The first blockbuster deal of this year's MLB offseason occurred on Wednesday night when the Detroit Tigers sent first baseman Prince Fielder and $30 million to the Texas Rangers in exchange for second baseman Ian Kinsler in a deal that shocked the baseball world, but former Tigers pitcher Denny McLain said on a Michigan radio program that there may have been a darker reason for why Fielder was shipped out of Detroit other than just to shed salary.
