The Detroit Tigers certainly have a “type” when it comes to prospects, and that type is typified by a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher with high velocity and a good pitch mix. There’s nothing wrong with that, either, as it exemplifies a high-use/high-value player that can either be developed within the system or traded as needed.
The Tigers tend to think of prospects in that term of dual-value player, and it makes sense, but unfortunately, it also means they periodically miss out on drafting high-value position players that garner much excitement in the system.
With that in mind, let’s look backward and ask “Which prospect was one the Tigers should have picked instead?