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Tigers top 10 draft watch: Auburn’s Casey Mize brings heat

Their scouts are armed with radar guns and laptops. And, in some cases, with new tires on cars that are about to see their odometers spin crazily during the next three months.

The Tigers have the first overall pick in the June 4 amateur draft. And, if denied a franchise player the landscape suggests probably isn’t available in 2018, the Tigers at least want the habitual All-Star who should be ready to be plucked from America’s college or high school diamonds.

There is some marvelous talent on the landscape, pitchers and hitters. Among the best as The Detroit News continues with its weekly dive into the Tigers Top Ten Draft Watch:

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