WEST PALM BEACH, FL - MARCH 09: Equipment on the field as the Detroit Tigers take batting practice before a spring training baseball game against the Houston Astros at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches on March 9, 2020 in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
For the second time in three years, the Detroit Tigers were the club in question as they inked TSpencer Torkelson to a record-setting signing bonus to welcome him to Detroit. The key is in the ignition…will Torkelson debut as a Tiger in 2020?
The Spencer Torkelson news was suspected for days but it’s still buzz-worthy when the first overall pick in the draft signs a deal with the hometown nine anywhere in MLB.