Detroit — Maybe calling it a “modified” six-man rotation is wrong. It might be better to call it a modifiable six-man rotation, or a six-man flex.
Tigers manager AJ Hinch and pitching coach Chris Fetter are kicking around the idea of flipping roles again for Michael Fulmer and Tarik Skubal.
“We’re talking about what we’re going to do in the New York series,” Hinch said before the series finale with the Royals on Monday. “We’re considering putting Fulmer back and making him available in Chicago out of the bullpen again – and going to a five-man rotation with Tarik being in it.