Detroit — Whether he was being coy, or guarded, or careful, or cagey, or maybe just plain smart, Al Avila wasn't tipping hands Wednesday.
Five days before his team makes the first overall pick in baseball's 2018 draft, the Tigers general manager said lovely things about Auburn ace Casey Mize, but also said the Tigers were still talking and thinking.
And, no doubt, waiting to make sure Mize pitches with vigor and health Friday when Auburn plays Northeastern in a first-round NCAA tournament game.
Avila acknowledged there probably isn't a "once-in-a-decade player" in this year's sweepstakes, which is a shopping spree in which 30 big-league teams grab prep and college players, but that "we still feel confident we'll make a good pick.