Tell the Tigers they're getting older, not better. That they're becoming dangerously debt-ridden at the risk of delaying a probable reconstruction program.
They don't believe it.
They think they can win in 2016.
And maybe they can.
They're trying to power-punch their way back into the playoffs after everything collapsed last season, with the latest move, reportedly snagging Jordan Zimmermann, a top-shelf, right-handed pitcher who is at least a No. 2 starter on just about any big-league rotation.
The move can't be announced formally until Zimmermann passes a physical. But the Tigers aren't disputing news that a former stud for the Washington Nationals is bringing his arm and repertoire to Detroit.