SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- JaCoby Jones has thought about it.
About the off-season. About spring training. About starting in centerfield for the Detroit Tigers on Opening Day next season.
“I’ve thought about it a lot,” he said. “Ever since (Cameron) Maybin got traded. So it’s been stuck around in my head, knowing that I’ll have a chance to be the Opening Day guy. That’s something a lot of guys dream about doing.”
Jones’ dream is close to becoming a reality. After the Tigers traded Maybin to the Los Angeles Angels, Jones profiles as the leading candidate in a competition with Tyler Collins and Anthony Gose.