On Sunday, the Tigers locked up top prospect Colt Keith, their likely starting second baseman on the 2024 Opening Day roster, to a six-year contract through 2029, plus club options for 2030-32, despite his not having made his MLB debut.
It is the first contract for a Tigers prospect with no MLB service time since the collective bargaining agreement was changed in 2011 to give draft picks minor-league contracts instead of big-league deals. The 22-year-old Keith is the seventh prospect overall with an MLB deal with zero days of service time over that span, according to MLB.com.
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