For many prospects, the cancelled 2020 minor league season was a lost year of development that could have major negative career implications. Minor league contraction may force some aggressive promotions, while the levels of access to quality training have varied wildly from player to player with MLB’s developmental pipeline shut down for much of the
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Welcome to March, and welcome to the next step in the trudge toward opening day. We have baseball to watch. It’s starting pitchers going one inning and hitters getting a couple at bats before dudes whose names we don’t know get subbed in, but it’s baseball. In the first of such games, the Tigers swapped
Preseason evaluations of the Detroit Tigers’ farm system recently have focused on two points; the strength at the top of the system, and the weakness in the middle. A key part of the second issue is the lack of interesting starting pitching prospects at the A-ball levels. Keider Montero may have something to say about
Alex Lange was a late first-round pick by the Chicago Cubs in the 2017 MLB draft. Coming off a 150 strikeout season and College World Series appearance at LSU, Lange was highly regarded for his mid 90s fastball and a power curve that outweighed concerns about his high effort delivery and inconsistent command. Lange developed as…
Time: 1:05 p.m.Place: Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Fla.Media: Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tyler Alexander vs. RHP Ivan Nova Other Tigers slated to pitch today:LHP Derek HollandLHP Ian KrolRHP Alex Lange— also available, RHPs Nolan Blackwood, Drew Carlton, Robbie Ross, Jr., Logan Shore. — Chris McCosky (@cmccosky) February 28, 2021 #Phillies lineup today vs. Tigers
The Detroit Tigers selected Akil Baddoo with the third overall pick of the most recent Rule 5 Draft. Finding up to date and relevant information about any of the prospects heading into the 2021 season is hard enough, but for Baddoo that is tenfold. He didn’t play much in 2019 before suffering a season ending
Before MLB’s experimental usage of the universal DH in 2020’s shortened season, you may recall seeing #PitchersWhoRake trending on social media whenever a moundsman did something remarkable at the plate. The Diamondbacks’ Madison Bumgarner, who leads all active pitchers with 19 home runs, often inspired use of the hashtag. Perhaps most famously, it blew up…
Among the lower tiers of prospects, there are a few general types. There are players with one loud tool, or a particular role in which to excel that forms a narrow pathway to the major leagues. There are young players who may appear raw and undersized, but have plenty of potential projection left to them
The 2021 MLB Draft is still four months away, but college baseball is in full swing, so it’s time to begin our weekly updates to keep Detroit Tigers fans informed. We’ve already done our college and high school previews, but things can change quickly once the season starts. We speculated the college pitching class might…
Over the past two weeks, we have released our top 20 Detroit Tigers prospects which included detailed breakdowns of the 20 best prospects in the system. Now, it’s time for us to explore the remainder of the Detroit Tigers farm system and highlight some the interesting names from beyond the top 20 (see what I did there).…
It feels like Tyler Alexander’s historic nine-straight-strikeout performance on August 2, 2020, for the Detroit Tigers against the Cincinnati Reds was an eternity ago; but just six months prior, fans were wondering if the Detroit Tigers may have found a long-man bullpen arm.
One of my favorite traditions of when the Detroit Tigers head to Lakeland to start spring training is the storylines that are formed and in certain cases, attached to a Hall of Famer or forgotten about.
Detroit Tigers prospects like Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson are so skilled and physically impressive it can sometimes be easy to forget how young they still are. Torkelson was six when the first iPhone was released. Greene can’t drink legally for another seven months.
The Detroit Tigers among both AL and NL Central teams were among one of the more active teams in terms of making personal moves. As a collective, the AL Central spent $180.25 million dollars. The division that spent the least? The NL Central at $67.95 million.
Zack Hess had to wait until the seventh round of the 2019 MLB Draft to hear his named called. The right-hander out of LSU had a ton of talent, but he also had a very high effort and funky delivery that scared teams away. The Detroit Tigers selected him with a plan to transition him
Tarik Skubal fully emerged from the shadow of Casey Mize and Matt Manning in 2020. After some early struggles, his major league debut was a success under difficult circumstances and offered a glimpse at his potential to become a very good starting pitcher. Now with some experience under his belt, and a new pitch to
Mitts popping, bats cracking, sun shining–just some of the stimulations for the Detroit Tigers in Lakeland, Florida as all but a few stragglers are present to prepare for the upcoming, semi-normal 162-game schedule for the 2021 season.
Growing up as a Detroit Tigers fan in the ’80s, names like Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Jack Morris, and others come to your mind. The image of Sparky Anderson on the steps with his pipe and his glasses may also come to mind.
It has been information overload here at Motor City Bengals as we get ready for another season of Detroit Tigers baseball. Between our various prospects reports to even getting you ready for the MLB Draft with our college baseball preview, we are trying to cover all the bases (pun intended)
The Detroit Tigers have made headlines recently, ranking high on various prospects list which manager AJ Hinch has told his players to ignore and rightfully so. No one wins a trophy for it. While we have our Opening Day projections out, there are a few names that not named Spencer Torkelson or Riley Greene that…