ESPN’s Buster Olney checked in with Jeremy Bonderman this week, and it seems that Justin Verlander’s assesment of Bondo is spot on. And, just in time, Bonderman pinpointed some mechanical issues not long before he arrived in Lakeland:

About a month ago, he and his father, Gene, reviewed some videotape from earlier in his career and compared that to video taken this winter in Washington, where Bonderman throws at the facility once owned by Mel Stottlemyre. Right away, father and son could see how different he looked, as compared to those days when he used his legs.

Since then, Bonderman has focused on dropping lower in his delivery, drawing his front arm higher — “instead of a lazy front side,” he said — and driving off the mound more. He has endeavored to get back to the way his delivery was before, and he can see a difference in his fastball. “Instantly,” he said.

Can you imagine how tough the Tigers’ rotation will be on the American League if Bonderman and Max Scherzer live up to their potential?

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If you like watching the Tigers on TV, you’re in luck. The club today announced its television schedule. From the press release:

Currently, 156 games are scheduled on FOX Sports Detroit, one on FOX Sports Detroit Plus and four selected for the FOX Saturday Baseball Game of the Week.

FOX Sports Detroit’s regular-season coverage begins with the April 5 season opener at Kansas City, preceded by four spring training telecasts (March 15, 18, 21, 25).

The vast majority of the telecast schedule is also available in high-definition on FOX Sports Detroit HD (the HD games to be announced at a later date). All games are slated to receive a same-day, late-night replay, typically at midnight.

The lone regular-season game without firm television plans is April 7 at Kansas City, a date on which the Tigers, Red Wings and Pistons are in action at the same time. Telecast schedules set several months ago have the Red Wings game on FOX Sports Detroit and the Pistons airing on FOX Sports Detroit Plus. The network is working to determine if it can also distribute that night’s Tigers game.

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