Tigers’ Shane Greene: Starter or reliever?

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Heading into this weekend’s series against the Oakland Athletics, the biggest question surrounding injured pitcher Shane Greene seemed to be whether or not he’d need a third rehab start.

But Detroit Tigers bench coach Gene Lamont, who is assuming managerial duties with Brad Ausmus away dealing with a family issue, made an interesting revelation in Friday’s pregame media briefing: The Tigers are mulling whether to use him in the rotation or in the bullpen once he’s activated from the disabled list.

Shane Greene could move to the bullpen if the Tigers decide that potentially decreasing his workload will help his lingering finger issue. Justin Berl/Getty Images

This was a bit of a surprise, given the fact that Greene, …

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