Lakeland, Fla. – Nick Castellanos is one of just a handful of position players who hasn’t checked in yet at TigerTown.
Miguel Cabrera hasn’t either, nor has Ronny Rodriguez, Pete Kozma or Gordon Beckham. But it’s all good. They don’t have to be here until Sunday. Nobody is worried about any of them skipping the start of full-squad workouts.
Still, it’s probably fair to wonder about Castellanos’ state of mind.
He avoided arbitration by signing a one-year, $9.95 million contract last month, but he’s keenly aware the Tigers have had him on the trade block all offseason and will continue to listen to trade offers up until and beyond the non-waiver trade deadline, July 31.