LAKELAND, Fla. — Jack of all trades, master of none.
In a nutshell, this figure of speech fits Detroit Tigers reliever Buck Farmer, the factotum of the bullpen.
That bodes well for new manager AJ Hinch, who is going to push his relievers to pitch multiple innings this season. If Farmer has the hot hand, Hinch will let him loose and ask for more than three outs.
"He is a guy who can mentally handle the unknown," Hinch said Thursday, the second day of pitcher-catcher workouts in spring training.