Detroit Tigers Minor League Notes

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/02/03/seedlings-to-stars-weighs-in-on-the-detroit-tigers/
Seedlings to Stars Weighs in on the Detroit Tigers.
from mcb-tb

Recently the folks at S2S have started a series called Prospect Showdown. The series takes an overall look at the 2012 Top 100 prospect rankings around the web. Included in the series are rankings from Seedlings to Stars, Baseball Instinct , MLB.com , MLB Prospect Portal , Project Prospect and Scout.com .

http://seedlingstostars.com/2012/02/01/top-100-prospect-list-showdown-al-central/
Top-100 Prospect List Showdown: AL Central.
from Seedlings to Stars

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/early-draft-preview/2012/2612884.html
Early Draft Preview: 2012 Top 100 Draft Prospects.
from Baseball America

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/02/05/tigers-sign-ignacio-valdez/
Tigers Sign Ignacio Valdez.
from mcb-tb

http://dplbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=322:tigers-a-dpl-all-star-ignacio-valdez-agree-to&catid=1:latest-news
Dominican Prospect League

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/02/06/detroit-tigers-prospect-profile-ryan-strieby/
Detroit Tigers Prospect Profile: Ryan Strieby.
from mcb-tb

His removal from the 40-man roster is obviously a bit of a red flag. The Tigers appear to view him as more of a 4-A/Tweener than a legitimate prospect.
I suppose solid performance and a few injuries could punch his ticket to the big leagues. Realistically, Strieby will likely spend this season in AAA-Toledo auditioning for future clubs though. This will likely be a make a break year for the 26-year-old, as he becomes a minor league free agent following the 2012 season.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/02/detroit_tigers_rank_no_24_in_f.html
Detroit Tigers rank No. 24 in MLB farm systems by Keith Law and ESPN.com
from Mlive

 

[tomdalton22]

Tigers Minor League Notes

KalineCountry[/color]]http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/02/detroit_tigers_rank_no_24_in_f.html
Detroit Tigers rank No. 24 in MLB farm systems by Keith Law and ESPN.com
from Mlive

That is terrible

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

KalineCountry[/color]]http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/02/detroit_tigers_rank_no_24_in_f.html
Detroit Tigers rank No. 24 in MLB farm systems by Keith Law and ESPN.com
from Mlive

That is terrible

I think it's safe to say there are teams that have a better approach to the amatuer draft in what they look for in the high school and college players.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/02/detroit_tigers_nick_castellano.html
Detroit Tigers' Nick Castellanos, Jacob Turner named to ESPN.com's top 100 prospects.
from Mlive

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://detroit.tigers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120207&content_id=26606486&vkey=news_det&c_id=det
Tigers organization preview, Top 20 Prospects.
from the Tigers official site

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/02/prospect_lists_differ_greatly.html
Prospect lists differ greatly outside of Detroit Tigers' top three players.
from Mlive

MLB.com, ESPN, and Baseball America's Lists of Top 10 Tigers Prospects.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2012/2/9/2786026/winter-ball-wrap-up-dominican-republic
Winter Ball Wrap-Up: Dominican Republic.
from SaberRoseTiger at blessyouboystigersblog

So how did Dirks, Garcia, and the rest of the Tiger peeps do in the Dominican Republic fare this season? Let's find out! A few notes: I'm using combined stats from the regular season and the postseason, but I'm leaving out the Caribbean Series (I'll mention those separately). Second, some of the blurbs may be brief because I don't have a lot of Dominican resources and I didn't see any of these games. It's hard to really analyze something you didn't see (my Venezuelan wrap-up should be more detailed; probably a little too detailed in some cases). Third, keep in mind that I'm not an expert on prospects, especially when the prospect hasn't reached Toledo yet. Now, with all that out of the way, let's get to the wrap-ups:

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://marioimpemba.com/1/post/2012/02/projecting-well.html
Nick Castellanos Projecting Well.
from MarioImpembasTigersblog

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://www.tigersdenblog.com/2012-articles/february/the-detroit-tigers-prospect-database.html
The Detroit Tigers Prospect Database.
from the DetroitTigersDen

Top 10's from :
keith law
MLB.com
Fangraphs
MotorCityBengals-Tigersblog
Beyond the Boxscore
Baseball America

Troy, This might be the (type of) story and info you wondered about from the espn thread that was too far back to carry over here. hope so.

 

[kalinecountry]

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http://www.faketeams.com/2012/2/14/2790908/the-top-100-dynasty-league-prospects-50-1
The Top 100 Dynasty League Prospects, 50-1.
from faketeams/rotohardball

Jacob Turner not ranked that high here.

 

[tigerfantroy]

Tigers Minor League Notes

Thanks KC for the post comparing different rankings. Don't know how I missed it the last couple days browsing the site. Also can't wait for ST. We have had a mild winter but I am still ready for spring and baseball. Sunday pitchers and catchers arrive and Monday first workout. Go Tigers

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

You're welcome Troy.

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/02/15/qa-with-tigers-prospect-kenny-faulk/
Q&A with Tigers Prospect Kenny Faulk.
from Jayrc at mcb-tb

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/highschool/02/13/baseball.top.10.prospects/index.html?sct=mlb_bf3_a5
Top 10 high school prospects.
from SI

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/02/17/projecting-the-west-michigan-whitecaps-rotation/
Projecting the West Michigan Whitecaps Rotation.
from mcb-tb

One pitcher to keep an eye on is Brenny Paulino.

 

[kalinecountry]

Tigers Minor League Notes

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/02/19/projecting-the-west-michigan-whitecaps-position-players/
Projecting The West Michigan Whitecaps Position Players.
from mcb-tb

Some up and coming players to watch here.

 

[kalinecountry]

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http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120....iger-p rospects
Fortunes rising for James McCann, other top Tiger prospects.
from the detnews