Spring training is Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch's favorite time of the year. In less than three weeks, he is going to enter the team's complex in Lakeland, Florida, marking the unofficial beginning of his era in Detroit.
His players will gather for workouts. His coaching staff will share ideas in the same room. And Hinch's leadership will be tested. He hopes to be the "fresh voice" the organization needs to put an end to the rebuild.
"Now it's time to work," Hinch said Tuesday. "It's less talk, more work. You get to see where your team is physically.