DETROIT -- Joe Nathan will visit orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Meister in Texas this coming week, likely to plan out surgery on his torn elbow ligament and flexor pronator muscle. For him, the comeback begins after Tommy John surgery.
For Joakim Soria, the comeback to his days as a shutdown closer seems to be complete.
"I don't think we ever saw the real Joakim Soria," manager Brad Ausmus said. "I think this is probably more the real Joakim Soria. This is the guy that we traded for."
The Soria the Tigers traded for last season wasn't acquired to be a closer, at least not last year.