Tigers predicted to land youngster with Austin and Parker Meadows ties

With an already loaded farm system, the 2025 MLB draft approaching, and much more, the Detroit Tigers are one of the more intriguing teams around Major League Baseball to watch out for over the next decade if things go as planned. 

Ultimately, the Tigers must do what is right and ensure that they retain some of their top players while also allowing their prospects to develop, but they’re in a decent position for that to happen. 

Holding the No. 24 pick, the Tigers have an opportunity to further improve their farm system. 

When searching for who the Tigers might select at pick 24, The Sporting Tribune recently linked them to Daniel Pierce, a young shortstop out of Georgia. 

“One name deeply linked to Detroit is Cunningham. He's long gone in this iteration, but it's enough noise to think Detroit could attempt pricing him down. Pierce could go anywhere from the early teens to the comp round, and would be a value pick here. With the connections to prep shortstops, he fits here more than hearing a clear connection. High-contact lefty swingers like de Brun and Sean Gamble are mentioned here.

“Josh Owens is a sleeper pick for Detroit but might be a second-round option,” they wrote.

Pierce is committed to the University of Georgia, one of the better teams in the nation, college baseball-wise. 

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He's currently the 19th-ranked player in the country, according to Perfect Game, and played for one of the top summer programs in the nation in Team Elite. Team Elite has consistently placed multiple players in the professional ranks over the past decade, and Pierce would only add to that. 

Among the players who have played for Team Elite includes Kumar Rocker, Austin Meadows, Parker Meadows, Adam Frazier, Dylan Cease, and many others.