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.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2023/06/18/detroit-tigers-prospect-colt-keith-third-base-obsession/70334149007/
Great article by Lynn Henning on Colt Keith, and how he's obsessing to master 3rd base defensively.
The article is for subscribers only.
According to BA, the Tigers have seen C Kyle Teel of Virginia a lot, and would take him if Crews and Langford go 1-2. Sounds like the Tigers are extremely high on Langford.
I might have a tear in my labrum. Or, more likely it's tendonitis. I am waiting for an ultrasound at the end of July.
In other news, the Tigers have the fifth worst record in baseball.