Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila will have a chance to add a pair of another talented, young players to the team’s farm system on Monday night when the MLB Draft takes place at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Avila and company snagged potential ace Matt Manning with the ninth-overall pick in 2016. Due to a much-improved record last season, Detroit will be picking further down the line at 18 this year.
The Tigers have selected a player 18th overall on four different occasions dating back to 1965.
Outfielder Murray Robinson was taken in 1968, but he never reached the Majors.