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The Detroit Tigers embark on a new season and a new journey Thursday against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The roster is set and the real games will soon be underway.

Here’s a closer look at the 2024 Tigers, including one big question for each player on the squad.

Offense was the knock on Rogers for the bulk of his pro career.

But he proved more than capable at the plate last season, hitting 21 home runs.

He is a three-true-outcomes type of hitter, however, and his 32.3 percent strikeout rate is reason for caution.

It wasn’t all that long ago Kelly hit 18 home runs and had a .348 on-base percentage with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

That was 2019, and injuries have hampered Kelly’s career in the years since.

The Tigers, though, are optimistic about the work Kelly has done on both sides of the ball to the point Hinch has described Kelly’s role as a “true tandem” with Rogers.

Torkelson’s 31 home runs last season reminded everyone why he was a No. 1 overall pick.

Torkelson, though, needs to get his on-base percentage higher than .313, and his minus-11 defensive runs saved has to improve, too.

We talk about sophomore slumps, but both Torkelson and Riley Greene are reminders that talented young players do not always thrive in the major leagues right away.

Keith hit .241 in spring training and seems to have a swing and approach built for consistency. But will that translate when facing the world’s best pitchers every single day?

The final numbers on Báez’s spring training: 7-for-49 (.143) with 15 strikeouts. Despite talks of a healthy lower back and tweaks to his swing, not much looked different.