MLB Roster Oddities

[nicksaviking]

While the Twins roster oddities are thoroughly documented, a few things have caught my eye across the league today.

First, the 2025 WS runner up Toronto Blue Jays are keeping their Rule V pick Spencer Miles. Checking his stats to see what kind of steal they got, I see that since getting drafted back in 2022, this guy has only thrown 14.2 innings in organized baseball, more than half of which came playing fall league. Only 4 1/3 innings at A ball, and not a pitch at a level higher than that. Seems like a crazy thing for a contender to do. Good luck to that young man, I'm cheering for him.

What I'm not cheering for, is the Detroit Tigers and their star prospect Kevin McGonigle. Drafted out of high school only in 2023, he's getting to skip AAA making the Tigers opening day roster. Is this stupid and reckless? No, it's probably just sour grapes on my part.

[ashbury]

2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

What I'm not cheering for, is the Detroit Tigers and their star prospect Kevin McGonigle. Drafted out of high school only in 2023, he's getting to skip AAA making the Tigers opening day roster. Is this stupid and reckless? No, it's probably just sour grapes on my part.

His minor league resume is almost like Juan Soto's.  Uh oh ....