#Jace Jung

With the draft in the rearview window, and the August 2 trade deadline fast approaching, it is a good time to assemble our writers to discuss what could be a very important month for Royals baseball. What did you think of how the Royals approached the draft? Cullen Jekel: I liked everything about it except what they did in the first round. Gavin…

To see 2022 Draft Report Cards for every team, see our Draft Report Card landing page here. Best Pure Hitter: 2B Jace Jung (1) ranked as the No. 9 player in the class and had a chance to go among the top 10 picks, but slipped just outside of that to the Tigers at No. 12. He was rated the fifth-best pure hitter in the college class and has a chance…

It's almost draft time and that means new prospects will soon enter the fold of the Detroit Tigers organization. It also means there will be some decisions to make regarding who to take based an a number of different factors. The Tigers pick 12th overall when the draft kicks off on Sunday, July 17th. Before jumping into potential targets for…

The Detroit Tigers, despite losing their final three games of the 2022 season, went 11-5 in their final 16 games, all after former San Francisco Giants general manager Scott Harris was hired as the franchise's president of baseball operations. In past years, that would have left the Tigers - whose late-season spurt moved them from MLB's third-worst…

Although he is the number 10 ranked prospect in the Tiger organization according to MLB Pipeline, the hype on Dillon Dingler has seemed to die down. Dillinger torn it up at West Michigan last year, posting a 925. OPS. He would struggle upon his call-up to Erie, hitting just 202. with a 578. OPS. But the 23-year-old had bounced back in 2022 hitting…