As contending "buyers", the Tigers would only be trading with "sellers". Sellers wouldn't be interested in Jones. They're interested in trading away veterans for prospects.

The Tigers won't be trading Jones, though some of their fans would like them to. Todd is no Mariano Rivera. He was a marginal middle reliever until an injury put him in the closer role for Florida last year and he did very well. Rodney and Zumaya have had their moments, good and bad, as has Jones.

The Braves are now in the thick of the wide open wild card race in the NL, so any talk of them trading John Smoltz is most likely off. He was the one guy I could see who might supplant Jones as Tigers closer, though not in a trade for Jones.