They were all set to throw against the New York Yankees, back-to-back-to-back, three innings apiece.
Casey Mize would have thrown first, followed by Matt Manning and Alex Faedo in a mid-March showcase of what’s coming for the Detroit Tigers — perhaps as soon as this season.
“It was going to be a blast,” pitching coach Rick Anderson said.
But the Grapefruit League was suspended on March 12, one day before the Tigers’ impressive trio could have had that exhibition game all to themselves. Two months later, nobody knows when the regular season will begin.