Let the rumor mill begin to swirl for Dave Dombrowski's services.

The Detroit Tigers shocked the baseball world on Tuesday when they announced the end of Dombrowski's tenure with the team. The executive served as Tigers' president and general manager for nearly 14 seasons and is considered to be among the top front-office minds in the game.

With that in mind, Dombrowski has become the first marquee free agent to hit the market, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports writes.

Several teams have already been rumored to be possible destinations for the executive. Passan lists the Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Angels as three speculative landing spots for Dombrowski, pointing out that each team has seen recent departures from their front office that could open the way for the 59-year-old to step into a role.

The "buzz in the industry" is that Dombrowski could end up as the next president of the Blue Jays, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com tweets. Current team president Paul Beeston is expected to retire at the end of this season.

Meanwhile, mixed reports have surfaced about the Red Sox's interest. Although team president and CEO Larry Lucchino is stepping down at the end of the season, Boston has already named Sam Kennedy as his replacement. Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com tweets that he's heard rumblings that the Red Sox could be in the mix for Dombrowski's services, while Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com cites a team source that says Dombrowski isn't in the running for a position in Boston.

As for the Angels, Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times tweets that the team doesn't see Dombrowski landing in Anaheim. Jerry Dipoto resigned as general manager of the Angels back in July.

Where Dombrowski may end up should be an interesting storyline until a team officially brings him in. Until then, here are some of the other top rumors making their way around the league today.

• Alex Avila: The Tigers' catcher is in the spotlight now that his father, Al Avila, has taken over Dombrowski's job. Al acknowledged that the situation was "awkward" but made it clear that there won't be any nepotism at play regarding his son when it comes to future decisions, Chris Iott of MLive.com writes. "You know how you go back to Little League and the dad used to be the coach and his son always played and was the fourth batter?" the new GM said. "That ain't gonna happen here."

• Yoenis Cespedes: The New York Mets outfielder likes the idea of staying with the team after his contract expires at the end of this season, Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com writes. The Mets traded for Cespedes at last week's deadline and have received instant production from the 29-year-old. However, as Cespedes himself notes, the decision to remain in Queens isn't solely his. "This is something I can't control," Cespedes said through an interpreter. "I don't know what the front office is thinking about. But with what I see so far, I would love for everything to work out and stay as a Met for a long, long time, because I like the atmosphere." Due to the nature of his contract and the team's usually conservative spending on the open market, Rubin pegs the chances of the Mets retaining Cespedes as a long shot.

• Eric O'Flaherty: In other Mets news, the team acquired O'Flaherty from the Oakland Athletics Tuesday night. Tyler Clippard, whom the Mets landed in a trade with the A's last week, offered his insight on the left-hander to the team's coaches before they pulled the trigger on a deal, Rubin writes. The two relievers only spent a brief amount of time together in Oakland, but Clippard liked what he saw from the 30-year-old in recent outings. "The last two or three weeks of playing with him in Oakland, he looked like himself," Clippard said. "It was the Eric O'Flaherty that I saw [with the Atlanta Braves], as opposed to earlier in the year when he was just kind of scuffling, not really throwing strikes."

• Jarred Cosart: The Miami Marlins right-hander has been diagnosed with a right inner-ear disorder that has affected his balance, Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports. Frisaro writes that the news comes as a relief for Cosart, who can now focus on alleviating the issue and returning to the majors. The 25-year-old was placed on the disabled list in May due to vertigo and dealt with similar problems during a July 17 start while he was pitching for Triple-A New Orleans. Cosart is currently on the minor league disabled list and will see a specialist this week in Chicago to further evaluate his condition.