"Don't look now," Nightengale writes. "But Yankees castoff Gleyber Torres of the Detroit Tigers could be the American League's starting second baseman at the All-Star Game. He's hitting .271 with a .778 OPS, best among AL second basemen."

That’s how he landed in Detroit, where he’s more than revived his career. He’s with a team that not only knows how to develop players, but is patient with them and allows them to grow into their own. It’s a trend that could make free agents more interested in choosing Detroit.

DETROIT -- Gleyber Torres isn’t chasing numbers, but he’s not chasing bad pitches either.