Now, as the Tigers prepare for their first deadline as buyers in 11 years -- and their first under team president Scott Harris -- the landscape looks dramatically different. The idea of trading an elite prospect for a two-month rental is largely a thing of the past. Teams are more concerned about club control and long-term value.

As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the Detroit Tigers would reportedly not trade three of their top prospects for 3B Eugenio Suarez.