​Scott Harris faced the media following one of the most consequential trade deadlines in recent Detroit Tigers history.Over the course of nearly 40 minutes, Detroit’s president of baseball operations addressed the trades of Tarik Skubal and Casey Mize, the organization’s decision to sell, the club’s remaining playoff hopes, negotiations with other teams, Skubal’s contract situation and his own responsibility for a season that failed to meet expectations.Harris also explained why Detroit did not add bullpen help, outlined what the organization sees in its newest prospects and strongly rejected the idea that the Tigers failed to maximize Skubal’s trade value.Below is everything Harris said, organized by topic. Harris Thanks Tarik Skubal and Casey MizeBefore explaining the organization’s deadline strategy, Harris paused to recognize two pitchers who had spent their entire professional careers with Detroit before being traded.“Before I get into that question, I want to take a moment to thank Tarik and Casey.“I think we’ve all seen what they contributed on the field. Very few of us get to see all the hard work and sacrifice they put into their craft and into putting themselves in a position to perform for this organization.“There are so many ways they have made this organization better since they were drafted here and so many ways they have had a huge impact on the city.“On behalf of the entire organization, I told them this individually, but I also wanted to say it to this group: We want to thank them for all of their contributions, sacrifice and hard work behind the scenes when absolutely nobody was watching.“They put in that work to perform for our fans and make this organization better.“We’re very grateful as an organization for everything they have done for us.”Harris on Balancing the Present and FutureHarris described the deadline as a moment when Detroit’s immediate circumstances collided with its long-term outlook.“I try to run this organization with one eye firmly planted on the present and one eye firmly fixed on the future.“I don’t know any other way to do the job.“Unfortunately, when you take that approach to running an organization, it sometimes leads to very difficult decision points.“This deadline was a very difficult decision point.”The Two Questions That Shaped Detroit’s DeadlineHarris said two questions guided the front office as it determined whether to buy, hold or sell.“I was asking myself two questions over and over again.“The first question was: Did I put this organization in a position to be aggressive and add to this team at the deadline? Did I position this organization to trade a significant part of our future for the present?“Based on the first 112 games of the season, I think the answer was no.“I don’t think we played well enough. I don’t think I did enough for this organization to justify trading a significant part of our future for the present.“That’s the obvio