When the Detroit Tigers nabbed prep catcher Sam McMillan with the 155th pick in June’s MLB amateur draft, I was immediately a fan. While it’s not uncommon for Detroit to opt for a backstop in the earlier rounds — recent examples include Alex Avila, James McCann, Bryan Holaday, and Kade Scivicque — McMillan's selection came as a bit of a surprise. The most prominent reason? Only two rounds earlier the Tigers had taken Joey Morgan, a catcher from the University of Washington. There is nothing wrong with taking multiple catchers in the early rounds, but McMillan’s selection went against the grain of Detroit's usual drafting strategy.
Tigers Prospect Notebook: Sam McMillan is making a good first impression
