Something had to change. Parker Meadows knew it.
His numbers through those first years as a Tigers prospect, with all the import that comes with being a second-round draft pick, were flat-out sad, with 2021 a particularly graphic example of how far he had fallen.
Meadows had a .210 batting average in 97 games (94 at high-Single A West Michigan, three at low-A Lakeland), a .292 on-base percentage, and .623 OPS, all of it further sullied by 102 strikeouts in 420 plate-appearances.