Detroit Tigers Minor League Notes

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https://tigersminorleaguereport.com/2020/01/14/matt-manning/
Checking In On Matt Manning?s Progress.
TMLR

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/top-left-handed-pitching-prospects-for-2020
Here are MLB's Top 10 LHP prospects for 2020. Skubal here.
MLB.com

 

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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2020/1...s-rankings-casey-mize-matt-manning-alex-faedo
Detroit Tigers News: The Tigers? pitching prospects are looking pretty good.
The team?s crop of pitching talent appears to be on the verge of producing at the major league level.
BYBTB

 

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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2020/1...ect-rankings-2020-rony-garcia-scouting-report
2020 BYB Tigers prospect #23: RHP Rony Garcia gives the Tigers a chance to experiment in 2020.
Garcia has come up through the minors as a starter, but could move around the bullpen in the majors this year.
BYBTB

 

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https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...-pipelines-top-pitching-prospects/4488646002/
Tigers well represented among MLB Pipeline's top pitching prospects.
Detnews

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/best-defensive-prospects-in-mlb
Here's each team's best defensive prospect.
MLB.com

 

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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2020/1...ct-rankings-2020-adinso-reyes-scouting-report
2020 BYB Tigers prospect #22: SS Adinso Reyes could be a significant offensive piece.
The shortstop is carrying some significant momentum into the upcoming season.
BYBTB

 

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The Detroit Tigers today acquired C Jhon Nunez from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for LHP Matt Hall. Nunez will be a non-roster invitee to the Tigers Major League Spring Training camp.

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/tigers-acquire-jhon-nunez-in-trade-with-red-sox
Tigers acquire catcher depth in swap with Boston.
Jhon Nunez will be at Spring Training with the chance to steady the catching pipeline.
Tigers official site

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/01/red-sox-acquire-matt-hall.html
Red Sox Acquire Matt Hall. Minor league catcher Jhon Nunez is headed to Detroit in return.
MLBTR

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...ouble-prospect-jhon-nunez-red-sox/4503854002/
Tigers bolster catching ranks, acquire Double-A prospect Jhon Nunez from Red Sox.
Detnews

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/...tigers-trade-jhon-nunez-matt-hall/4506344002/
Detroit Tigers trade lefty Matt Hall for catcher Jhon Nunez.
Freep

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2020/01/tigers-send-pitcher-matt-hall-to-red-sox.html
Tigers send pitcher Matt Hall to Red Sox.
Mlive

https://soxprospects.com/players/nunez-jhon.htm
Jhon Nunez.
soxprospects.com

Hall?s departure from the Tigers system comes a year and a half after he won Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Year honors in 2018 and made his Major League debut. The 26-year-old southpaw made 16 appearances out of Detroit?s bullpen last year, allowing 20 runs on 28 hits over 23 1/3 innings despite 27 strikeouts. His high strikeout rate and spin rate, however, made him appealing to other clubs once he hit the waiver wire.

Hall, 26, has a 9.48 ERA in 31.1 MLB innings. That belies the swing-and-miss stuff he?s demonstrated, both in the majors and high minors. In a pair of Triple-A seasons, working mostly as a starter, Hall has racked up 10.3 K/9 against 3.2 BB/9. Hall?s 23.9% career MLB strikeout rate isn?t quite at that level, but it is still slightly better than average. Most encouragingly, the 26-year-old has 96th percentile curveball spin, per Statcast. He comes with two option years, so he?ll give Boston some flexible left-handed relief depth.

Nunez, 25, re-signed with Boston on a minor-league deal in November. He?s spent all seven of his pro seasons in their farm since signing as an international free agent from the Dominican Republic in 2012. Nunez had a career-best showing at Double-A Portland in 2019, hitting .280/.333/.412 in 233 plate appearances. That dwarfs his cumulative .254/.325/.345 line in the minors. He?ll be with the Tigers as a non-roster invitee in MLB spring training, the team announced.

 

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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2020/1...ect-rankings-2020-paul-richan-scouting-report
2020 BYB Tigers Prospect #21: RHP Paul Richan is a strike-throwing machine.
Innings? Eaten.
BYBTB

So they traded Matt Hall with a 96 percentile spin rate on his curve and have this Richan who has low spin rates.
The crack Tigers minor league development will fix him for sure...right.

 

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Tigers' catching depth, if nothing else changes:

MLB: Romine, Greiner/Haase.

AAA: Rogers, Greiner/Haase.

AA: Jhon Nunez, Kade Scivicque.

High-A: Joey Morgan, Brady Policelli.

A: Cooper Johnson, Sam McMillan.

(not an exhaustive list).

 

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https://tigersminorleaguereport.com...-it-a-rebuild-its-a-teambuild-2020-mlb-draft/
Tigers Minor League Report Podcast: Don?t Call It A Rebuild It?s a TEAMBUILD-2020 MLB Draft. 58 minutes.
Sakowski and Gorosh know alot about these players.

1. Brian Sakowski, National Director of Scouting from Perfect Game and Harris Frommer join Mark and Chris as they start the conservation discussing Spencer Torklinson, Austin Martin and Emerson Hancock (1:50-27:22).

2. Gage Workman, J.T.Ginn, Jordan Westberg, Nander De Sedas Robby Martin are a few of the names discussed while the crew discusses Detroit Tigers picks in the top 75 (28:00-45:50).

3. How the collegiate game is changing (46:00-50:00).

4. What is the perception of the Tigers in how they are scouting talent (50:00-56:30).

5. Closing remarks (56:45-56:18)

 

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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2020/1...all-america-mock-austin-martin-detroit-tigers
Tigers projected to select SS Austin Martin in recent mock draft.
Baseball America predicts that Detroit will spring for Vanderbilt?s star middle infielder.
BYBTB

 

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https://tigersminorleaguereport.com/2020/01/20/marchant-orders-season-2-episode-1-wake-up-chip/
Tigers Minor League Report Podcast: Marchant Orders Season 2, Episode 1: Wake Up Chip! 73 minutes.

The group discusses ?Way Too Early Roster Projections for Lakeland?, (9:59-48:00).

Detroit Tigers prospect Anthony Castro stops by to discuss last season?s experience in Double-A Erie and the Arizona Fall League. (49:07-1:06:55).

Closing things out, Mark Gorosh stops by to discuss his new TMLR podcast: Don?t Call It A Rebuild, It?s A TEAM BUILD.(1:07:00-End).

 

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https://tigersminorleaguereport.com...g-down-the-lakeland-west-michigan-situations/
Catchers: Breaking down the Lakeland/West Michigan situations.
TMLR

 

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https://tigersminorleaguereport.com/2020/01/20/tmlr-toolshed-series-hitting/
TMLR Toolshed Series-Hitting.

Welcome to the TMLR Toolshed series, where we take an annual look at the standout tools in Detroit?s system. We?ll begin by looking at the best pure hitters in the system.

The fundamental act of putting the bat on the ball remains central to the sport, but there?s far more to hitting than simply making contact. The best hitters show the pitch recognition and plate discipline to swing at pitches they can drive, the bat speed and barrel control to make contact, and the power to do damage when they connect.

Here are the best hitters in the system heading into 2020.

 

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https://tigersminorleaguereport.com/2020/01/21/tigers-minor-league-report-toolshed-series-power/
Tigers Minor League Report Toolshed Series: Power.

Welcome to the TMLR Toolshed series, where we take an annual look at the standout tools in Detroit?s system. In today?s article we?re looking at the team?s best power-hitting prospects. If you have not check out the first article in this series on hitting, here?s the link.

Power is seemingly everywhere in baseball now, thanks to better training, lofted swings, and lively baseballs. But the Tigers were left out of last year?s historic power displays, with Brandon Dixon pacing the big-league club with 15 homers, and only one prospect topping that total. Is there any help on the way? Let?s take a look at the best power hitters in the system and see.

Note: All Average Fly Ball and Home Run Distances were taken from Minor Graphs.

 

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https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/arnie-beyeler-hired-by-tigers-as-double-a-manager
Beyeler to manage Tigers' Double-A affiliate.
Tigers official site

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/s...arnie-beyeler-skipper-double-erie/4534008002/
Tigers hire former Red Sox and Orioles coach Arnie Beyeler to manage Double-A Erie.
Detnews

https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2020/01/tigers-double-a-club-gets-new-manager-report-says.html
Tigers? Double-A club gets new manager.
Mlive

 

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https://www.blessyouboys.com/2020/1...pect-rankings-2020-derek-hill-scouting-report
2020 BYB Tigers Prospect #20: OF Derek Hill isn?t letting us give up hope.
The former first round pick is finally healthy and making some progress.
BYBTB

 

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https://www.mlive.com/tigers/2020/0...5-prospects-in-baseball-americas-top-100.html
Tigers have record 5 prospects in Baseball America?s top 100.
Mlive

 

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https://www.mlive.com/whitecaps/202...ction-from-cuba-to-develop-future-tigers.html
Brayan Pena hopes his story of defection from Cuba inspires Whitecaps.
Mlive