Free Press sports writer Anthony Fenech breaks down the Detroit Tigers’ top three prospects to watch in spring training:
1. RHP Franklin Perez
After a lost 2018 season — Perez threw just 19 u2153 innings due to lat and shoulder injuries — the 21-year-old has already reported to spring training in full health. The Tigers will take it careful with Perez, but as the centerpiece of the trade that sent Justin Verlander to the Astros in 2017, he remains one of their most important prospects.