Passion runs deep in the roots of Detroit fans, and the Tigers are a blue-collar, hard-working team reflective of their city. So it goes without saying that there is excitement surrounding the baseball team in the Motor City this year, as they have surged to just one game back of the Cleveland Indians after trailing by as many as eight at the beginning of May.

But it has to be a little bit disheartening to Tigers supporters that a bevvy of former players are making splashes with other squad...