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Tigers Sign Second-Rounder Dillon Dingler

By Steve Adams | June 18, 2020 at 11:34am CDT

11:34am: Dingler signed for the full slot value of $1,925,300, tweets Jim Callis of MLB.com.

11:24am: The Tigers announced Thursday that they’ve agreed to terms with second-round pick Dillon Dingler. As one would expect, bonus terms weren’t formally disclosed by the team, but Dingler’s slot value checks in at $1.95MM.

A catcher out of Ohio State, Dingler was regarded as a top 30 draft talent by each of ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel (No. 17), The Athletic’s Keith Law (No. 20), FanGraphs’ Eric Longenhagen (No. 29) and the teams over at Baseball America (No. 27) and MLB.com (No. 24). The 21-year-old, however, was still on the board for the Tigers with the top pick in the second round (No. 38 overall), and the Detroit org was surely thrilled to add another highly touted college position player to its already impressive stable of pitching prospects.

Dingler hit .340/.404/.760 with five homers, four doubles and a triple in just 13 games with the Buckeyes in 2020 before the season ground to a halt. After a pedestrian freshman season, he put himself on the map with a .291/.392/.424 slash in 2019 — a sign that he was perhaps tapping into the above-average raw power for which scouting reports credit him. Law calls Dingler the best defender among this year’s crop of catchers, and he even draws roughly average marks for his speed (45 at FanGraphs, 55 at MLB.com); Dingler swiped nine bags in a dozen tries in 62 games between 2019-20.

With Dingler on board, the Tigers have agreed to terms with three of their six picks. Third-rounder Trei Cruz and fifth-rounder Colt Keith agreed to deals that were a combined $116K over slot. Detroit still has to work out deals with No. 1 overall pick Spencer Torkelson, Competitive Balance (Round B) pick Daniel Cabrera and fourth-round pick Gage Workman. Of that bunch, Workman has already acknowledged that he intends to sign, although there’s no deal in place just yet (at least not one that has been announced or reported).

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Comments

  1. Losbravos69

    2 years ago

    Good sign

    Reply
  2. Tom84

    2 years ago

    cool name

    Reply
    • ScottCFA

      2 years ago

      He changed it from Dirk Diggler!

      Reply
      • dugdog83

        2 years ago

        Dirk couldn’t play catcher with a bat between his legs.

        Reply
  3. bobtillman

    2 years ago

    Kinda strange…I was diagnosed with a Dillon Dingler just a few days ago.

    Reply
    • ScottCFA

      2 years ago

      I hear a round of antibiotics will clear that up. Just watch where you put your Dingler in the future; they say it gets worse the second time.

      Reply
      • bobtillman

        2 years ago

        …antibiotics, a few ounces of bleach, some ultra violet light….I got it covered…..

        Reply
        • i hate my father

          2 years ago

          I was up to 15 confirmed Dingler’s but was told it be to zero in a couple of weeks.

  4. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    Dillon Dingers

    Reply
  5. socalbum

    2 years ago

    I am a Dodgers fan, but Tigers had an outstanding draft!

    Reply
  6. Royalsfan12

    2 years ago

    Majority of these comments just making fun of this guys name

    Reply
  7. NY_Yankee

    2 years ago

    A worse name is Ken Singleton. Makes you think of a weak hitter

    Reply
    • ScottCFA

      2 years ago

      Who wants a pitcher named Homer Bailey?!?

      Reply
      • i hate my father

        2 years ago

        apparently not the Dodgers, lol

        Reply
        • Melchez

          2 years ago

          Lions had a defensive back named Harry Colon.

      • OUCH! my GoNats

        2 years ago

        Or Grant Balfour

        Reply
      • agentx

        2 years ago

        Even further back, there was pitcher Bob Walk.

        Reply
  8. Larry Leonardo

    2 years ago

    This outfit is hard up for news. Thought this was supposed to be about trade rumors.

    Reply
  9. tigerbreak

    2 years ago

    80 grade name

    Reply
  10. All American Johnsonville Dogs

    2 years ago

    Dingler-berg!

    Reply

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