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I must admit, that I hated the pick of Clark over Langford. I hope I am wrong on that. I also felt that it was important for the Tigers to come out of the first day with a shortstop, and McGonigle was one of the top shortstops that was going to be available with the 2nd pick.

What Yzerman did was make the Wings a bigger and more physical team. The two losses to the Senators really bothered him.

Max himself stated this during an interview at the draft.

I disagree, maybe it's just a case of different opinions who the better players are?

It's really weird to say this, but adding Clark/McGonigle to the system; suddenly the Tigers might be too lefty heavy (Greene, Keith, Jung, Meadows, etc).

McGonigle was drafted as a SS... McGonigle's well-rounded skill set makes him a high-probability big leaguer, perhaps more likely to play some kind of big league role than any other high school player in the 2023 class. As impressive as McGonigle's physical tools are — he has plus bat-to-ball ability, surprising power for his size, and a plus arm — his on-field acumen and fundamentals also carry a ton of weight. He has fantastic baseball feel and instincts, a well-calibrated internal clock at shortstop, and he appears laser focused and competitive between the lines. He'll be just shy of age 19 on draft day and is physically maxed out (or close to it), but unless you're fearful that his present physicality is an indicator that he'll eventually be too bulky to move around on the middle infield, McGonigle is a slam dunk shortstop with enough contact ability and plate discipline to project as an everyday player. His age and frame temper his long-term power projection, but McGonigle is currently strong enough to do doubles damage in both gaps and drop the bat head to golf out some pull-side homers. He lacks the upside of some of its other hitters, but he's as bankable a big league role player as there is in this class.

https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/the-board/2023-mlb-draft From Fangraphs... Clark has sublime feel for contact and can really run, presenting teams with an old school leadoff hitter's profile as he enters pro ball. With barrel control well beyond his years, Clark has rare hit tool projection for a high school prospect, spraying flush, all-fields contact with remarkable consistency. Though his swing doesn't feature big lift and Clark lacks overt, frame-based power projection, the amount of contact he makes and its quality should enable him to hit for plenty of in-game power in pro ball, just probably not 30-plus homers. Clark has Corbin Carroll's high school skill set with something closer to a prototypical major league build and more present physicality than Carroll had at the same stage. It's not as though Clark is built like high school Manny Machado or Ken Griffey Jr., but he's sinewy and strong, especially in his lower half. While some weight room warriors (like Spencer Torkelson and Jarred Kelenic) may have gotten so muscular and stiff that they began to have problems dipping to contact pitches low in the strike zone, Clark's natural barrel feel should help mitigate this. He has special hit tool projection and speed, the latter of which should help enable him to stay in center field even though his feel for the position is only fair. There are scouts and executives who view Clark as lacking the high-end upside of a top three pick, but he is the most polished hitter in the class and is poised to go inside the top five.

My guess is that the Tigers took Clark because he was willing to sign for the #4 slot, I don't think any top HS players are slipping, to make up for the slot difference. I'm not a big fan of this pick, but if Clark turns out to be the energizer bunny type, he can rack up some decent WAR numbers.

He is old for that league. He is also blocked by Jung

As far as I know, all players who have signed long deals before any service time haa signed over the winter or spring training.

They can slow play him. Hold him down a couple of weeks to gain an extra year. Wait until his arbitration eligible date has passed. Or, sign a team friendly deal for 6 years plus a couple of team options.

I would hesitate to bring up Keith until next year, so the Tigers can have some leverage in signing him to a long-term deal. The Tigers haven't done that before.

That's what the Mets and Padres said. I would rather just acquire talent like the Rays. Money doesn't buy anything in baseball.

I prefer Langford over Crews. I think those two are clearly the best of the field.

I have a friend who use to be a chearleader for the Lions. I didn't see her in this video.

He's a major league hitter, with power and a great eye. They can figure out the defense later.

The Tigers should hold back any player who could challenge for roy until next year, so they can reap an extra draft pick.

I prefer Langford for the Tigers. I'd prefer him if they had the first pick.

This is so bad, I think they meant Jameson, which was our 12 pick last year.

I've heard that Honzek is a good skater, and Rass is a pretty good skater as well. Rass has improved every year, but needs to be healthy.

He is 6'5", so he's hard to miss.

Hearing a lot of Sam Honzek noise to the Wings, probably with their #9 pick.

They never have spent big money (top money in a year) for a top international SS either.

Positional value is also very important in baseball. Though all of the years at the top of the draft, the Tigers have never taken a shortstop high in the draft.

Wrong. The top college players in this draft should be ready to play in two or two and a half years tops.