Bo Flowers

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Detroit Tigers #16 prospect in 2005
  As a high school senior in 2002, Flowers was one of the top quarterback prospects in the nation and verbally committed to play football and baseball at Arizona State. The Tigers changed those plans, however, when they drafted him in the fifth round and signed him for $215,000. The best athlete in the system, Flower has a live body with an interesting combination of power and speed, but his baseball skills were very slow to develop before last year. He earned his first promotion to a full-season league in August, serving in a reserve role as West Michigan won the Midwest League title. Flowers has a quick bat, though he still chases too many pitches and will need to tighten his strike zone. His whole game needs refinement, as he's still learning how to use his speed on the bases and in right field. He led New York-Penn League outfielders with 10 errors and takes erratic routes to fly balls. Flowers' game is anything but refined, though he works hard and is receptive to coaching. He'll try to make more strides this year in low Class A.