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s4&period;203-0&period;006&comma;7&period;001-0&period;209c0&period;391-0&period;047&comma;1&period;243-0&period;051&comma;2&period;004-0&period;847c0&period;6-0&period;607&comma;0&period;795-1&period;985&comma;0&period;795-1&period;985s0&period;2-1&period;618&comma;0&period;2-3&period;237v-1&period;517 C22&comma;9&period;62&comma;21&period;8&comma;8&period;001&comma;21&period;8&comma;8&period;001z M9&period;935&comma;14&period;594l-0&period;001-5&period;62l5&period;404&comma;2&period;82L9&period;935&comma;14&period;594z"><&sol;path><&sol;svg><span class&equals;"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text">YouTube<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;li><&sol;ul>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading">Written By&colon; Chris Clegg<br>Follow him on Twitter&colon; &commat;RotoClegg<br>Follow Prospects Worldwide on Twitter&colon; &commat;ProspectsWorldW<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator is-style-wide"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The MLB Draft is in the books&comma; and the Detroit Tigers came out with arguably the best draft class of any team&period; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;torkel000spe&amp&semi;amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Spencer Torkelson<&sol;a> was pegged to the Tigers long before the draft&comma; but some smoke leading up to the draft left analyst questioning which way they would go&period; Ultimately&comma; the Tigers made the right choice by taking the best player in the draft in Torkelson&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The Tigers did not get fancy throughout the draft&period; They took the best player available each round&comma; and it paid huge dividends for them&period; A good farm system only improved as Detroit looks to have a solid Major League club as soon as 2021&period; With that being said&comma; let&&num;8217&semi;s check out the players that were selected by the Tigers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading">1&period;1&colon; Spencer Torkelson &&num;8211&semi; 3B&sol;1B &&num;8211&semi; Arizona State<br>Age&colon; 20 Bats&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 6’1 &&num;8211&semi; 220 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2021<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">60 &sol; 60<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">55 &sol; 60<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">60 &sol; 70<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40 &sol; 40<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">60<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Spencer Torkelson is the best player in the 2020 draft class&comma; and there is not much debate&period; He dominated college pitching finishing his career with a &period;337&sol;&period;463&sol;&period;729 slash line&period; For those of you that are not familiar&comma; that is his batting average&comma; on-base percentage&comma; and slugging percentage&period; In 129 career college games&comma; he finished with 54 home runs and 130 RBIs&period; All of those numbers are impressive&comma; but what is even better is that Torkelson was intentionally walk more times than he struck out in 2020&period; You can see why he was the consensus first overall pick&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Not only is Spencer Torkelson considered one of the 15 best prospects in baseball&period; <br><br>He also ranks &ast;slightly&ast; ahead of Casey Mize in today&&num;39&semi;s Top 100 update&period; <br><br>See our new list&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;ulLqloPgF1">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;ulLqloPgF1<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;zh1qAfFkIs">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;zh1qAfFkIs<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Baseball America &lpar;&commat;BaseballAmerica&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;BaseballAmerica&sol;status&sol;1275956879735369729&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">June 25&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">At this point&comma; it is well-documented how good Torkelson is&period; He is one of the best hitters to come through the draft in quite a few years&period; He hits for plus or better average&comma; walks at a high rate&comma; and has exceptional feel at the plate&period; He barrels the ball and controls the bat well through the zone&period; Prospects do not always pan out&comma; but Torkelson feels like a safe bet to hit for a high average with 30 or more home runs in his peak Major League seasons&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The biggest surprise was Torkelson being announced as a third basemen&comma; a position that he did not spent much time at in college&period; Torkelson is athletic enough to play third&comma; and it is worth the Tigers giving him a shot to develop there&period; If Torkelson has to move back to first base&comma; he is still a good defender there&period; It is important to note the Tigers drafted Torkelson for his bat though&comma; and not his glove&period; He will shine at the plate&excl;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"1HXR4gxf" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading">2&period;38&colon; Dillion Dingler &&num;8211&semi; C &&num;8211&semi; Ohio State<br>Age&colon; 21 &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 6’3&&num;8243&semi; &&num;8211&semi; 210 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2023<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40 &sol; 45<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">55 &sol; 60<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">60 &sol; 70<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Dillion Dingler is a fantastic&comma; all-around catcher who many thought would be selected on the first day of the draft&period; After falling&comma; the Tigers took the top player on their board like I previously mentioned&period; They were ecstatic to be able to get Dingler to begin the second round&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Dingler excels behind the plate&comma; providing an excellent glove and arm&period; He consistently shows the ability to throw out hitters&period; Some considering his arm to be plus-plus&comma; which is very uncommon&period; While being great behind the plate&comma; Dingler also provides good value with his bat&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">In this installment of our MLB Draft class video breakdown&comma; we cover a bat that&&num;39&semi;s risen up the draft ranks since early spring&period;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;prospectjesus&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;ProspectJesus<&sol;a> and &commat;B&lowbar;Sakowski&lowbar;PG chat about <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;OhioStateBASE&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;OhioStateBASE<&sol;a> catcher Dillon Dingler&period;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;b3tRqnpM7C">https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;b3tRqnpM7C<&sol;a> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;JLUlMU6LZM">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;JLUlMU6LZM<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Prospects Live &lpar;&commat;ProspectsLive&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;ProspectsLive&sol;status&sol;1263242675559583744&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">May 20&comma; 2020<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Dingler consistently improved each season at Ohio State with his bat&period; He worked to rebuild his swing to add more power&period; His batting average of his three seasons were&colon; &period;244&comma; &period;291&comma; and &period;340&period; Dingler is the type of player who works hard to improve areas of his game that he knows needs work&period; While only hitting seven home runs over his 405 plate appearances in his freshman and sophomore campaigns&comma; Dingler hit five home runs in just 58 plate appearances in 2020&period; Some will attribute the improvements in 2020 to a small sample size&comma; but Dingler made tangible changes that made this had a direct effect on his performance&period; If the season had played out to its full extent&comma; Dingler would likely have been a first-round pick&period; The Tigers gladly took Dingler at 38&comma; knowing he steps into the farm as their top catching prospect&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading">2s&period;62&colon; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;search&sol;search&period;fcgi&quest;pid&equals;cabreda01&comma;cabrer002dan&amp&semi;amp&semi;search&equals;Daniel&plus;Cabrera&amp&semi;amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Daniel Cabrera<&sol;a> &&num;8211&semi; OF &&num;8211&semi; LSU<br>Age&colon; 21 &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; L &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; L &&num;8211&semi; 6’1&&num;8243&semi; &&num;8211&semi; 196 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2022<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">55 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">In a draft where the Tigers drafted a ton of great value&comma; Cabrera could be their best value pick&period; Cabrera has been a legit prospect since high school&comma; but LSU managed to get him on campus instead of turning pro&period; He is another first-round talent that fell into the Tigers lap&period; Cabrera has an extremely polished swing that led to fantastic production at the plate at LSU&period; During his three seasons there&comma; he hit &period;305 with 22 home runs in 586 plate appearances&period; He also showed good plate discipline&comma; giving him a nice OBP&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Daniel Cabrera delivers a walk-off double and LSU wins 5-4&excl; &lpar;via <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;LSUbaseball&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;LSUbaseball<&sol;a>&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;LKBEgkx1hJ">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;LKBEgkx1hJ<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Baseball Bros &lpar;&commat;BaseballBros&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;BaseballBros&sol;status&sol;1108575667145400320&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">March 21&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Cabrera does need to continue to refine his defensive skills&comma; but it is likely he ends up playing a less demanding outfield spot in left field&period; There are concerns over how well is power will play at the next level&comma; but Cabrera himself is unconcerned and working to add muscle mass every day&period; While there are question marks about his ceiling&comma; there is a lot to like in Cabrera&&num;8217&semi;s profile&comma; and there are not many outfielders in the Tiger&&num;8217&semi;s farm system to block him from getting to the Major League&period; This leaves the door open for Cabrera to rise through the system relatively fast&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading">3&period;73&colon; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;cruz--000tre&amp&semi;amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Trei Cruz<&sol;a> &&num;8211&semi; SS &&num;8211&semi; Rice<br>Age&colon; 21 &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 6’2&&num;8243&semi; &&num;8211&semi; 200 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2023<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40 &sol; 45<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 45<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The Tigers continued their trend of drafting college hitters by selecting Trei Cruz out of Rice University&period; Cruz is another great bat who performed well at the college level producing a career slash line of &period;296&sol;&period;405&sol;&period;482&period; He also added 16 home runs and nine stolen bases to his solid triple-slash&period; Cruz started the shortened 2020 season scorching hot and showing great plate discipline before the pandemic shut down college baseball&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">While Cruz was a shortstop in college&comma; I see him as a better fit at second base&period; He has the quickness to stick at shortstop&comma; but his arm profiles more as a second baseman&comma; which is where he played during his freshman season at Rice&period; Since he will likely move off of the premium position of shortstop&comma; many scouts may have undervalued him&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Cruz has all the tools to succeed both in the field and as a hitter&period; He brings a patient&comma; smooth approach to the plate&comma; and puts the bat on the ball well&period; The power is not fully there&comma; but Cruz could grow into more with time&period; Overall&comma; Cruz is a great value and should be a good player across the board&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading">4&period;102&colon; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;workma000gag&amp&semi;amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Gage Workman<&sol;a> &&num;8211&semi; 3B Arizona State<br>Age&colon; 20 &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; S &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 6’4&&num;8243&semi; &&num;8211&semi; 195 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2023<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">55 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The Tigers once again followed their college bat trend by selecting Spencer Torkelson&&num;8217&semi;s teammate Gage Workman with the 102nd pick&period; Workman had a solid offensive career at Arizona State&comma; producing a &period;306&sol;&period;381&sol;&period;500 slash line&period; That line is quite impressive on the surface&comma; but many scouts did not love his overall performance&period; Workman strikeouts out at a high rate and seems to lack plate discipline&period; Overall&comma; the skill set is solid at the plate&comma; and with some adjustments&comma; Workman could grow into an excellent hitter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">In the field&comma; Workman is solid at third base with the ability to grow into an above-average fielding tool&period; Some think he even has the ability to move to shortstop because of his ability&period; It is likely he would have played shortstop at Arizona State if the Sun Devils did not have another high draft pick in <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;willia001ali&amp&semi;amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Alika Williams<&sol;a> playing there&period; Overall&comma; there is a lot to like about this pick and the upside that Workman offers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading">5&period;132&colon; Colt Keith &&num;8211&semi; 3B&sol;RHP &&num;8211&semi; Biloxi HS<br>Age&colon; 18 &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; L &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; L &&num;8211&semi; 6’2&&num;8243&semi; &&num;8211&semi; 220lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2025<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">60 &sol; 60<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The Tigers finished off their impressive 2020 draft by selecting a talented&comma; two-way stud in Colt Keith&period; He was the only high school player that the Tigers selected&comma; and it was somewhat questionable given the fact that Keith fell so far and had a firm commitment to Arizona State&period; The Tigers worked the finances out and were able to sign Keith for well above the allotted slot value at pick 132&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"wEsKUQUs" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">While being a two-way player in high school&comma; it seems the Tigers would like him to end up in the field long term&period; Keith is a very toolsy player that gives him a nice ceiling long term&period; Right now&comma; he still raw but has the ability for a ton of growth&period; At the plate&comma; Keith produces big bat speed and gets the bat through the zone well&period; He makes good contact and offers a good hit tool&period; There is a lot of room for growth in Keith&&num;8217&semi;s game power&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<blockquote class&equals;"twitter-tweet" data-width&equals;"550" data-dnt&equals;"true"><p lang&equals;"en" dir&equals;"ltr">Daniel Cabrera delivers a walk-off double and LSU wins 5-4&excl; &lpar;via <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;LSUbaseball&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">&commat;LSUbaseball<&sol;a>&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;co&sol;LKBEgkx1hJ">pic&period;twitter&period;com&sol;LKBEgkx1hJ<&sol;a><&sol;p>&mdash&semi; Baseball Bros &lpar;&commat;BaseballBros&rpar; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;BaseballBros&sol;status&sol;1108575667145400320&quest;ref&lowbar;src&equals;twsrc&percnt;5Etfw">March 21&comma; 2019<&sol;a><&sol;blockquote><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;platform&period;twitter&period;com&sol;widgets&period;js" charset&equals;"utf-8"><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">In the field&comma; Keith is very athletic at third base&period; He already has a plus arm&comma; as you can tell from his ability on the mound&period; The glove is average right now&comma; but I expect him to develop more given the kind of athlete that Keith is&period; This is a pick that many love and the Tigers love even more now that they have signed Keith&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Follow us on Twitter&excl; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;ProspectsWorldW">&commat;ProspectsWorldW<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; 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