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Detroit Tigers: What Will Detroit Need Out of the 2020 MLB Draft

Baseball is unique in the sense that you do not draft for the positional need for the organization. You pick the best player available. The Detroit Tigers have a surplus of pitching prospects across the system but what else does this system have that is a strength? Let’s examine what the Tigers currently have, based on the Fangraphs depth chart and what players were drafted by the team with those players in bold front. We will also put where they are currently in the system as the 2020 MLB draft is on June 10th.

First Base:

With Spencer Torkelson projected to be the top pick in this year’s draft, let’s first start at first base.