Detroit — Thirty pitchers, one field, five mounds, 20 days to get ready for the season-opener, days split between bullpens, live batting practice, maybe 10 or 12 intrasquad games and just two exhibition games against an actual opponent — not exactly conducive to getting big-league starting pitchers stretched out to go deep into games.
Or so you would think.
“By the end (of camp), all the starters should be up to 75-80 pitches,” Tigers pitching coach Rick Anderson said Tuesday.