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Arizona State's Spencer Torkelson 'too perfect' for Detroit Tigers to pass in MLB draft

Torkelson hits 52nd career homer in ASU win The Republic | azcentral.com

Two years ago this week — a month before the 2018 MLB draft — someone stopped me for a question.

A simple question, really — who were the Detroit Tigers taking with the No. 1 overall pick?

A trick question? The person asking the question was already in a position to know. At first, I thought he wasmessing around. But there was no catch.

When I said, "Casey Mize," he shrugged his shoulders, didn’t argue and continued on with another conversation.