The Tigers are interested in acquiring a bat, preferably a right-handed one, before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. Detroit ranks last in the American League in terms of OPS at second base, right field and designated hitter. Whether they actually pull the trigger on a trade could hinge, to some degree, on reports about the health of Victor Martinez over the next several weeks. "The possibility (of Martinez returning) exists in a strong enough fashion that you have to give it some thought, but I don't really know where that stands -- and I don't know that we will know until July," Dave Dombrowski said. "We may get Martinez and (Al) Alburquerque back. Those would be two pretty good acquisitions, and our bullpen actually has pitched pretty well in recent times."