North Port, Fla. – When Kody Clemens packed up and headed back to Lakeland earlier this month, he was braced for some long, grueling days of drill work, conditioning and endless reps in the batting cage. That’s what minor league mini-camp is typically.
But once in a while the fates align for you.
With free agent-signee Jonathan Schoop stuck in Curacao earlier in the week waiting for his work visa to get stamped, the Tigers needed a second baseman so they could run drills on three fields. And they put the call out for Clemens.