Toledo, Ohio — In the nearly five years he has been a Tigers employee, one wonders if Anibal Sanchez’s face has ever glowed so brightly, or for such a length of time, as when he talked Tuesday about his decision to pitch at Triple A Toledo.
“I feel amazing,” Sanchez said, moments after he had stepped from a treadmill in the Mud Hens clubhouse at Fifth Third Field, and checked into his new locker a few hours before Toledo played Roanoke. “I never feel that good before, especially because I make the decision myself. I make the decision for the team.