Tigers include 18 non-roster invitees among spring training participants

The resolution of baseball’s near labor crisis means that MLB teams can transition from minor league minicamps to full spring activities with the major league team. For the Detroit Tigers, full workouts begin on Monday, with the abbreviated Grapefruit League season beginning on Friday, March 18 against the Philadelphia Phillies. Accompanying that transition is the announcement of 18 non-roster invitees to be included in major league camp, pulled from among the players within the organization not on the 40-man roster.

Some of these players are prospects the team wants to give their MLB staff a good look at, but a few are of the minor league signing variety who have a shot at making the major…