PT TOMORROW: AL Central—More roamin' for Romine?

Detroit Tigers

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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