It wasn’t too long ago that the Detroit Tigers were the best team in baseball, thriving in every facet of the game. But, they have fallen on tough times.

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suarez is widely viewed as the top player available on the MLB trade market ahead of next Thursday's deadline,

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is 6 p.m. ET this coming Thursday, July 31, and the action is beginning to pick up. This past weekend we saw Josh Naylor go to the Mariners and Ryan McMahon go to the Yankees,

The Tigers' five prospects were tied for fifth-most among all organizations, with the Cleveland Guardians and Milwaukee Brewers.

It’s Tuesday, July 29 and the Diamondbacks (51-56) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (62-46). Brandon Pfaadt is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Casey Mize for Detroit. The Tigers took the series opener over the DBacks, 5-1. Detorit has now won two straight, which is great news since they are 3-8 since the All-Star break.

The Detroit Tigers made a significant trade on Monday afternoon days ahead of the trade deadline, but it wasn't the area most expected them to add to the most.

This was hours before the game, in the cramped visitors’ clubhouse at Comerica Park. Eugenio Suarez, the former Tiger and current top available hitting talent on the trade market, tried to sort out all the different emotions roiling through him these days.

Rookie Troy Melton pitched seven scoreless innings in his second career start, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1.