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Moving Josh Harrison out of lead-off spot problematic for Tigers

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Detroit — Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire and his staff have discussed moving the struggling Josh Harrison out of the lead-off spot.

But there are a few problems with that. Like, there is only one other legitimate option to hit at the top of the Tigers' order, Jeimer Candelario, and if you put him at the top, who do you put in the fifth or sixth spots?

“It just screws up our whole lineup,” Gardenhire said. “It screws with the depth of our lineup. If I put Candy at the top of the lineup, the depth the rest of the way down gets real dicey.