LAS VEGAS — The Detroit Tigers have already added one starting pitcher back to the ranks after Jack Flaherty somewhat unexpectedly chose to exercise his contract option for 2026.

They still might add another starter.

They will definitely be aggressive in seeking bullpen upgrades.

Everything else is on hold until Tuesday, the deadline for second baseman Gleyber Torres to accept or reject the Tigers’ qualifying offer.

That, in a nutshell, is the Tigers’ offseason as it stands this week.

“We’re going to prioritize pitching. Obviously, Jack (Flaherty’s) decision informs some of that, but I think we’ll still be open to adding a starter. We’re certainly going to need to add to our pen,” Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg said Wednesday in Las Vegas.

Scott Harris, the Tigers’ president of baseball operations, had to return to Detroit for a family emergency, so Greenberg was speaking on behalf of the club at the league’s annual GM Meetings for top executives.

With Flaherty’s return, the Tigers have a tentative rotation set with Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal, Casey Mize, Reese Olson and Troy Melton.

But injuries are inevitable, and Melton only made his MLB debut this summer. Another starter might not be essential, but it wouldn’t be a surprise.

Flaherty, 30, was coming off an inconsistent 2025 campaign but was generally projected to earn more in free agency had he tested the market. Instead, he’ll return to Detroit for a third season at a $20 million salary.

“We’re obviously excited that Jack’s coming back,” Greenberg said. “He wanted to be back. I think it speaks to his comfort here, the fact that he obviously wants to have a big 2026 and his comfort in coming back and doing that as a Tiger. That fills a spot that otherwise would have been a question mark, but I still think we’re going to be open-minded to add to both the rotation and the pen.”

If rotation upgrades are now a luxury, additions to the bullpen are probably more essential.

Right-hander Will Vest and lefties Tyler Holton and Brant Hurter will be back, but the rest of the bullpen is full of question marks.

“The bullpen is going to be a priority in part just given the volume of free agents we lost,” Greenberg said. “We talked about it at the deadline, we talked about it right after the season. The ability to add swing-and-miss is obviously important. So I don’t necessarily know that that pegs us to any specific role. I think it’s more about finding the attributes, the performance that we think fit. But that could come in a bunch of different shapes and forms.”

Then there’s the lineup.

It’s difficult to do much until the Tigers know whether Torres will be back.

The Tigers extended a one-year, $22 million qualifying offer to Torres last week. Since the QO system began in 2012, only 14 of 144 players have accepted. Last year, there was just one — Cincinnati Reds right-hander Nick Martinez.

But Torres could be the exception. He’s spending the week gauging the market in hopes of finding a longer-term deal. If not, he’ll return to the Tigers at a very generous annual salary, but for only one season.

If Torres returns, the Tigers would have no shortage of infielders. With Spencer Torkelson at first and Torres at second, Detroit would also have Colt Keith, Zach McKinstry, Javier Báez, Andy Ibáñez, Trey Sweeney and Jace Jung as options at shortstop and third base. Just behind them are top prospect Kevin McGonigle and fellow youngsters Max Anderson and Hao-Yu Lee.

Torres’ return wouldn’t necessarily slam the door on a big-ticket signing like Alex Bregman, but it would make it far less likely.

“We loved having Gleyber this past season: the right-handed bat in the lineup, his ability to grind at bats, put the ball in play a ton, get on base, set that tempo at the top of the lineup, the presence in the clubhouse, those are all big things,” Greenberg said. “The fact that we made him the qualifying offer is a reflection of how we feel about Gleyber. We had that decision to make. Now he has until Tuesday, and then we’ll go from there.”

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