LAKELAND, FL - FEBRUARY 12: Matthew Boyd #48 of the Detroit Tigers looks on during Spring Training workouts at the TigerTown Facility on February 12, 2020 in Lakeland, Florida. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Having a veteran leader personality who embraces analytics like Matthew Boyd would be beneficial to the Detroit Tigers and their young upcoming arms
There has been an increasing effort in baseball to extend young players who are multiple years away from free agency; and this is a strategy many have been advocating for the Detroit Tigers to do with lefty starter Matthew Boyd.