Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks to the media during spring training on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Lakeland, Florida. Detroit Free Press
LAKELAND, Fla. — With the first selection of the 2020 MLB draft, the Detroit Tigers select…
Maybe, it will be Austin Martin, a shortstop from Vanderbilt – he can hit and play darn near everywhere on the field.
Or maybe it will be Emerson Hancock, a Georgia flamethrower – he is a fantastic talent, and he would be the no-brainer pick, if the Tigers didn’t have so many strong pitching prospects and such a glaring need for a bat.