Detroit – Technically, three of the Tigers six picks in last week’s amateur draft are third basemen. Which, when you look at their depth chart and see Jeimer Candelario, Dawel Lugo, Isaac Paredes, Nick Quintana and Andre Lipcius all 26 years of age and younger, you might wonder what the heck is going on?
It may seem like the Tigers are stockpiling third basemen, but really, they are not. They are drafting players who project to hit and hit for power. That they are listed at third base, especially in the case of the three players drafted last week – Spencer Torkelson, Gage Workman and Colt Keith – well, that’s more like an initial thought than a permanent designation.