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Nick Castellanos expects to stay and lead rebuilding Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire meets fans outside Comerica Park on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. Video by George Sipple/DFP George Sipple/Detroit Free Press

Before he was asked the question, Nick Castellanos already had provided the answer.

Castellanos took a seat with reporters as the Detroit Tigers’ three-day winter caravan concluded Saturday with TigerFest — a fun-filled day of players and fans mingling together at Comerica Park. The line of questioning was predictable, about topics like his move to right field, the chances of him signing a long-term contract extension and the new layers of leadership inside the Tigers’ clubhouse.