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Why Tigers' Alan Trammell is sold on Spencer Torkelson: 'No ballpark's gonna hold Tork.'

Detroit Tigers legend Alan Trammell, a special assistant to the GM, talks about taking Spencer Torkelson No. 1 overall in MLB draft. Filmed June 11, 2020. Detroit Free Press

Alan Trammell only needed about five minutes to see something special in Spencer Torkelson, the Detroit Tigers first-round draft pick.

“I really like this guy,” Trammell said back in February, while watching Torkelson play for Arizona State.

“Yeah, me too,” replied Scott Pleis, the Tigers' director of amateur scouting.