Detroit Tigers Minor League Notes

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http://toledoblade.typepad.com/coopscoop/2012/06/mud-hens-continue-to-make-roster-changes.html
Mud Hens continue to make roster changes.
from the ToledoBlade

The Tigers released Triple-A Toledo shortstop Brent Dlugach, who had a brief stint with the team in 2009. "It was difficult because he is a great person and was a great team player," said Tigers assistant general manager Al Avila. "Everyone liked him."

 

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Tigers minor league wrap June 26th;

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_26_tolaaa_indaaa_1
Toledo. Jacob Turner 6 innings 2 runs 6 hits 3 walks 2 k's.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_26_eswaax_akraax_1
Erie.

Lakeland. doubleheader postponed again.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_26_bgrafx_wmiafx_1
West Michigan.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_26_tgrrok_yanrok_1
GCL Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_26_vphrok_vtirok_1
VSL Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_26_dtirok_dbwrok_1
DSL Tigers.

from milb.com

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/06/toledo_closer_chris_bootcheck.html
Toledo closer Chris Bootcheck only Mud Hen named to Triple-A All-Star team.
from Mlive

Add MudHens catcher Rob Brantly to the All-Star Futures Game roster. He has been added as an injury replacement.

 

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Tough day for West Michigan Whitecaps as both Jason King (hamstring) and Steven Moya (elbow) were placed on the DL.

 

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The Tigers have signed seventh rounder Hudson Randall, according to Jim Callis of Baseball America. The right-hander will obtain a $142K bonus, which is the full slot value for the selection.

 

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Tigers minor league wrap June 27th;

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_27_tolaaa_indaaa_1
Toledo.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_27_eswaax_akraax_1
Erie. Nick Castellanos 2 for 4, Bruce Rondon w/Save.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_27_jupafa_lakafa_1
Lakeland. Game 1.

Lakeland. Game 2. here soon.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_27_bgrafx_wmiafx_1
West Michigan.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_27_tgrrok_brarok_1
GCL Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_27_conasx_verasx_1
NYPL Connecticut Tigers. Game 1.

NYPL Connecticut Tigers. Game 1. here soon.

from milb.com

 

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Jake Stewart (OF) - Can flat out go get it on CF, good runner and thrower, questions about how the bat will play, may be 4th OF regardless.

Josh Turley (LHP) - Pitchability and deception lefty w/ LOOGY potential but little more.

Hudson Randall (RHP) - C&C righty w/ fringy FB, solid secondary stuff, very cerebral, competes very well, back end starter ceiling.

Draft picks analysis from Mark Anderson at TigsTown

 

[mjsb2]

Nice to see Schotts off to such a great start.

And Castellanos numbers in AA are very impressive.

 

[kalinecountry]

Nice to see Schotts off to such a great start.

And Castellanos numbers in AA are very impressive.

Schotts and a couple other draft picks just might be better than first anticipated,

The only thing I see so far not liking with Castellanos is the 1 walk 74 at bats. he was around 1 every 10 at Lakeland.
http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=3B&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=592206

 

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Tigers prospect Brantly joins Futures roster

ARLINGTON -- The Tigers will have three prospects in the All-Star Futures Game for the first time, as catcher Rob Brantly was added to the U.S. roster on Wednesday to replace injured Blue Jays backstop Travis d'Arnaud.

Brantly will join fellow Tigers prospects Nick Castellanos and Bruce Rondon, both of whom were named to the original rosters for U.S. and World Teams, respectively, last week.

While Castellanos and Rondon were just recently promoted from Class A Lakeland to Double-A Erie, Brantly began the year at Erie before earning a promotion to Triple-A Toledo when Alex Avila was injured a few weeks ago.

Add up the numbers between the SeaWolves and Mud Hens, and Brantly entered Wednesday with a .300 batting average, 18 doubles, three homers and 29 RBIs in 65 games, good for a .762 OPS. Much of that hitting came in a torrid opening month at Erie, but he has held his own since arriving at Toledo.

The 22-year-old Brantly, a third-round pick of the Tigers in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft, will be the first Tigers catcher at the Futures Game since Mike Rivera in 2001.

The All-Star Futures Game will be held on All-Star Sunday, July 8 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City at 5 p.m. ET.

from the Tigers official site

 

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http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/06/27/five-tigers-minor-leaguers-worth-tracking/
Five Tigers Minor Leaguers Worth Tracking.

http://motorcitybengals.com/2012/06/27/mcb-mid-season-top-30-just-missed/
Mid-Season Top 30: Just Missed.

from motorcitybengals-tigersblog

 

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http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/06/second_baseman_niuman_romero_o.html
Second baseman Niuman Romero one of three Double-A Erie players named to All-Star team.
from Mlive

 

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Tigers minor league wrap June 28th;

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_28_tolaaa_indaaa_1
Toledo.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_28_eswaax_akraax_1
Erie.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_28_lakafa_clrafa_1
Lakeland.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_28_wmiafx_lcoafx_1
West Michigan.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_28_brarok_tgrrok_1
GCL Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_28_conasx_trcasx_1
NYPL Connecticut Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_28_vserok_vtirok_1
VSL Tigers.

from milb.com

 

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Tigers minor league wrap June 29th;

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_29_tolaaa_indaaa_1
Toledo.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_29_eswaax_akraax_1
Erie. Nick Castellanos adjusting to better pitching at AA another 2 hits.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_29_lakafa_clrafa_1
Lakeland. Lots of hits and runs.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_29_wmiafx_lcoafx_1
West Michigan.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_29_phlrok_tgrrok_1
GCL Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_29_conasx_trcasx_1
NYPL Connecticut Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_29_vtirok_vtbrok_1
VSL Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_29_dbrrok_dtirok_1
DSL Tigers.

from milb.com

 

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Tigers minor league wrap June 30th;

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_30_tolaaa_colaaa_1
Toledo. Casey Crosby 7 inning 1 hitter 4 walks 4 strikeouts.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_30_eswaax_haraax_1
Erie.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_30_lakafa_clrafa_1
Lakeland.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_30_wmiafx_lcoafx_1
West Michigan.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_30_tgrrok_phlrok_1
GCL Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_30_conasx_trcasx_1
NYPL Connecticut Tigers.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_30_vtbrok_vtirok_1
VSL Tigers. Game 1.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_06_30_vtbrok_vtirok_2
VSL Tigers. Game 2.

from milb.com

 

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Tigers have signed RHP Hudson Randall (7th round) and RHP Hunter Scantling (14th round) from this year's draft.

The Tigers announced the signings of two more picks from their First-Year Player Draft. Right-handers Hudson Randall and Hunter Scantling have both agreed to terms, bringing the Tigers' signings to 31 out of their 39 picks.

Randall was the Tigers' seventh-round pick out of the University of Florida. He opted to bypass his senior year with the Gators for a chance at pro ball. He helped lead Florida to the College World Series after going 9-3 with a 2.59 ERA as a junior.

Scantling, the Tigers' 14th-round pick, brings his huge 6-foot-8, 270-pound frame to pro ball after going 5-1 with a 3.81 ERA out of the Florida State Seminoles' bullpen.

from the Tigers official site

 

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Tigers Top Hitting Prospect Nick Castellanos heating up at Double-A
After a rough adjustment to Double-A pitching, Nick Castellanos appears to have caught up with the Eastern League. The Tigers' top hitting prospect, one of the younger players in his league at age 20, had his third straight two-hit game for Erie on Friday night, raising his Double-A average to .313.

Both of Castellanos' hits Friday night were doubles, giving him six in 20 games to go with a triple, three home runs and 13 RBIs. His OPS is now up to .828, while he has twice as many hits (26) as strikeouts (13).

Castellanos is batting .395 (17-for-43) over his last 10 games entering Saturday, with more than half of his hits going for extra bases.

Castellanos will be one of three Tigers prospects at next Sunday's MLB All-Star Futures Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The game will be broadcast at 5 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
from the Tigers official site

 

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Tigers minor league wrap July 1st;

Toledo. postponed.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_07_01_eswaax_haraax_1
Erie.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_07_01_lakafa_dbcafa_1
Lakeland.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_07_01_wmiafx_swmafx_1
West Michigan.

GCL Tigers. no games scheduled.

NYPL Connecticut Tigers. postponed.

VSL Tigers. no games scheduled.

http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2012_07_01_dbwrok_dtirok_1
DSL Tigers.

from milb.com

 

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http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/2012/07/tigers-sign-dominican-shortstop-domingo-leyba/
Tigers Sign Dominican Shortstop Domingo Leyba.
from Baseball America

The Tigers have confirmed they signed SS Domingo Leyba and SS Willy Adames...both 16-year old international signings.

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2012/07/detroit_tigers_sign_pair_of_16.html
Detroit Tigers sign pair of 16-year-old prospects as international signings begin.
from Mlive

From Dominican team that won the junior division RBI World Series last summer at Target Field in Minnesota. He's a 5-foot-9, 155-pound switch-hitter with a line-drive bat, but he stands out more in the field, where he shows smooth hands and a quick release, along with good baseball instincts.

 

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http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/rule-changes-in-the-international-market/
Rules changes in the International market.
from fangraphs

The new restrictions on international spending are designed for two specific purposes: (1) to simply curb overall spending on the international market, and (2) to lessen the spending disparity between teams on international talent.