Sitting in third place in the AL Central at the All-Star break, many are very curious to see what the Detroit Tigers will ultimately decide to do in the coming weeks. Do they sell off a few big-time free-agents-to-be in Yoenis Cespedes and David Price, or do they decide to be buyers again and give it one last hurrah before their window to win grows even smaller? Well, considering the fact that they are still only 3.5 games out of the second AL Wild Card spot, my guess is that it will be the latter

With the Tigers ranking first in MLB in batting average (.281) and second in OPS (.771), it is clear that they have enough offensive firepower to make a second-half run — even with superstar Miguel Cabrera on the sidelines. If they are going to procure their fifth consecutive playoff berth, addressing the bullpen and especially the starting rotation will be absolutely essential.

Obviously, some of the big-name starters whose names have been popping up in trade rumors include Cole Hamels, Johnny Cueto and Scott Kazmir, but the Tigers’ trade chips may not be enticing enough to heist any of those three from their respective organizations. One guy who could be in play, however, is Dan Haren of the Miami Marlins.

After being traded from the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Marlins as part of a seven-player deal, Haren was reportedly considering retirement over pitching away from his native West Coast early on in the offseason. However, he ultimately decided to return to the mound and suit up for the Fish, and it is beginning to look like he made a very wise decision in doing so.

Haren may no longer be the 6.4 fWAR pitcher he was with the Los Angeles Angels back in 2011, but he is still having a pretty nice year, going 7-5 with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP over 18 starts. He has also induced fly balls at a clip of 48.3 percent, which would play well in spacious Comerica Park while pitching in front of a vastly improved Tigers defense. A free agent to be at season’s end, he would certainly be worth taking a chance on.

The Tigers may not have one of the better farm systems in baseball at the moment, but they should have the pieces to pull off a Haren trade. In all likelihood, they could probably get him without surrendering their more promising prospects such as Steven Moya and Buck Farmer as well.

Brad Faber is a Senior Writer and Sabermetrics Columnist for www.RantSports.com. Follow him on Twitter @Brad_Faber or “Like” him on Facebook.