March 17, 2021
Below is an analysis of the prospects in the farm system of the Detroit Tigers. Scouting reports were compiled with information provided by industry sources as well as our own observations. As there was no minor league season in 2020, there are some instances where no new information was gleaned about a player. Players whose write-ups have not been meaningfully altered begin by telling you so. Each blurb ends with an indication of where the player played in 2020, which in turn likely informed the changes to their report if there were any. As always, we’ve leaned more heavily on sources from outside of a given org than those within for reasons of objectivity. Because outside scouts were not allowed at the alternate sites, we’ve primarily focused on data from there, and the context of that data, in our opinion, reduces how meaningful it is. Lastly, in an effort to more clearly indicate relievers’ anticipated roles, you’ll see two reliever designations, both on t
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With the Super Bowl now behind us, and pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training in just a few days, the 2021 baseball season is ready to get underway. To kick off our preseason coverage of your Detroit Tigers, it is time for the annual ritual, as we present our ranking of the Tigers top 30 prospects.
This year’s edition was certainly made trickier than normal as so many of the club’s prospects saw no game action in 2020. There were hints from the alternate site training camp in Toledo back in August and September, as well as from the development camp in Lakeland in October. Overall, most were hidden from view over the past year, and that makes it particularly difficult to rank players. A year is a huge amount of time in a young player’s development.
Tigers have system stocked with prospects at third base
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Detroit Tigers Jeimer Candelario approaches home plate after a solo home run off Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kenta Maeda during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)AP
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Well, that particular question has been answered fairly decisively, although new ones have cropped up since then.
Candelario is coming off the best season of career, albeit spent primarily at first base, while Lugo is no longer in the organization or even currently in baseball.
TIGERS IN 2021:
This is the fifth in a series of profiles on the Detroit Tigers’ organizational depth heading into the 2021 season.