A couple of happy development stories converged for the Tigers during this 2022 season that specialized more in sadism than in anything remotely splendid.
Riley Greene.
Parker Meadows.
One was expected: Greene, perhaps the best Tigers talent to be scouted and showcased and inserted into the daily Tigers roster since a kid named Al Kaline was brought aboard in 1953.
One was a surprise — somewhat: Meadows, a second-round pick in 2018 who had not hit in his earlier summers but who, at age 22, caught fire this year at Double-A Erie, where he has done nothing but get better as the year has worn on (September: 15 games, .