Henning: Tigers need big bat in draft, and some overdue luck

Parker Meadows (Photo: Mike Janes, AP)Detroit – Some days on the job are better than others. The Tigers front office will have a tough time beating Sunday.

They were hopping a jet for Lakeland, Florida, which is one way to deal with Michigan’s highs of sub-zero and North Pole wind-chills scheduled for mid-week. Advice to Al Avila and the guys: Don’t come home until at least April.

But the gang wasn’t flying south for an early taste of spring camp’s climes. They had business in mind. Scouting meetings geared to June’s draft and Detroit’s fifth-overall pick were high on the docket. The Tigers planned also to begin auditioning at Tigertown some of the hitting and position thoroughbreds who look…