Manager Ron Gardenhire talks top prospects, COVID-19 risk and the season, after Detroit Tigers open training camp at Comerica Park, July 4, 2020. Detroit Free Press
Don't ask Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire about small improvements.
He won't be very happy with you.
Upon his arrival in Lakeland, Florida, for spring training, he publicly stated his team could size up any opponent. He should know about underdog successes: He was the third base coach for the 1991 Minnesota Twins, which went from last in the AL West to World Series champs.
It just so happens the Tigers finished last in the AL Central in 2019, at 47-114.