LAKELAND, Fla. — Joe Jimenez doesn't fully understand.
His struggles for the Detroit Tigers in 2020 were products of a dip in fastball velocity, getting hit hard when he lost control of his slider and rarely using his changeup. Then, suddenly, everything improved.
"Something clicked," said the 26-year-old Thursday, the second day of pitcher-catcher workouts in spring training. "I don't know what it was. But I felt good in the last few outings. Just trying to bring that to this year."
Overall, the results last year were ugly: a 7.