Author: Benjamin Kramer

Reading Time: 2 minutesTo start off, I want to say that this was Tigers General Manager, Al Avila’s best and – I mean best – moment as the Tigers GM. I’d give this draft a very high A-grade. Detroit’s farm system desperately lacked hitters and outside of Riley Greene and Isaac Parades, They don’t have any above-average position players. Here’s who General Manager Al Avila selected in this years shortened 5-round draft: Spencer Torkelson: With the number one pick in the 2020 MLB draft the Detroit Tigers selected the best player in the draft in Arizona State’s 3B/1B Spencer Torkelson....

Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile the MLB is failing to get a season together, the league has gifted fans with a shortened draft. The draft will consist of 5 rounds, rather that the usual 40 due to shortened high school and college seasons. The Detroit Tigers hold the number one overall pick and most mock drafts projected them to take Arizona State first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Although, other may seem to think Detroit could take Vanderbilt shortstop Austin Martin. Here’s Why. A week ago, it almost seemed certain that Torkelson would be the favored pick. But as more draft writers begin...