Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila fields questions in the Tigers dugout on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Comerica Park. George Sipple, Detroit Free Press
As the time ticks down until the Detroit Tigers are officially on the clock with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s MLB draft on Monday night, there is one prevailing thought about the pick: It’s big.
It’s big in baseball lingo — “1-1,” they call it, short for "Round 1, Pick 1." It’s big in the opportunity the Tigers have — to pick the player they ultimately prefer.