San Diego – Moving up in drafts is becoming a thing for the Tigers.
The day after moving up three slots – from No. 6 to No. 3 – in the first-ever MLB Draft lottery, they moved up from No. 6 to No. 5 in the Rule 5 draft Wednesday.
And with that pick, the Tigers selected 23-year-old right-hander Mason Englert off the Texas Rangers’ Triple-A roster.
Englert, who features a mid-90s fastball, a hard slider and above-average changeup, hasn’t pitched above Double-A. He had Tommy John surgery in 2019 but came back strong last season.