Detroit Tigers: Forecasting The Best Prospects At Each Position
By Tyler Kotila
Being that Nick Quintana was selected in the 2019 MLB Amateur Draft. A lot could change on his path of development to the big leagues, but Quintana could work his way up into the big leagues and be a real force. If Quintana can develop the way the Tigers are hoping, he could be a solid third baseman of the future alongside guys like Jeimer Candelario and Dawel Lugo.
The Detroit Tigers selected the third baseman in the second round of the 2019 MLB Amateur player draft after Riley Greene was the fifth overall selection in round one. Quintana absolutely smashed the baseball in his junior season at the University of Arizona posting a .342/.462/.626 slash with fifteen home runs and seventy-seven RBI through fifty-six games in 2019.
After the college season concluded, Quintana has taken his talents to the Tigers Single-A ball affiliates between the West Michigan affiliate and the Low-A Connecticut club. Quintana has spent fifty games in the minor leagues between the two affiliates where he is looking to show his hitting ability which has not been so kind since making the jump to the organization from college.
Infielder. University of Arizona. Nick Quintana. 2. 63. Pick Analysis. player. Stats
One of the biggest attractions that drew the Detroit Tigers to Quintana in this year’s draft was his power-tool. Quintana his a power threat as shown above with his fifteen home runs at the University of Arizona and the Tigers felt he would carry this forward into the big leagues. The thing to worry about with Quintana is his strikeouts. He tends to swing and miss more often than he should, and this could be a cause of concern as he continues on his road to the Tigers roster.
Just being selected this year, means that there is plenty of time for him to develop and prove he can transfer his skill set into affiliated ball from college. With Dawel Lugo currently up with the MLB roster, there is no rush whatsoever as the Tigers try out different prospects to see who will be the best. Quintana strikes as one of the names who could be around for a while if the offense picks up to anything near what he was able to do in college.