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Prospect Joey Morgan catches backstop heaven in Tigers organization

COMSTOCK PARK - In one regard, prospect Joey Morgan really didn't have to do much to get noticed at his first spring training with the Detroit Tigers organization.

Just holding his catcher's glove drew a lot of interested eyes.

The third-round pick, who has started the season with the Class-A West Michigan Whitecaps, finds himself surrounded in an organization loaded with experience behind the plate.

Within the Tigers' minor league system, there is Gerald Laird at short-season Connecticut, Lance Parrish at Class-A West Michigan, Mike Rabelo at High-A Lakeland and Andrew Graham at Double-A Erie. All managers and all former catchers.