Cleveland — The road is not always straight and perfect.
Tigers’ manager AJ Hinch said that before the finale of the Tigers-Guardians series was rained out Sunday. The topic was struggling rookie Spencer Torkelson. A few minutes later, after the postponement was announced and before the Tigers' players departed for a short All-Star break, Hinch pulled Torkelson into his office.
“I told him we were optioning him to Toledo,” Hinch said. “He will start the second half in Triple A.”
It wasn’t in any way a surprise. Torkelson was hitting .197 and slugging just .