Some comments - questions - and answers...
I would say this is the most important game date so far this yr - with rotation candidates Willis, Bonderman, and Robertson all going v the Yankees - and Scherzer trying to get back on track v the Mets.
Guy who I wouldn't be surprised to see come north with the team - Robbie Weinhardt.
Guys who I wouldn't be surprised are no longer in the organization two weeks from now - Jeff Larish and Zack Miner.
What would I do with Brent Dlugach - play him at 3b everyday at Toledo (assuming we don't need him in Detroit because of an injury).
With Seay looking like he's headed to the DL and Schlereth looking like he needs a bit more seasoning, I would say Coke, Ni, and Thomas chances of being the three lefties in the pen look pretty good. Of course, the Tigers could still decide to go with only two lefties in the pen if they decide to hang onto Zack Miner.
Am I worried about Scott Sizemore - not at all. The Tigers have good depth of options for 2b with Santiago, Kelly, and Dlugach. They can bring Sizemore along slowly with the ankel.
With Austin Jackson en fuego and Sizemore ice cold to start the spring - what would be typical to expect when the games get real in April - Sizemore hits and Jackson doesn't. Spring performance has merit for those who are trying to make the team surely, but when April begins - what happens in Lakeland stays in Lakeland.
What would be a good complement to a mostly RH hitting starting lineup - a bench of Clete Thomas, Don Kelly, Ramon Santiago, and Alex Avila.
What the biggest "reveal" of the spring so far - the Tigers are going to need to get serious about finding a space for their top position player prospect Ryan Strieby's bat because hitters like him don't come around very often.
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