The Detroit Tigers took Florida high school outfielder Riley Greene with the No. 5 pick in the 2019 MLB draft on Monday, June 3 in Secaucus, N.J. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press
We don't know if the Detroit Tigers preferred to take outfielder Riley Greene with their first pick in the 2019 MLB draft — we might never know, if the powers that be keep their stories straight — but we do know this:
The Tigers did the right thing.
In a draft that was top-heavy with offensive players, the Tigers walked away from the first round with one, after taking Greene with the No.