Erie, Pa. — A front office dissects the numbers as well as scouting reports. The data sometimes pleases, sometimes doesn’t.
Ask the Tigers. Ask, specifically, about Detroit’s farm-team outfielders. Apart from 18-year-old Riley Greene, who had a nice break-in after he was drafted fifth overall in June, the numbers weren’t particularly upbeat in 2019.
Especially at Double-A Erie.
u25baDerek Hill, center field: .243 batting average in 120 games for the SeaWolves, with a .311 on-base percentage and .705 OPS. He struck out 147 times. He batted leadoff.
u25baCam Gibson, left field: .