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Tigers' Miguel Cabrera starts lobbying for a Justin Verlander reunion

He got his ring. Now, will he get his reunion?

That's a theme of this offseason for Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers — whether the two sides get the band back together, now that the Tigers are exiting their rebuild and appear poised to contend again.

A Justin Verlander return to Detroit could be picking up steam.

Verlander, who won a Cy Young and MVP with Detroit and led the Tigers to five postseason appearances and two World Series, has expressed interest in returning to his original franchise. And, now, the long-time face of the franchise is weighing in, too.

Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera hopped on Verlander's Instagram account Thursday night and fueled speculation that something might soon be in the works when he posted: "Come back to you familia the D.