If and when the Detroit Tigers go shopping at the trade deadline, general manager Al Avila insists it will not come at the expense of top prospects.

"This team is built to win today, but also at the same time planning for our future. And we know our future is coming soon,” Avila told reporters, including Aaron McCann of MLive.com.

Avila says he has pretty much ruled out trading Michael Fulmer, Matt Boyd and Shane Greene, who are all with the major league club, as well as fellow pitcher Daniel Norris, who remains at Triple-A Toledo but might be close to a promotion.

Keeping top prospects off the table could lead to a quiet trade deadline for the Tigers, writes Cody Stavehagen of MLB.com.