Detroit Tigers: 3 surprise cuts, 2 surprise additions to the Opening Day roster

INF Ryan Kreidler

Kreidler started off slow this spring. It really looked like he was playing his way off the roster. Luckily for him, he got it together and ended up slashing .288/.362/.462 with one homer and an OPS of .824 in 52 at-bats this spring. He walked six times and struck out 10 times, which is a decent ratio.

His defense always gave him an advantage over his competition. He has a really smooth glove in the infield. It was always a matter of whether he would hit.

What makes him surprising is I thought the Tigers may want him to get a few ABs in Toledo to start the year, just to get him into a groove. He likely won't play every day for the Tigers.

I've mentioned before how I'm not very high on Kreidler. I would love nothing more than for him to prove me wrong. He seemed to find his footing at the plate at the end of spring training. Hopefully that carries over into the regular season.