GRAND RAPIDS — Let’s get right to the quote.
The one I can’t stop thinking about after talking to Lance Parrish, the manager of the West Michigan Whitecaps, the Tigers’ Single-A affiliate.
“Brock Deatherage seems to have all the tools,” I said to Parish. “He can hit and run.”
“He is a grinder,” Parrish said. “You look at certain personalities in the game. You try to match them up. This guy reminds me of — he’s a Kirk Gibson, Pete Rose guy.”
“Seriously?”
“Dead serious,” Parrish said. “When he gets on the field, he’s all business.