The Detroit Tigers reportedly want to be patient, but given recent results, they need to be aggressive at the MLB Trade Deadline.

Now, as the Tigers prepare for their first deadline as buyers in 11 years -- and their first under team president Scott Harris -- the landscape looks dramatically different. The idea of trading an elite prospect for a two-month rental is largely a thing of the past. Teams are more concerned about club control and long-term value.

As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the Detroit Tigers would reportedly not trade three of their top prospects for 3B Eugenio Suarez.