Lakeland, Fla. — There are 41 players still in camp and only eight days and six spring games left before the season opener against the Rays.
The math is bad and manager AJ Hinch understands the angst this creates in his clubhouse.
“I told our group this morning to hang with us the best you can,” he said before the Tigers were beaten by the Braves 5-3 Wednesday in a Grapefruit League game at Joker Marchant Stadium. “This is going to go down to the wire on when we make our decisions.
“That gives a little bit of a misconception that those decisions are entirely based on the performance today.