PT TOMORROW: AL Central—More roamin' for Romine?
Mar 29 2017
Big things are expected of Nicholas Castellanos (3B, DET) in 2017, but do the Tigers have any significant depth behind him?
Andrew Romine (1B/3B/OF, DET; pictured above) saw a 19-point decline to a middling .236 BA in 174 AB in 2016, but he made gains in his GB% (52% vs. 58% in 2015) and earned a career best .258 xBA. It may be noise or news, but Romine told Chris McCosky of the Detroit News in a March 14 article that despite being placed in defense-first / pinch-run roles, he seeks to improve his hitting. In the offseason, he looked at video and saw a need to start swinging through the ball and finishing toward the pitcher. The change is more challenging as he wants to be a switch-hitter. So far, Romine is 19-for-59 (13...
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