots of teams award merit decals that the players wear on their game helmets, but the Beavers have been uusing them for practice helmets (additional info here).ddddddddddddClick here for Lukas complete Uni Watch 2016 college football preview. ' ' '
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