On a day the Detroit Tigers received bad news on one top prospect, they announced the other top young player has made the Opening Day roster.
General manager Al Avila announced in Lakeland, Florida on Saturday that Spencer Torkelson, the No. 4 prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline, will be on the Tigers' 28-man Opening Day roster when the season begins Friday vs. the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park (1:10 p.m.).
The 22-year-old first baseman was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 MLB draft out of Arizona State, though the Tigers billed him as a third baseman.