(Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News)
Lakeland, Fla. — Think about this. Last season, the Tigers started the season with Jose Iglesias at shortstop and Dixon Machado at second. They ended the year with prospect Dawel Lugo at second and a combination of Pete Kozma, Ronny Rodriguez, Harold Castro and Niko Goodrum at short.
And it wasn’t like Trammell and Whitaker were playing there the other months.
So, how much more stable are things this year with the tried-and-true combination of Jordy Mercer at short and Josh Harrison at second?
“We’re just going to sneak up on a lot of people,” Mercer said after the Tigers completed their spring sweep of Fort Myers on Tuesday with a 4-3 win over the Red Sox.