The next Detroit Tigers’ prospect on the list stands out for several reasons. Six-foot-eight reliever RJ Petit is a truly large man, and while he has the usual work to do to refine his command, the ironically named right-hander isn’t too far from being in a position to help the Tigers sometime this summer.
The Tigers drafted Petit out of Charleston Southern back in 2021 with their 14th round pick. The South Carolina product was always going to be a longer-term project. Outsized players, particularly pitchers, typically take a long time to get their long limbs synced up.