Spencer Torkelson is expected to be the No. 1 pick by the Detroit Tigers in Wednesday's MLB draft. Detroit Free Press
When the Detroit Tigers selected Arizona State third baseman Spencer Torkelson with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 MLB draft, nobody was surprised.
This has been expected for the 6-foot-1, 220-pound junior slugger, as one draft analyst called him a 98% lock for the top spot. He hit 54 home runs in two-plus seasons with the Sun Devils and fills a key organizational need for the Tigers.
Even though Torkelson entered the draft as a first baseman, Tigers general manager Al Avila said the goal is to make him a career third baseman.