Comstock Park, Mich. -- With much of the attention of Tigers fans this week based around a high school outfielder, it was instructive to check in with a couple youngsters down Interstate-96.
And with the West Michigan Whitecaps, we found a couple 19-year-olds with potential that also require plenty of patience.
Last week’s MLB Draft brought back memories of last summer for Parker Meadows and Kingston Liniak, as the Tigers used valuable draft capital to gamble on high schooler Riley Greene of Florida.
While Greene went No. 5, Meadows was a second-round pick and Liniak went in the fourth round, with the Tigers using much of their bonus-pool chunk to lure the players away from college.