Detroit — What he should have done was work out a bonus system with Javier Báez and Jonathan Schoop. Like, $500 for every throw he digs out of the dirt and every time he stretches his groin to the snapping point to catch one of their throws.
He’d have earned a nice little nest egg by now.
“No, they’re pretty thankful,” said rookie first baseman Spencer Torkelson, with a smile.
If you’ve been watching the Tigers this year, you know how valuable Torkelson’s glove work has been at first base.
“I know those aren’t glorious plays but they are effective at saving some runners and keeping guys off the bases,” manager AJ Hinch said.