If you’ve been a Detroit Tigers fan for more than five minutes, you already know the drill: every time national media sends a shiny toy in our direction, there’s always a catch.
Anthony Castrovince's latest round of “Bold (but plausible)” Hot Stove predictions for MLB.com fits that template perfectly. They have the Tigers making a legitimately big, franchise-shifting pitching addition in… Ranger Suárez. A lefty with postseason pedigree and a stabilizing innings-eater –– sounds great, right?
Well, there’s one minor detail: It only happens if the Tigers trade Tarik Skubal.
Let’s be real.