James Jahnke

Detroit Free Press

The Major League Baseball meetings are just two weeks away, and the off-season hot stove never burns brighter than that magical half-week.

And if recent reports are to be believed, other clubs are going to make a push to acquire some of the Detroit Tigers' top starting pitchers when the general managers gather.

In the past two days, the Miami Marlins and Boston Red Sox have been linked to the Tigers in at least preliminary trade discussions.

On Tuesday, Fox Sports baseball reporter Jon Paul Morosi tweeted that the Marlins had inquired about David Price and Rick Porcello, both of whom are due to be free agents after the 2015 season.

Later that night, Boston-based Frank Pimentel of MLB Hot Corner, tweeted that the Red Sox are interested in Porcello and that Tigers pitcher Anibal Sanchez also has been churning in the rumor mill.

The Tigers' return from the Red Sox? It could be leftfielder Yoenis Cespedes, Pimentel said.

The Sox have more hitting than pitching after signing Pablo Sandoval and Hanley Ramirez this week.

The Tigers have more pitching than hitting, though last year's ace, Max Scherzer, is still a free agent.

Obviously, take everything with a grain of salt. But for giggles, here's the lowdown on Cespedes:

29 years old. Career .263 hitter in his three big-league seasons with the Red Sox and Oakland A's. Has 71 career homers and 262 RBIs in 416 games.