Detroit — Former Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire used to say of difficult roster decisions, “These things have a tendency to work themselves out.”
Gardy’s adage proved itself correct again, at least in the short term.
Needing to trim the active roster from 28 to 26 by noon Monday, the Tigers were facing a choice of either trimming back to 12 position players and leaving manager AJ Hinch with a thin, three-man bench or removing a reliever from a bullpen that’s been the stingiest in baseball through the month of April.
Turns out, it's none of the above for right now.