Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila talks about the team's plans after MLB suspended spring training on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Lakeland, Fla. Detroit Free Press
The Detroit Tigers have stocked up on young arms during their rebuilding process.
With the top pick in the amateur draft for the second time in three years, the Tigers are aware of the sentiment that they should select the best hitter available.
But that's not the way the front office and the scouting staff are approaching the draft.
"When you start thinking about needs, you might be passing on a guy that's quite a bit better," team's director of amateur scouting, Scott Pleis, said on Tuesday.