And then there's Javy Baez. Margot will need some reps in the minors, but eventually he could receive a call-up as added depth, especially if he hits well right away. Is that Skubal money?

LAKELAND, Fla. — Javy Báez hopped over the first-base line — careful not to step on the chalk out of superstition — and jogged across the infield, taking his familiar spot at shortstop.

LAKELAND, Fla. — Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch put Javier Báez in the starting lineup as the third baseman for Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays in spring training. This is Báez's ...

The Detroit Tigers are counting down the days until they're finally out from under the six-year, $140 million deal they handed to shortstop Javier Baez in the winter of 2021. To say that the ...

The Tigers saw red flags in Javier Báez before they signed the shortstop ... "But, you know, at 28 years old (Baez turned 29 the day he signed the contract, on Dec. 1, 2021), you're not going ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — It was inevitable that, sooner or later, especially with Matt Vierling starting the season on the injured list, either Javier Báez or Trey Sweeney was going to get reps at ...

The top choice, Wenceel Pérez, is coming back from his own injury. The Tigers could try embattled shortstop Javier Báez in center, among others. BRADENTON, Fla. — Get out the pencils.