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Detroit Tigers prospect mailbag: Is Derek Hill considered a bust?

Welcome to the weekly Detroit Tigers prospects mailbag, which is now open to any of your questions. Submit questions on Twitter @GeorgeSipple or by email at gsipple@freepress.com.

@GeorgeSipple Just two questions you received about Tigers prospects? Other cities would be going crazy emailing questions about their team's prospects. My question, is it safe to say Derek Hill is a bust for a 1st round draft pick and who is to blame for drafting him?

— Philip C (@dtownaustin) May 10, 2018

Don't write him off yet, Philip. Injuries have stunted Hill's development more than anything else since the Tigers selected him 23rd overall in the first round of the 2014 draft out of Elk Grove (Calif.