I think there might have been some discussion about Santander as a fall back option to Bregman strictly for the hitting side. I think there was also acknowledgment that it’d be tough to figure out playing time among OF/1B/DH after signing Torres which pushed Keith to 1B, not knowing what to expect out of Torkelson, wanting Carpenter to get more time vs LHP, Greene playing everyday in LF, using the DH slot as a partial rest day, etc. But he was never an obvious target for the Tigers.
There was no serious discussion about what we’re seeing out of Torkelson, Baez, and McKinstry. I guess there was some hope for Torkelson to become serviceable but I don’t think it was widespread.