LAKELAND, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus stopped short of saying Tyler Collins has made the 25-man Opening Day roster, but he acknowledged that Collins is “in the driver’s seat” after the Tigers optioned Wynton Bernard to Triple-A Toledo this morning.
When asked whether the Bernard move meant that Collins would make the roster, Ausmus said: “Is there another option? I’ll fall short of saying he’s on the roster, but he’s in the driver’s seat.”
Ausmus said Cameron Maybin’s status did not have much of an impact on the Bernard move. Maybin, recovering from a broken left wrist, won’t be ready by Opening Day next week.