David Price's agent, Bo McKinnis isn't optimistic about his client sticking around as a Tiger.
Jason Beck of MLB.com writes that McKinnis appeared on MLB Network Radio on Sunday morning and sounded less than optimistic about Price staying a Tiger -- at least long term, or maybe even into August. Price's name has come up repeatedly as someone the Tigers might trade before the deadline.
"When we got eight days from the Deadline [that would be last Thursday], I had some folks that asked me my thoughts," McKinnis said. "Then, I said I feel like if they were to go 5-3 in those eight, that [Tigers president/GM Dave] Dombrowski would hang onto him [past the Trade Deadline]. This team, he's got a lot invested in it. It's a solid club and hopefully [Miguel] Cabrera comes back here soon.
"Well, since I made that comment of them needing to go 5-3, they've actually gone 2-2 ... so it's kind of hard to say I'm optimistic about us staying. Yet I have no doubt that Dave's going to drag it to Thursday or Friday. If I was in his shoes, that's what I would do, because this team was set up to win, and it's just kind of hard to throw in the towel."
The agent also said the Tigers have had discussions about keeping Price.
"To say we've had no talks would be incorrect. We have had talks," McKinnis said. "It was just very evident that we were coming from different places in the very beginning. There's no doubt the Tigers would like to keep him, and I do believe they're going to make an effort to bring him back this winter. Now, that may or may not happen, but it was evident they wanted to keep him and we expressed a desire to stay as well. But we were just coming from two different positions from the very beginning, and the talks just never really took off from there."
