Scouting Report

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

Warwick’s path from Downers Grove North High School in Chicago to Michigan State took a detour when Detroit drafted him in the 12th round in 2024 and wooed him away from Big Ten baseball with a $247,500 bonus. He did so well at the Florida Complex League that the Tigers gave him a chance at full-season ball at Single-A Lakeland, where his command of the strike zone was tested. He still showed plenty of reason to climb the prospect rankings and became the latest shortstop in the Tigers’ potential pipeline.

Warwick is a speedy, solid-fielding shortstop with a disciplined approach at bat. His parents enrolled him in dance classes as a child, which reflects in his solid footwork and ample range at short, though he also saw time at second. At the plate, Warwick stays upright in his stance before employing a toe tap to generate some momentum in his swing. He showed solid swing decisions and contact rates in the FCL but struggled with the jump. That said, he needs to add strength to his 6-foot-1 frame. He’s at least an above-average runner with both aggression and savviness in picking his spots on the basepaths. 

The Tigers have enough shortstop prospects that Warwick can easily get overlooked, and he’ll likely continue to until he makes a bigger offensive impact. That could require physical growth. Even if it doesn’t happen, his left-handed bat and defensive range could ultimately find him a utility infield role in the Majors.

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

Downers Grove (Ill.) HS had gone 13 years since its last pick before George Wolkow went to the White Sox in the seventh round of the 2023 Draft, eventually signing for $1 million. It didn’t have to wait nearly as long for the next one as another AL Central club, the Tigers, chose Warwick from the same school in 2024, signing him out of the 12th round for $247,500. Warwick’s pro debut came this summer in the Florida Complex League, where he was an above-average hitter with a .262/.414/.379 slash line, three homers and 22 steals in 47 games. He moved to Single-A Lakeland for a late-season dip into full-season ball.

Batting from the left side, Warwick stays upright in his stance before employing a toe tap to generate some momentum in his swing. He showed solid swing decisions and contact rates in the FCL and likely would have been ready for the Florida State League much earlier had the Tigers had the space in the big stadium in Lakeland. That said, he needs to add strength to his 6-foot-1 frame. There is room for projection there, but right now, his overall impact is his biggest room for growth.

Warwick is at least an above-average runner, and he shows both aggression and savviness in picking his spots on the basepaths. He has the range for shortstop but has seen time at second base early on because of developmental necessity for others in the organization. The Tigers seek out up-the-middle prospects who can hit a bit, and Warwick has done his best to fit into that mold early on.

Awards

FCL Post-Season All-Star

Year	Team
2025

FCL Player of the Week

Week	Team
06/22/2025

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	03/12/2026	SS Jude Warwick assigned to Detroit Tigers.
	03/05/2026	SS Jude Warwick assigned to Detroit Tigers Prospects.
	08/05/2025	SS Jude Warwick assigned to Lakeland Flying Tigers from FCL Tigers.
	03/14/2025	SS Jude Warwick assigned to Detroit Tigers.
	09/05/2024	SS Jude Warwick assigned to FCL Tigers.
	07/25/2024	Detroit Tigers signed SS Jude Warwick.
	06/09/2024	SS Jude Warwick assigned to College Workout.