The list of top 30 prospects received a little facelift since our last report on the Tigers’ farm system. The list now has a handful of the club’s 2018 draft picks as well as a newcomer in shortstop Willi Castro from the Leonys Martin trade on Tuesday. Before we look ahead to August, we look … Read more
Major League Baseball has reached the All-Star break but every team’s respective minor league clubs are still trekking on. This includes the Detroit Tigers and their crop of prospects down in the bushes. We have reached the halfway point in July and we have a lot to cover, including some noteworthy promotions from key prospects … Read more
Signing a new crop of prospects has resulted in a lot of team shuffling within the Tigers’ minor league system, particularly at the lower levels, but it has not slowed down the production from some notable names in June. See which names are hot and which names are not as we close out the month … Read more
Two of the Detroit Tigers top 10 prospects — pitcher Alex Faedo (No. 2) and outfielder Daz Cameron (No. 9) have graduated from Class-A Lakeland up to Double-A Erie. The #Tigers 2017 first round draft pick and number three prospect Alex Faedo has been promoted to the SeaWolves from Class-A Lakeland. #RoadToDetroit pic.twitter.com/1FuJOVzDMM — Erie … Read more
The 2018 MLB Draft has come and gone and the Tigers are working to sign deals with their new crop of prospects, including their No. 1 overall pick and Auburn University ace, Casey Mize. As for the current state of their farmhands, some notable names are seeing their stock rise midway through June. [Note: Number … Read more
With the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft just right around the corner, the Detroit Tigers will soon be welcoming a new wave of prospects to their minor league system. Such additions could lead to some roster changes, mostly at the lower levels, however. We are now roughly two full months into the minor league regular … Read more
The middle of May is an unofficial benchmark for getting a good idea on both individual players and teams as a whole. We are roughly a third of the way through of the 2018 minor league regular season, so it is time for our latest report on the top prospects for the Detroit Tigers. [Note: … Read more
We’re roughly a month into the 2018 minor league season, and some of the top prospects for the Detroit Tigers are closing out April on a high note, while some others have hits the skids some. After looking at who got off to hot and cold starts earlier this month, it’s time we highlight three … Read more
We’re only a week and some change into the 2018 season, but there have been some early standouts in the Detroit Tigers’ farm. As we mentioned in our season preview, we will provide mid and end-of-month reports on the Tigers’ farm system, highlighting some of the more touted prospects’ development along with some of the … Read more
With the Detroit Tigers going through a rebuilding phase, many of the club storylines will revolve around the top prospects sprinkled throughout their minor league system. Throughout the baseball season, we will keep you up to date with our new minor league centric series “Future Tigers”. In addition to prospect-related news, we will be providing … Read more
It still remains to be seen which direction this year’s Detroit Tigers will go as we play through June. At some point, the club will need to decide when a teardown and rebuild is in order, and it could be sooner rather than later. Should that be the case, expect Detroit to not only trade … Read more
There was big Tigers organizational news made on Monday, as converted outfielder Anthony Gose made his pitching debut Monday night down in High Class-A Lakeland. Gose had been down in extended spring training working everything out, from mechanics to arm strength, stretching him out to begin his pitching career. For those who remember, the 26-year-old … Read more
The Detroit Tigers have already utilized their farm system quite well, having to shuffle players back and forth between the Majors and Triple-A Toledo in the first month and change. Some moves have paid off in a limited sample, most notably the performances of John Hicks and Jim Adduci, who is still with the big … Read more
Take a look as Ben Verlander, who spent the last two seasons with the Lakeland Flying Tigers, recently tweeted out about his latest offseason drug test, which happened to take place in a Starbucks bathroom. Just had an offseason drug test in a private starbucks bathroom. We walked in the together, walked out together, and … Read more
Since the last time we updated the Nation on the action in the bushes for the Tigers, we’ve seen a lot of predominantly reserve players pressed into action and playing more regularly for the parent club because of the injuries. In addition to promoting Triple-A All-Star Casey McGehee, Detroit has also had to promote shortstop Dixon Machado … Read more
The last time we updated the Nation on the farm system for the Detroit Tigers, We talked about some of the current Tigers that were rehabbing in the minors along with some of the notable names making the jump between different levels. It’s time to dig in and see who’s hot and who’s not in our … Read more
