CHICAGO -- Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila believes his current roster is good enough to reach the postseason and anticipates standing pat at the Aug. 1 trade deadline.Avila also praised manager Brad Ausmus on Saturday, but said any talk on picking up his option for 2017 or a possible longer extension wont be made until the end of the season.This is a team that can get us into the playoffs, Avila said from the dugout before the Tigers faced the White Sox. We just have to get the guys back that are injured. Weve got to stay healthy and weve got to be more consistent. I believe this team has the capability to do that, and we have a great manager to lead the way.In his third season, Ausmus was 215-205 heading into Saturday. Avila dismissed talk that the former big league catcher was a lame-duck manager because his initial three-year deal runs out at the end of the season. Theres a team option for a fourth year.Im not saying hes got to win to get the contract for the future years, but that `lame-duck tag is non-existent in baseball, Avila said.I think hes managed our bullpen tremendously this year, the GM added. You can go back and criticize maybe one or two games and question something, but theres always a reason. . Hes kept our bullpen fresh.Detroit entered Saturday 51-46, six games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland and within 2 1/2 games of Toronto for the final wild card spot despite being without starting pitchers Jordan Zimmerman (next strain) and Daniel Norris (oblique strain).Both pitchers have begun minor league rehab stints. And outfielder J.D. Martinez has taken batting practice this weekend and is expected to return early next month.Those are going to be our major acquisitions, Avila said. Theres nobody out there better than Jordan Zimmerman if he comes back healthy. Obviously, J.D. Martinez and then Daniel Norris.I dont see us adding another starting pitcher or reliever at this point.Avila said it was unlikely the Tigers would become sellers at the deadline, barring a long losing streak. A year ago, then-GM Dave Dombrowski ended up trading ace David Price and slugger Yoenis Cespedes.Two very attractive guys can also push you into the mode of saying we can get a nice return, Avila said. We dont have that this year in those kind of guys, those kind of contracts.So Avila said while their intention to stay put isnt sexy, its the best way to handle a team looking to get back to the playoffs after a one-year absence.We have one of the highest payrolls in baseball and we put this team together in the wintertime thinking this team is whats going to compete and get us in the playoffs, Avila said. And were going to stay that course.Wholesale Custom Bills Shirts . You can watch the game live on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Flyers had won seven of eight before dropping their last two outings on consecutive days over the weekend. Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City. Cheap Bills Jerseys . During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula. http://www.custombillsjersey.com/ . Haas said he "felt a lot of pain" in his right shoulder when he slammed his racket to the ground in frustration after losing his serve at 3-3 in the first set. Custom Bills Jersey China . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. Ed Oliver Jersey Large . Sgt. Eric ONeal says most of the arrests at Monday nights game were for public drunkenness, though one person was taken into custody on suspicion of trying to steal a seat from the stadium.World Rugby vice-chairman Agustin Pichot has been voted the most influential figure in the game.The former Pumas captain, who helped Argentina gain entry into the Rugby Championship and Super Rugby, tops a 50-strong list compiled by Rugby World.He also played a role in restoring the sport to the Olympics after a 92-year absence and is seeking to revise residency rules and shape the formulation of a global season.England head coach Eddie Jones comes second after masterminding a Grand Slam and 3-0 series whitewash of Australia in his first season in charge.New Zealands World Cup-winning cooach Steve Hansen, who has just extended his contract with the All Blacks until 2019, is third.ddddddddddddThe top-ranked player in the list is All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter while the highest placed England international is captain Dylan Hartley, who is positioned 28th.Top 10: 1 - Agustin Pichot, 2 - Eddie Jones, 3 - Steve Hansen, 4 - Bill Beaumont, 5 - Paul Goze, 6 - Dan Carter, 7 - Fikile Mbalula, 8 - Mark McCafferty, 9 - David Pocock, 10 - Nigel Melville. ' ' '