2018 BYB Tigers prospect #20: C Joey Morgan

Feb 16 2018 by Bless You Boys

 

Whether Morgan becomes more than a bench player will be determined by his bat.

Joey Morgan has one of the most interesting stories of any of the Detroit Tigers’ top prospects this season. Coming out of high school in 2014, he was rated the 303rd player in the draft class by Perfect Game and had committed to Oregon. The school had over-recruited catchers, though, and decided that Morgan was the odd man out. He was cut from the team and his athletic scholarship revoked.

Fortunately, he...

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