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He fills Detroit&#39;s biggest need — but taking him would mean Scott Harris breaking from the prep-shortstop pattern that&#39;s defined his drafts.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:35:00 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3895,h_2190,x_8,y_250/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/66/01ktw4bhcv5a9km13jk7.jpg" caption="Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris, left, shakes hands with outfielder Max Clark at practice during spring training at TigerTown in Lakeland, Fla. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images"></media:thumbnail><flatplan:sponsor></flatplan:sponsor><flatplan:author name="Anthony Ranaudo"></flatplan:author></item><item><title>Tigers News: Former first-round pick traded to Phillies, AJ Hinch on 6-man rotation</title><link>https://motorcitybengals.com/tigers-news-former-first-round-pick-traded-to-phillies-aj-hinch-on-6-man-rotation?utm_source=RSS</link><author>Nick San Miguel</author><guid isPermaLink="false">01ktz6pnm4se</guid><description>The Detroit Tigers saw one of their former first-round picks get traded from the rival White Sox, and AJ Hinch talked about rotation plans moving forward.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:52:48 +0000</pubDate><language>en</language><media:thumbnail url="https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3852,h_2166,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/66/01ktz6qk5fnmhy8h79gy.jpg" caption="May 23, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; Chicago White Sox center fielder Derek Hill (25) during the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park. 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