Trevor Bauer came close to reaching elite status with the Indians before taking a huge step backward after going to the Reds last season. The right-handed Bauer is in a contract year and has much to prove. Unlike other ballplayers, Bauer attacked the extended offseason with an intense training regime. 
Bauer's comeback begins against the team that scored the fewest runs in the majors last year, the Tigers. Detroit once again could be the worst team in the majors. The Tigers are 6-16 in their last 22 interleague road games and have lost 64 of the past 82 times (22 percent) they've faced a righty starter. 
The Tigers are starting Spencer Turnbull, who was 3-17 with a 4.61 ERA last year. Turnbull compiled some of these bad numbers at pitcher-friendly Commerica Park, too. The Reds' Great American Ball Park, by contrast, is one of the best hitting parks in the majors.