DETROIT, MI - JUNE 29: J.D. Martinez #28 of the Detroit Tigers bats during the game against the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park on June 29, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Royals 7-3. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
If you watched the Dominican winter league in December, the Detroit Tigers had a sizeable presence in terms of players who have worn a Tigers uniform in the last two seasons. Jeimer Candelario, Gregory Soto and three Tigres Del Licey in Emilo Bonifacio, Dawel Lugo and Sergio Alcantara.
The last two names should sound familiar to Tigers fans as they were the key players along with Jose King that the Tigers picked up in the J.