Tigers Minor League Spring Training report Share 2:47 PM UTC share-square-42927 To the casual observer, "transition" can be a four-letter word in farm-system circles. It usually indicates that an organization needs to pull a 180-degree turn and start adding as much Minor League talent as it can, often at the cost of good players on the Major League roster. Let's get this out of the way: the Tigers farm system is in a time of transition, and it's in a way that should thrill everyone in Detroit. The organization opened 2021 as MLB Pipeline's No. 2 overall farm system, thanks in part to having five Top 100 prospects -- all of which were ranked among the top 25 spots in the game. In the three weeks since the Major League season began, two such prospects -- Casey Mize and Tarik Skubal -- have graduated from that status, having cracked the Opening Day roster as starting pitchers. They've arrived in Motor City, as has always been the goal, and their entries are indicative of a club that may be turning the corner on not only its rebuild, but its pitcher-heavy status as well.