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Will Tigers' Mike Fiers start season on disabled list? Don't rule it out.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Detroit Tigers pitching coach Chris Bosio says the order of pitchers behind Opening Day starter Jordan Zimmermann is pretty "self-explanatory."

If only it were so.

For the record, here's the order in which pitchers slot behind Zimmermann based on their current schedule: Michael Fulmer; Mike Fiers; Daniel Norris and Francisco Liriano (pitching on the same day); and Matthew Boyd.

There are six pitchers on the list. There are two ways to get down to five:

1. Either Daniel Norris or Matthew Boyd will start the season at Triple-A Toledo.

OR

2.