With the 34th pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers have selected catcher Michael Oliveto from Hauppauge High School in New York.
Let’s address the elephant in the room right off the bat; Detroit went way off the board for this pick. After taking shortstop Jordan Yost in the first round of this draft, a player ranked substantially lower than the 24th pick, some expected the team to make an expensive, highly ranked selection with this pick to spend the leftover money.
Instead, they made an even deeper cut. Oliveto was ranked 59th by FanGraphs, 101st overall by Perfect Game, and 219th by Pipeline.