Leyland Really Will Have To Manage The DH Spot This Season

A whole lot more goes into the daily search for a designated hitter than just writing a name down on a lineup card.

Jim Leyland had it easy last year, when mostly he simply penciled in Victor Martinez down as his DH and put his name right below Miguel Cabrera in the Detroit batting order.

Martinez, who will miss this season because of a left knee injury, was sold on the role when he signed that four-year contract with the Tigers two winters ago. He knew going in he was going to play a handful of games at first base, a few as the backup catcher and the rest as the primary DH.

He went into Spring Training asking questions of the successful designated hitters to see how they approached the job.

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