Cano might have met with the Tigers

Just a couple of days ago, the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers finalized a deal that sent Prince Fielder to Texas, with all-star second baseman Ian Kinsler to the Motor City. But does that mean the Tigers are done adding infielders? Maybe not.

Though unconfirmed, a report by Tony Paul of the Detroit News suggests that Robinson Cano might have met with the Tigers Friday.

Paul says that Cano might have been spotted at under-the-radar Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti.

No one has been able to confirm that Cano, or even one of his representatives, was in Detroit to meet with the Tigers, but it does leave the speculation of whether or not they would be able to land the best free-agent on the market.

Yes, the Tigers just freed up more than $160 million in trading away Fielder, but at the same time, they now have Kinsler.

Basically, there would be no place for Cano to play unless Detroit decides they want to flip Kinsler and deal him somewhere else, or if he wanted to change positions to play in the outfield, which is something he said he would do in Texas when the Ranger were dealing with the problem of having three quality middle-infielders with only two positions -- Jurickson Profar, Elvis Andrus and Kinsler.

Of course, there's no telling what the Tigers would do when it comes to Cano. As we've seen in the past, they can be pretty unpredictable when it comes to making offseason moves.

But even if they were in on signing Cano, the bigger question is if he really wants to go to Detroit. Not to knock on the city, but we all know that Detroit is no New York -- the place that Cano really wants to be.

We all suspect that one of the reasons Cano decided to leave Scott Boras and sign Jay Z as his agent is because it would better his chances of staying in New York.

He also wants to play for a winner, and the Tigers are currently in shape to contend for a World Series once again next season. The Yankees, on the other hand, are still to be determined as playoff contenders or not.

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