DETROIT — Preaching patience to Tigers fans is a waste of time. Rightfully so. The paying customers have been asked to be patient for far too long.
Which is why the general outpouring of yawns, guffaws and snark over the club’s recent roster moves is understandable. Besides the signing of two veteran, free-agent starting pitchers (Matthew Boyd and Michael Lorenzen), the Tigers have added two position players to the 40-man roster — 24-year-old catcher Mario Feliciano, signed off waivers from Milwaukee, and soon-to-be 26-year-old light-hitting third baseman, corner outfielder Tyler Nevin, acquired in a trade from Baltimore for cash considerations.
With less than six weeks left before pitchers and catchers report for spring training, that hardly inspires confidence that one of the worst-hitting teams in the game the last few years will be any better this season.
