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Detroit Tigers: Looking Back at the 2002 MLB Draft

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 7: Joel Zumaya #54 and Curtis Granderson #28 of the Detroit Tigers celebrate after winning Game Four of the 2006 American League Division Series (ALDS) on October 7, 2006 between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers defeated the Yankees 8-3 to win the series 3 games to 1. (Photo by Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

For the Detroit Tigers, the 2002 MLB Draft produced two talents in Curtis Granderson and Joel Zumaya allowed fans to forget about another first-round miss.

The year 2002 was one of transition for the Detroit Tigers.