DETROIT -- Monday could be a very big day for the Tigers.

The marquee event comes in the evening, when the American League Rookie of the Year Award is announced during an hour-long special on MLB Network beginning at 7 p.m. ET. , who led all AL players with 7.1 WAR per Baseball Reference, is among three finalists and is favored to win. He would become the first Tiger to win the award since Michael Fulmer in 2016 and the first Detroit infielder to win it since Lou Whitaker in 1978.

It would also be a big victory for the Tigers on the player development front. If McGonigle wins, Detroit would gain a supplemental first-round Draft pick next year under the Prospect Promotion Incentive, an extra reward for the club’s decision to add its top prospect to its Opening Day roster out of Spring Training.

Monday is also the first day of Major League Baseball’s GM Meetings in Las Vegas, bringing together front offices from around baseball for what is traditionally the leadoff event of the Hot Stove season. It’s where general managers and team presidents discuss their strengths, needs and goals.

While big moves rarely happen there, it’s often where seeds are planted for trades that come together later in the offseason. And with this year’s free-agent class seen by some as shallow on impact players compared to the past few years, it’s an opportunity for Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris and GM Jeff Greenberg to see if they can fill some holes through the trade market.

Maybe those talks set up a deal for a reliever who can help reshuffle Detroit’s bullpen after the club declined closer Kenley Jansen’s option. Maybe they spark a trade idea that can address the Tigers’ infield, which has plenty of good young pieces but not as much order just yet.

AL clubs are scheduled to talk with the media on Tuesday. Look for coverage this week on MLB.com.