Opening Day is just three weeks from today, so we'll toss this out now and get it out of the way early:
"The Tigers are still the class of the AL Central," writes Rob Rogacki in a look at spring training performance and regular season potential.
"The Tigers are still World Series contenders in 2015," Rob Rogacki predicts at SB Nation, a sports news site in the Vox Media network.
The Tigers are still the class of the AL Central. . . . Gone are slow-footed, ham-handed sluggers like Prince Fielder, Jhonny Peralta, and Torii Hunter. In their place are more well-rounded players like Ian Kinsler and Yoenis Cespedes, and a defensive wunderkind in Jose Iglesias.
Rajai Davis and Anthony Gose bring an element of speed this team hasn't had in a decade, and they are much more adept in other aspects of the game than the Nook Logans and Alex Sanchezes of yesteryear. . . .
Atop the article is a photo of Miguel Cabrera, who Rogacki calls "arguably the best hitter in baseball."
Rogacki, a writer and editor at the Bless You Boys blog since 2011, delivers a player-by-player rundown of spring training performance and regular season potential.
They still have the deepest and most talented roster in the AL Central, one that is capable of withstanding a hard charge from the Indians, White Sox, or Royals. . . .
If the Tigers win another AL Central title and, God help us, the World Series, it will be on the backs of Cabrera, Martinez, Verlander, Price and the other big names on their roster.
