The Detroit Tigers are always a bit frustrating in spring training because there are precious few televised broadcasts. Even driving around the Detroit area, the early spring games may be am radio only if you’re using your trusty antenna. So the pent up anticipation of the season getting under way always seems to lead directly to the doldrums of the first week or two of games, when we’re hearing a lot but seeing little action.
This spring, things are a little different as we’re at least getting more Statcast data now. And as much as we’d like to see more games televised, it’s also true that watching early spring performances is often deceiving.