Crossposted at Minor League Ball

I guess the first thing I should say is that I'm not David Chadd. That would explain why I picked a position player with my first pick. But even though this might not be the closest thing to what the Tigers would have done had they been drafting, I think that this was a pretty solid draft overall, and I'm very happy with my picks. Let's go through them by round.

Round 1, Pick #9: Grant Green, SS, USC

This was bound to be a controversial pick anyways. But Green's stock plummet didn't really sit well with me. Green hit .374 in 211 plate appearances, with an on base percentage of .435 and a slugging percentage of .569. His 20 to 38 walk to strikeout ratio was pretty good as well. He oozes tools- he's got five-tool potential. I think Kevin Goldstein hit it on the head in one of his recent draft pieces when he quoted a scout that said the following: (subscription required)

    "It just made no sense to me," said one scout. "The guy enters the year as the consensus number two pick, and all he does is have a really good season that didn't live up to expectations that were too high in the first place," he added. "If he's suddenly a mid-first-round pick, then we're all really bad at our jobs." 

Green is a stellar pick, and he's got a really good chance to be a starting shortstop on a championship team. While I think the pressure of being the best prospect in the Tigers system might get to him, and while I worry that he's been called "low energy" in the past, I see him as a pretty good offensive first shortstop or a very good third baseman.


Round 2, Pick 58: Brody Colvin, RHP, LA HS
 
Okay, okay. Colvin is an utter violation of all the things I said I stood for. He's a HS pitching prospect with questionable mechanics (he lands hard). He also doesn't have a changeup.
 
But what he does have is a great fastball sitting at 90-93 that sinks a ton, a pretty good curveball for his age and a ton of pure athletics. He's a choice that David Chadd would have made in a second, and one that really appealed to me especially considering Luke Bailey (Georgia prep catcher) was off the board. I see him with a bit of Porcello like potential provided his mechanics don't mess him up and he develops a changeup.


Round 3, Pick 89: Andrew Doyle, RHP, Oklahoma

Doyle was a junior at the University of Oklahoma. He had an ERA of 3.89 and a walk to strikeout ratio of 21 to 63. BA had him at 87 on their top 100 draft picks, so he's a bit of an appropriate pick for the position. He made the all Big 12 team as well.

 Unfortunately, I don't know much about Doyle other than his numbers and his BA rating. He was a bit of a speculative pick on my part. He seems to be a command guy- he's been known for working the inside of the plate against hitters. He's also a pitchability choice- he's probably not going to be a high upside guy, but he's got a high chance of making the bigs in my mind.

Some words in parting

I've said before that I didn't run this draft like I thought the Tigers would. The reason is because that there's plenty of people out there speculating about who the Tigers will pick, but I have no interest in just playing a guessing game. That being said, if anyone has any questions about first or second round guys that the Tigers might be interested in, I'd be more than happy to answer questions about them- I've probably researched them anyways.

I'll probably be posting a little more Tigers draft stuff over here if anyone's interested. Feedback (from things you'd like to see to places where you disagree with me) is always welcome.