LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager AJ Hinch called a meeting with his catchers after Wednesday's first pitcher-catcher workout of spring training. He told them to sit down at an outside picnic table near the facility building.
Then, Hinch addressed the elephant in the room.
"You got Wilson Ramos, and then you got a bunch of guys that are competing for the same job," Hinch said Wednesday. "What each guy has to do is a little bit different."
The Tigers signed Ramos to a one-year, $2 million contract this winter, so he is locked in as the Opening Day starter.