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Missing the start of spring training isn’t a big deal on its own. But it is the first in a series of delays that could eventually push back the beginning of the regular season, or even cause the Detroit Tigers to miss real games.

Missing the start of spring training isn’t a big deal on its own. But it is the first in a series of delays that could eventually push back the beginning of the regular season, or even cause the Detroit Tigers to miss real games.

During the five seasons Austin Jackson played for the Detroit Tigers, Miguel Cabrera was the team’s best performer at the plate. Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer were the best performers on the mound. When it came to defense, it was Jackson who was the Tigers’ best performer in the outfield.

As we continue the countdown of our top 20 prospects in the Detroit Tigers system, we look at our No. 9 ranked prospect, lefty swinging 3B Colt Keith. Keith has climbed the list steadily since being the Tigers sixth pick in the 5-round 2020 COVID Draft.

Casey Mize was one of the most coveted prospects in recent years and now, after having about a year and a half of major league play under his belt, he is ready to win and winning big in the city of Detroit.

During this early part of February, Detroit Tigers fans would be normally be counting down the days until pitchers and catchers report to Lakeland. But as the information comes out from the various news sources that the lockout is still at a stalemate, the patience of the fans will continue to get shorter, even as…

In December 2020, outfielder Akil Baddoo was selected 3rd by the Detroit Tigers in the Rule 5 draft. Since then, Baddoo has become loved by many Tigers fans and has quickly become a fan favorite. So what should fans expect from Baddoo in 2022 after a really decent rookie season?

Our top 20 countdown of best Detroit Tigers prospects right now continues with number 10 Izaac Pacheco. These rankings were determined collaboratively by the Motor City Bengals staff, and I strongly recommend you check out some of the other Detroit Tigers prospect posts as well, so that you can sound really smart with your buddies…

Yesterday we looked at some of the worst drafts in Detroit Tigers history. But today marks the beginning of the Year of the Tiger, so let’s focus on some good Detroit Tigers history. The previous article was inspired in part by the troubling outlook for Detroit’s 2017 draft haul, but things are looking much…

The Detroit Tigers won’t make their next MLB draft selection for another six months, but draft season is already upon us. Junior college baseball has begun, high school showcases like the Super 60 are around the corner, and college baseball starts in fewer than three weeks. We’ll begin offering weekly draft updates soon, but today…

The calendar is creeping toward February, which means we are mere weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training for the Detroit Tigers! What’s that you say? A lockout? It’s true, members of the Detroit Tigers 40-man roster will not be reporting to Lakeland with a lockout in place. But the Tigers are…

With spring training approximately one month from getting underway and the Tigers having done most of their off-season shopping barring any minor post-lockout moves, I thought now is a good time to take a shot at predicting the 2022 Detroit Tigers opening day lineup when they take on the Seattle Mariners in a couple of…

(Editor’s note: This is all fiction. With the lockout and all, Allen wanted to show his respect to Detroit Tigers legends while bringing to attention his love for wrestling. There is no malice behind this piece, rather, just having fun with combining sports entertainment and baseball-Rogelio)

First and foremost, thank you for everyone who has been checking out the 2nd annual Motor City Detroit Tigers Top 20 prospect list. Each person put out a list of their Top 20 and, thanks to Chris Brown’s magic, that is how our rankings were determined.

The staff at Motor City Bengals put together their own Detroit Tigers prospect ranking independent of one another. Co-site experts Rogelio Castillo and Chris Brown aggregated that info and used the averages to come up with the site’s Top 20.

The staff at Motor City Bengals put together their own Detroit Tigers prospect ranking independent of one another. Co-site experts Rogelio Castillo and Chris Brown aggregated that info and used the averages to come up with the site’s Top 20.

Alabama pitcher Dylan Smith throws against Florida during the SEC Tournament. [Staff Photo/Gary Cosby Jr.] Sec Tournament Alabama Vs Florida Detroit Tigers Top 20 Prospects: No.15 Beau Brieske by Gavin Kozlo

Detroit Tigers fans and various prospect writers have not seen right-hander Alex Faedo pitch in quite sometime. Last season, we had him ranked number 13 overall and most recently, Michael looked at his long-term future with the ballclub.

In an interview with the Freep’s Evan Petzold ($), Casey Mize told the beat writer that he feels that the playoffs are “too low of a goal” for the Detroit Tigers. Mize, 24, will be entering his third season in the big leagues and has established himself as an anchor of the rotation for years…

There’s never a bad time to fall into a Baseball-Reference.com rabbit hole. With a plethora of information to absorb, a visit to one page can easily lead a curious web surfer to another page and then another, and so on and so forth. The B-R random page generator is a fun way to dig into…