LAKELAND, Fla. -- At full attendance, the Detroit Tigers will have 72 players: 40 on the roster, 19 non-roster invitees and 13 mini-campers.
But it might be a while before they reach full strength.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said at least six position players will be absent for Monday’s practice, the first full-squad workout and the first session open to the media.
Outfielders Nomar Mazara and Victor Reyes and infielders Jonathan Schoop, Isaac Paredes, Renato Nunez and Aderlin Rodriguez will be arriving late due to visa or travel issues, Hinch said.
Nunez and Reyes are from Venezuela; Mazara and Rodriguez are Dominican; Paredes is from Mexico; and Schoop is from Curacao.
Hinch said it might be five to seven days before the players are cleared to enter, which would make it all but impossible for them to be ready to play for the Grapefruit League opener on Feb. 28.
On the pitcher side, Franklin Perez is now on the field after missing the first few days due to administrative delays in the medical intake process.
Jose Ureña and Gregory Soto are now in the United States and completing the intake process. Gerson Moreno’s arrival is pending.
It should also be noted that the signing of pitcher Julio Teheran hasn’t even been announced yet; it’s unclear when the Colombian will arrive in camp.
“In a perfect world, I’d love to have them all here on my first day having a full squad,” Hinch said. “But a lot of these guys I’m not remotely concerned about at all about being ready. These guys will be ready to go. But I can’t wait to get the whole camp here.”
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