DETROIT The Detroit Tigers have released their initial Club Player Pool, including 58 players who can participate in spring training. Schwindel was one of the nice success stories of spring training in March. Willi Castro could benefit from the extra roster spots, but Lugo feels like someone who could still end up on the outside looking in. ProspectsThese are the players Tigers fans are most anxious to see, and for good reason. Dingler made the cut just weeks after being the teams second-round draft pick, but hell likely just get some work in Toledo.

Last season, the starting rotation was a mess because of injuries, inconsistency and a handful of flat-out terrible performances. Here’s a look at the impending battle for the starting rotation. Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matt Boyd (Duane Burleson/Getty Images)Behind Boyd, Spencer Turnbull and Daniel Norris showed some positive signs in 2019. There weren’t many positives during the 114-loss 2019 season, so two pitchers who combined for 5.2 WAR stood out. There’s no way Nova is a member of the Tigers’ starting rotation by the time they’re ready to contend for the postseason.