Ranking farm systems — comparing groups of a couple hundred prospects in 30 different organizations — is, at best, a mostly subjective exercise, and at worst, all but impossible to do well. Yet the teams that place near the top in MLB Pipeline’s biannual rankings almost always parlay their prospects into big league success in
Toledo, OH- The Toledo Mud Hens took on the Omaha Storm Chasers in Toledo and fell 11-8 to open the series. Spencer Turnbull made a rehab appearance on the mound for the Hens. Turnbull had a rough first inning as his first pitch hit Bubba Thompson on the elbow. Then, Toledo, OH– The Toledo Mud
Top 2 DET 2 MIN 0 Result of AB Miguel Cabrera’s 509th homer (2) AB: Miguel Cabrera | P: Bailey Ober
The Detroit Tigers have promoted top catching prospect Dillon Dingler from Double-A Erie to Triple-A Toledo. The No. 38 overall pick in the 2020 draft out of Ohio State hit .253 with nine home runs, 27 walks and 63 strikeouts at the Double-A level. He also played in 12 games for Low-A Lakeland on a
Calling all Big Brother and The Challenge: USA fans! Rossford native Tyler Crispen will make a special guest appearance at our game on Sunday, September 3. Tyler finished as the runner-up and won America’s Favorite Houseguest during Big Brother 20 in 2018 and competed in Big Brother: All-Stars in 2020. Tyler is also currently competing
Detroit Tigers (53-65) vs. Minnesota Twins (62-58) When: 7:40 p.m. Tuesday. Where: Target Field in Minneapolis. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) in Detroit (Tigers radio affiliates). Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Alex Faedo (2-4, 5.80 ERA) vs. Twins RHP Bailey Ober (6-6, 3.40 ERA). • Box score Tigers lineup: LF Akil Baddoo CF Riley Greene 3B Matt Vierling 1B Spencer Torkelson RF Kerry
This story was excerpted from Jason Beck’s Tigers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. It’s hard to believe the debate that followed Kerry Carpenter to the Major Leagues a year ago. Last Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of Carpenter’s debut after 30 home
Kerry Carpenter always understood the process. When a batter gets to the big leagues, pitchers make adjustments. From there, it’s up to the batter to counter. This process, which some describe as the cat-and-mouse game, never ends. Some of the best players, both batters and pitchers, can adjust to their opponent within an individual plate
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Mark Gorosh (@sportz5176) and Evan Petzold (@evanpetzold) • Editor: Robin Chan • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Email: epetzold@freepress.com Like our work? Please consider becoming a subscriber. On this episode: This week, Evan’s feeling a little “The Godfather Part III” as the Detroit Tigers manage to pull him back in after last week’s rant and Mark is surprised by his
After an overpowering pro debut last week, right-hander Paul Skenes, the No. 1 pick in the 2023 Draft, is ready to take the next step in his baseball journey. He will take the mound Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. ET for the Bradenton Marauders, the Pirates’ Single-A affiliate, and you can watch every pitch delivered
The Detroit Tigers got off to a rough start to their nine-game road trip last weekend, dropping two of three to the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park as the American League East division continues to torment the Motor City Kitties. The next stop on the journey takes the team to face the Central division-leading
When Detroit Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson closed his glove on the throw from third baseman Zach McKinstry to retire Minnesota catcher Ryan Jeffries and wrap up a 3-0 victory over the Twins at Comerica Park on Thursday afternoon, he was also grabbing a minor milestone. That win, the Tigers’ seventh of the season over
Toledo Mud Hens 4, Columbus Clippers 1 (Fri)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 10, Columbus Clippers 7 (Sat)(box) Toledo Mud Hens 8, Columbus Clippers 4 (Sun)(box) After a back and forth start to the series, the Mud Hens took all three games Friday to Sunday to win the series 4-2. Friday’s victory was largely the product of
As the final quarter of the 2023 Major League Baseball season gets underway, four of the league’s six divisions – including all three in the American League – have a genuine race within five games entering Monday. The AL West is the closest division in baseball with the defending World Series champion Houston Astros trailing
Lakeland, Fla. — After a few days checking in on events and new arrivals at the Tigers’ minor-league headquarters, it was clear last week how much can, and will, be changing in seasons ahead for Detroit’s big-league team. It’s getting there — to a point of regular contention — that will be the hardest part
Erie held a late lead to beat Altoona on Sunday evening, 5-4. Erie opened the scoring early against Anthony Solometo. With one out and a runner on, Jace Jung clobbered a two-run homer to give Erie the early lead. Later in the frame, Ben Malgeri extended his hitting streak to Erie held a late lead
Below is a snapshot of each organization. For each team, we list its total of Top 100 Prospects and Prospect Points (100 for the No. 1 prospect, 99 for No. 2 and so on through one for No. 100), a quick — if imprecise — measure of its blue-chip talent. Blue JaysTop 100: 2 |
Toledo, OH – The Toledo Mud Hens took the 8-4 win to gend the series against the Columbus Clippers Joey Wentz made the start on the mound for the Mud Hens. Wentz knocked down the Clippers to begin the final game of the series. In the bottom of the second Toledo, OH – The Toledo
Boston — It wasn’t quite the fairy tale return Eduardo Rodriguez hoped for, making his first trip back to Fenway Park, where he pitched for six seasons. “I was trying to get pitches down and I missed over the plate, you are always going to pay for that,” said Rodriguez, who ended up enduring his