Jace Jung entered the Tigers’ organization as a first round pick, but has largely been overshadowed throughout his time as a professional. That’s not necessarily his fault, as it’s tough to stand out as the pick sandwiched between Jackson Jobe and Max Clark. As an advanced college hitter, Jung was the first of the trio to make it to the major leagues. His first brief look at the majors wasn’t terribly impressive, but it was such a small sample of plate appearances that we’re not putting too much weight on it right now.
We’ve never been quite as high on Jung as the national prospect media — particularly MLB Pipeline, who ranks him as the 62nd prospect in the game.