If you follow the MLB Draft, you'll hear a lot of familiar names. Especially in the later rounds, teams select relatives of members of their organization. For instance, the Mets selected the son of former pitcher John Franco. The Tigers did the same with manager Jim Leyland's son, and today, picking Ben Verlander, the brother of pitcher Justin Verlander.
It's just the way things are done.
The Tigers also drafted Ricky Knapp, son of pitching coach Rick Knapp, and Bo McClendon, son of hitting coach Lloyd McClendon today.
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