Detroit — There has been a plot twist in the Jake Rogers story.
He’s not the prospect with frustratingly untapped potential any more. He’s not the guy even a supreme motivator and communicator like AJ Hinch couldn’t reach early on this spring. By the game, Rogers is carving his niche as not only a dependable defensive catcher, but as an impactful one, a player who can produce at the plate as well as behind it.
“I love the story as it is now,” Hinch said. “And it’ll get better if he can continue this. He can’t get too comfortable or fall back in any of those areas.