Detroit Tigers: Observations from Lakeland

Detroit Tiger fans descended upon Lakeland, Florida with high expectations for the upcoming season. After a few weeks of Spring Training in the Sunshine state, fans have been brought back to reality.

While it is readily apparent that there is a lot of enthusiasm around the Detroit Tigers this season, deficiencies exist. One such deficiency does not include the starting rotation.

To date, most of the starting pitchers have had good outings and have kept the team in a position to win.

Manager Ron Gardenhire has indicated that only Michael Fulmer and Francisco Liriano have secured a position in the rotation. The rest of the staff is in a “cat fight”.

In perhaps the biggest fight of all is Jordan…