Back in 2008, James McCann was drafted for the first time, out of high school, in the 31st round ... by the Chicago White Sox. He decided to go to school, and in the process greatly improved his draft status, as the Detroit Tigers selected him in the second round in 2011. McCann quickly rose up Detroit’s minor league ranks, earned himself a promotion to the big leagues in 2014, and stayed there.
In 452 games in Detroit, McCann had a 75 wRC+, with a slash line of .240/.288/.366 — and those paltry numbers weren’t because he was unlucky, because his BABIP was .