San Diego – General manager Al Avila tipped his hand on Wednesday night, telling reporters the player he’s taking with the first pick in the Rule 5 draft will not be somebody they need to stash on the roster but someone who can contribute.
Which almost always means, hard-throwing reliever.
In this case, though, the Tigers flipped the script. They took former Yankees right-hander Rony Garcia, whose fastball tops out at 93 mph and has mostly started through his four years of pro ball.