Detroit — Hard to believe that after four seasons the jury could still be out on Tigers’ reliever Joe Jimenez. But it is.
Which is why whatever work he gets in this last week will be significant.
“This organization has decisions to make on what’s going to happen next year,” Ron Gardenhire said Saturday about two hours before he announced his retirement. “He’s a big part of it, whether he’s the closer or whatever. He’s a power arm, a big, strong arm. We know he can do it.
“He just went through a rough stretch, but he’s starting to come out of it.