KISSIMMEE, Fla. – When I left spring training a week ago for a short break from this year’s Detroit Tigers team, the status of the fifth rotation spot did not appear in question.
It looked as if Matt Boyd, after another solid start on March 19 against the Baltimore Orioles, had done more than enough to win the competition. And it wasn't close. Boyd has been really good in the Grapefruit League.
But here we are, approaching another matchup with the Orioles on Thursday, when both Boyd and the resurgent Anibal Sanchez are expected to make their final cases to start the season in the rotation.