Detroit Tigers general manager Al Avila speaks to the media during spring training on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Lakeland, Florida. Detroit Free Press
Though the 2020 MLB draft is more than three months away, one local college team received an early-season look at the top two candidates who might interest the Detroit Tigers at No. 1 overall.
On Friday night, the Michigan baseball team faced off against Vanderbilt junior infielder Austin Martin in the MLB4 collegiate tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona. The next night, the Wolverines faced off against Arizona State first baseman Spencer Torkelson.