The Detroit Tigers’ 2019 draft class may ultimately be remembered as the best of Al Avila’s tenure as general manager. Sure, much of that has to do with Riley Greene, but the Tigers’ amateur scouting department also landed several outstanding late-round picks in this draft as well. On Wednesday night in Detroit, the latest product of that draft class will arrive in the form of slugger Kerry Carpenter.
We’ve already seen Beau Brieske, taken in the 27th round of the 2019 draft, develop into a decent major league starting pitcher with a good chance of establishing himself in a major league rotation.