However, in Dave Dombrowski’s favor, if Nate Cornejo hadn’t pitched his way off of the team, you can argue pretty convincingly that Adam Bernero has pitched his way onto it. In nine starts as a Mudhen, Bernero has pitched 57 IP with a 1.58 ERA, allowing only 46 hits and 13 walks, racking up 49 strikeouts, and giving up only a pair of homeruns. He’s a command-and-control right hander who can throw four pitches for strikes, and it looks like he’s entirely recovered from last year’s setbacks. Now that we have a Tigers rotation that features Jeff Weaver and Steve Sparks doing their usual yeoman service, Mark Redman rounding into form, and Seth Greisinger bouncing back nicely, in a month’s time we might be arguing about whether or not the Tigers have the best rotation in the AL Central. Not that I think that’s enough to elevate them to competitiveness with the Twins and White Sox, but the Indians might need to worry.