Lakeland, Fla. — Baseball is intriguing on so many levels, even in an otherwise drowsy, mid-camp Grapefruit League game like the Tigers 4-0 loss to the Blue Jays on Monday at Joker Marchant Stadium.
Before the game, manager AJ Hinch was asked what he hoped to see out of lefty Matthew Boyd, who was making his third start of the spring.
“Pound the strike zone and attack with fastballs,” Hinch said. “Leverage matters to him a lot because he can expose it with so many pitches. I’d like to see him pitch ahead (in the count) and pitch aggressively with fastballs.