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Detroit Tigers Minor League Notes

Nick Castellanos named International League All-Star.
DETROIT -- The Tigers' top prospect, outfielder Nick Castellanos, has succeeded at every level he's played baseball. He can add another award to his stack of achievements after being named an International League Postseason All-Star on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old is the youngest IL postseason All-Star and the first outfielder from Triple-A Toledo to earn the honor since Jeff Frazier in 2010. Castellanos is batting .275 with 16 home runs and 71 RBIs at Toledo this year with seven games remaining in the team's season.

Castellanos leads the league with 78 runs scored and is second with 140 hits and 36 doubles.

"He should be coming out as a junior in college. To do what he's done each day at this level, at that age, is impressive," Toledo manager Phil Nevin said earlier this month. "I'm tired of people trying to compare him to [Mike] Trout and [Bryce] Harper and guys that have come up early. There's different development for different guys. He's going to be just as good as these guys, in my opinion."
from the Tigers official site
 
Devon Travis, five other prospects to play in AFL.
DETROIT -- While Tigers fans are looking for postseason baseball in October, there will be more fall work for some of Detroit's prospects. The Arizona Fall League released its rosters on Tuesday, and they include breakout Tigers prospect and Class A Lakeland second baseman Devon Travis, who will get his shot against some of the better pitching prospects in the game.

Travis will be one of a half-dozen Tigers prospects on the Mesa Solar Sox, whose coaching staff will include former Tigers hurler and Lakeland pitching coach Mike Maroth. Also going to Arizona is Class A West Michigan closer Corey Knebel, Double-A Erie outfielder Tyler Collins, SeaWolves reliever Will Clinard and Triple-A Toledo lefty Kyle Lobstein. Detroit will name one more player to the roster before the season opens Oct. 8.

Travis' season began with a Spring Training impression as an extra player in Detroit's Grapefruit League games. The former Florida State second baseman took that momentum to West Michigan and hit up a storm in the Midwest League, batting .352 with 17 doubles, six homers, 42 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in 77 games.

He earned a midseason promotion to the Florida State League and hasn't let up, hitting .330 with eight doubles, five homers and 22 RBIs in 47 games. He has gone 6-for-7 stealing bases. A matchup in the Fall League was the next logical step.

"I think it's going to be a very natural step for him," Tigers player development director Dave Owen said Tuesday. "What a great year he's put together."

Knebel will become the second Tiger in five years to go to the AFL the same year he's drafted. Andy Oliver did it in 2009. Knebel, however, is in a different situation. He came into the Tigers' system as a reliever, despite initial indications the Tigers would stretch him into a starter, and he'll continue work out of the bullpen in Mesa.

The formula has worked well so far. The former University of Texas closer entered Tuesday having allowed just two earned runs on 12 hits over 28 innings, striking out 38 batters and recording 13 saves.

"He came on after the Draft and has done everything he's supposed to do," Owen said. "He's shown he's ready for a challenge."

Collins will get a chance to work on some of the hitting adjustments instructor Bruce Fields and Erie hitting coach Gerald Perry made with him this summer with his swing and his plate discipline. The Spring Training standout has struggled to a .240 average with the SeaWolves, but his 18 home runs and 74 RBIs easily top his previous bests as a pro.

Lobstein spent most of the spring in camp with the Tigers as a Rule 5 pick, then went to Erie when the Tigers worked out a trade with the Rays to acquire his full rights. He's 12-7 with a 3.40 ERA between Erie and Toledo, including two complete games.
from the Tigers official site
 
AZ Fall League rosters are out. Among Tigers reps: Devon Travis, Tyler Collins, Kyle Lobstein, Will Clinard and 2013 pick Corey Knebel.
Knebel is the first to go in the same year drafted since Andy Oliver.

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/8/2...na-fall-league
Tigers send five to Arizona Fall League.
from bybtb
three relatively surprising omissions from the AFL rosters, Daniel Fields, Eugenio Suarez, and Drew Verhagen.

http://motorcitybengals.com/2013/08/...a-fall-league/
Detroit Tigers To Send Five Prospects To Arizona Fall League.
from mcb-tb
 
KC have you heard any news on Casey Crosby? I read the article about calling him up so we can use him as a replacement on the playoff roster but I haven't heard anything since May when he went on the DL with a shoulder impingement. I was curious if surgery was in the picture or what. He clearly will never be what we hoped but maybe he would be useful in a relief role where his tools would play up and his wildness may not be as big a detriment
 
tigerfantroy said:
KC have you heard any news on Casey Crosby? I read the article about calling him up so we can use him as a replacement on the playoff roster but I haven't heard anything since May when he went on the DL with a shoulder impingement. I was curious if surgery was in the picture or what. He clearly will never be what we hoped but maybe he would be useful in a relief role where his tools would play up and his wildness may not be as big a detriment
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Troy, I posted these in the team notes....should have doubled them up, or at least the Casey Crosby story.
good explanation of if it happened by Tigerdog1.
http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/8/30/4673640/roster-mania-could-the-tigers-call-up-casey-crosby
Roster mania: Could the Tigers call up Casey Crosby?
from bybtb

http://www.blessyouboys.com/2013/8/30/4671848/projecting-nick-castellanos-and-the-september-call-ups
Projecting Nick Castellanos and the September Call-ups.
from bybtb
 
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motownwebguy said:
Erie Seawolves set to start their Playoffs run beginning Wednesday 6:35 PM.
For those that subscribe to MiLB.com/TV, Erie games will be televised.

http://www.milb.com/index.jsp
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How about this! I am quoting my last post here and replying to it. :nuts: :nuts:

Well I was wrong about Erie games being televised. Actually MiLB is wrong.
It appears they changed their mind and won't be televising Erie games in this series.

But stay tuned! They could change their minds once again.:lmao:
 
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