LAKELAND, Fla. -- While the Tigers' Major League club was toiling through a long afternoon against the Rays in Port Charlotte, Jordan Zimmermann had an easier Sunday on the back fields at Tigertown.
With pitching coach Chris Bosio directing from the edge of the bench, Zimmermann went through a battery of situations against a team of Braves Class A prospects. He opened an inning with runners at the corners in order to work on his pickoff move to third base, then picked off a runner at first. He threw back-to-back changeups to a right-handed hitter and gave up a hit.