Detroit Tigers right-hander Spencer Turnbull checked box scores every night in Lakeland, Florida, home of the team's spring training facility. He did the same upon his transfer to Toledo, Ohio, where the alternate training site is located.
Turnbull admits he didn't watch every game, but he saw most of them.
He knows about Rule 5 draft pick Akil Baddoo's early success and left-hander Matthew Boyd's resurgence to the top of the rotation. And Turnbull — who was supposed to provide one side of a veteran 1-2 punch with Boyd — is aware of the team's inconsistencies through the first 16 games.