ARLINGTON, Texas — The Detroit Tigers were worried two weeks ago about right-handed reliever Mason Englert.
A significant decline in fastball velocity, around 89 mph compared to 93 mph in spring training, had the Tigers wondering about arm fatigue. The 23-year-old didn't pitch for six days and bounced back with better performances, a bit closer to what the Tigers saw in spring training.
"Workload things," Englert, a Rule 5 draft pick from the Texas Rangers, said this week. "I've never come out of the bullpen, so I didn't understand how to throw between outings.