Lakeland, Fla. — There's been this little dance going on the first few days of camp. Questions would be asked about potential free agent signings and the answers from manager AJ Hinch and general manager Al Avila would be either shadowy or some sarcastic form of, "You'll be the first to know."
The music stopped, ever so briefly, on Wednesday when reports (confirmed by the News) that left-handed reliever Andrew Chafin had agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract with the Tigers.
"That's awesome," Tigers late-inning reliever Michael Fulmer said. "He's going to help us out a lot, especially being from the left side.