Nick Quintana and the Detroit Tigers win the second round in the MLB draft

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Alan Greene, Detroit Free Press Specialist

the Detroit The Tigers doubled the attack with their second round pick.

At the 47th place in MLB's selection selection in 2019, the Tigers picked Arizona's infielder Nick Quintana on Monday night.

Baseball America considers Quintana as a player whose profile is inferior to his raw talent. He played third base full-time this season for the Wildcats.

Quintana averaged .342 with 15 home runs and led the Pac-12 with 77 RBIs this season.

Baseball America ranks it 81st in this year's draft. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 187 pounds. His hometown is Las Vegas.

Nick Quintana from Arizona. (Photo: Arizona Athletics)

According to Baseana's monitoring report on Quintana, "his above-average gross power is the best asset of his offensive game, and he was a solid hitter in the Pac-12.

However, he struggled with higher elimination rates in Arizona – nearly 20% in three seasons – and his mediocre two-year stats in the Cape Cod League, where he beat .230 / .312 / .435 with a 38% elimination rate in 69 games, leave questions on his hit tool.

"Quintana's talent is enough to make him a late pick for the first day, but his previous fights with a wooden bat could bring him back to an early pick for the second day in June."

With this choice, the Tigers seem to be making a risk-reward bet on Quintana's abilities, which has not yet resulted in the type of production that could have made him a first round choice.

Earlier Monday, the Tigers took high school specialist Riley Greene fifth overall.