LAKELAND, Fla. — Manager AJ Hinch hasn’t seen every member of the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen throw yet, considering Thursday’s pitcher-catcher workouts included the second of three groups of arms.
But he was willing to talk about the construction of his staff on the second day of spring training. Plenty needs to be ironed out, from the starting rotation to the middle relievers to the closer.
After preaching versatility for his position players, Hinch is sending the same message to his relievers. He doesn’t want to give the impression that his reign as the manager will be “organized chaos,” meaning relievers should end up with defined roles at some point.