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No money-back guarantees on young arms

By Rob Neyer
ESPN Insider

Friday, March 3, 2006

Late February in Lakeland, Fla. -- spring training home of the Detroit Tigers. It's foggy, but the day is young and everybody's seen mornings like this before; well before noon the fog will be gone, leaving only a perfect blue sky. If only the Tigers' future were so clear. It's the first day of full workouts, and just about everybody (except Ivan Rodriguez) is ready to go. After a little conditioning ("Take a lap, men!") and agility work ("Nice work, men!"), the hitters head off to the practic ...

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