With no pre-draft contract negotiations allowed, it's never a 100% certainty.
But Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson is about "98 percent" to be selected by the Tigers with the No. 1 overall pick in next week's draft, according to ESPN draft analyst Kiley McDaniel.
"It's not really an actual conversation," McDaniel said Thursday on a conference call with reporters, explaining how Detroit is overwhelming expected to take Torkelson.