One player who has drawn surprisingly little chatter over the last few months is long-struggling Detroit Tigers’ first baseman, Spencer Torkelson. The former first overall pick had only a few bursts of real success over his first three seasons as a major leaguer. In 2025? He’s leveled up and stabilized his profile as a good, but not great power hitter who has improved his defensive skills and now finally has a lock on the Tigers’ first base job for the foreseeable future.

Throughout his three years and change as a major leaguer, Torkelson’s approach has been remarkably steady considering the widely varying results from year to year. His chase rate is always low. He holds an excellent 21.3 percent chase rate in 2025, just a little better than his career mark of 23.1 percent. His contact ra

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