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DETROIT (AP) -- The busy Detroit Tigers traded right-hander Doug Fister to the Washington Nationals for three players Monday night in a deal between teams with deep rotations.
Detroit acquired infielder Steve Lombardozzi, minor league lefty Robbie Ray and reliever Ian Krol for Fister, a 14-game winner for the AL Central champions.
Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said the trade was not done to save money in hopes of keeping Max Scherzer beyond next season.
''It gives us some flexibility for some other things we want to do,'' he said on a conference call.
Dombrowski said dealing Fister did not have anything to do with his hope to give Scherzer, the AL Cy Young Award winner, a new contract before he becomes a free agent following the 2014 season.
''I don't think that plays into it at all at this point,'' Dombrowski insisted.
Detroit has had an active offseason so far, and Dombrowski said he isn't done making moves, saying his top priority is to add a closer.
Detroit acquired infielder Steve Lombardozzi, minor league lefty Robbie Ray and reliever Ian Krol for Fister, a 14-game winner for the AL Central champions.
Tigers president and general manager Dave Dombrowski said the trade was not done to save money in hopes of keeping Max Scherzer beyond next season.
''It gives us some flexibility for some other things we want to do,'' he said on a conference call.
Dombrowski said dealing Fister did not have anything to do with his hope to give Scherzer, the AL Cy Young Award winner, a new contract before he becomes a free agent following the 2014 season.
''I don't think that plays into it at all at this point,'' Dombrowski insisted.
Detroit has had an active offseason so far, and Dombrowski said he isn't done making moves, saying his top priority is to add a closer.
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