In any established team, there’s always a guy. You know what I mean, the “guy.” He’s the most recognizable face on the team, the one you see hanging on a 100-foot-tall banner outside the stadium. He’s the one whose name is synonymous with the franchise for years and years. He may not even be the best player on the team, but there’s a good chance he might have already signed a mammoth extension.
Right now, the Tigers don’t have a franchise “face.” In the past, the club has had icons like Justin Verlander or Miguel Cabrera, guys whose names you might spot a thousand times over on any given night at Comerica Park (heck, you probably still will for another decade).