Clearwater, Fla. — The Tigers’ pitching staff got deeper and more experienced on Wednesday. But before we discuss the impact of the imminent arrivals of starter Michael Pineda and long-reliever Wily Peralta, whose work visas have been approved, a word of caution from the skipper.
“Pineda has yet to throw in a spring game, neither has Peralta,” manager AJ Hinch said. “A lot of things can happen. Blisters can happen. Injuries can happen. Performance can happen, a guy gets beat up and doesn’t get the volume (of work) he needs.