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Detroit Tigers: It’s time to pay attention to Colt Keith

Detroit Tigers prospect Colt Keith during 2020 instructional league play in Lakeland, Florida.

When the Detroit Tigers signed infielder Colt Keith in the fifth round of the 2020 MLB Draft, it was viewed as something of a coup.

MLB Pipeline ranked Keith as the 87th player in the draft class, while Prospects Live had him 80th, and Baseball America ran him all the way up to 57. So when Keith made it out of the third round without being selected, it was widely assumed he would be heading to Arizona State.

But then Detroit swooped in with 132nd overall pick and nabbed the talented youngster.