It hasn't taken long for the Tigers to become cool. Remember when nobody wanted to play for Detroit? Remember when the Tigs had to overpay to get what were viewed as shaky free agents (Pudge, Maggs) to come to town? That's no longer the case, apparently.
The Tigers are being hailed for getting Jersey high school star Rick Porcello -- one of the best players in this year's draft -- with the 27th overall pick. Porcello is being compared to Josh Beckett and Justin Verlander. Time will tell.
But this is what I found most interesting, reported in the Free Press:
Fred Porcello, the pitcher's father, said in a telephone interview that the Tigers were very high on the family's wish list of possible teams. Detroit's appeal was surely enhanced by a stockpile of young pitching stars (Miller, Verlander, Jeremy Bonderman and Joel Zumaya) and its status as the defending American League champion.
"The pitching staff has a tremendous amount of charisma and skill," the elder Porcello said. "The entire baseball world is going to be watching this team. It doesn't hurt when you're in the World Series."
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