DETROIT, MI - JULY 18: Isaac Paredes #19 of the Detroit Tigers bats during the Detroit Tigers Summer Workouts at Comerica Park on July 18, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Mitts popping, bats cracking, sun shining–just some of the stimulations for the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Florida as all but a few stragglers are present to prepare for the upcoming, semi-normal 162-game schedule for the 2021 season.
Unfortunately, we enter another year in which there are many roster spots up-for-grabs and other spots patched with stop-gaps while the club continues to rebuild the farm system and wait on their top talent to establish themselves at the big league level.