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'The kid is a player': Prospect Paredes maturing as fast as his rise through Tigers system

Lakeland, Fla. — On his left forearm, inked in Roman numerals, is a tattoo of his daughter’s birth date.

Susuki was born in 2018 and that’s right about when Tigers’ third-base prospect Isaac Paredes decided to really get serious about his career. Which is an odd thing to say about a guy who was just 19 years old at the time.

“I used to have a perspective on things,” Paredes said through interpreter Carlos Guillen Saturday morning. “That’s different right now. And I am talking about responsibility. Right now, I see things differently. I have more responsibility right now.