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The Detroit Tigers Weekly Draft Report returns with a look at the final group of position players in the draft: Outfielders. In a typical year the Detroit Tigers select at least two outfielders in the first ten rounds of the draft. But the shortened 2020 draft saw them take just one outfielder (Daniel Cabrera), and…

It was a big week in the Detroit Tigers Minor League system as Spencer Torkelson and Dillon Dingler arrived in Erie with pitching reinforcements, Bryant Packard steps up for the Whitecaps and Kody Clemens loves the Clippers pitching. All that and more in week seven recap of the Detroit Tigers Minor League report.

From Kalkaska’s Emil Frisk (way back in the American League’s inaugural season of 1901) to Detroit-born, Dearborn Divine Child alumnus Eric Haase (not too long ago), there have been only 33 Detroit Tigers players who were born in Michigan and hit a home run for the team. Perhaps you share a hometown with at least one of…

On the latest Detroit Tigers Minor League Report, Spencer Torkelson, Dillon Dingler, and Riley Greene power the SeaWolves to victory, Erasmo Ramírez returns to Toledo and Kingston Linak has a good day.

The team at MCB is covering the draft all month long. Be sure to check back every day for new content related to the 2021 MLB draft. The Detroit Tigers need a shortstop sooner than later and judging by recent draft history, they are going to continue to look.

MLB Draft Month rolls on at Motor City Bengals–this time, examining the consensus top arm in the entire draft class: Vanderbilt right-handed pitcher Jack Leiter. We all know Detroit’s affection toward high octane starting pitchers–so much so that colleague Kellen picked up Leiter for the Detroit Tigers in the MCB Mock Draft.

On the latest Detroit Tigers Minor League Report, the Toledo Mud Hens put on a power display in Buckeye country, Spencer Torkelson gets his first two hits in a SeaWolves uniform, Brendan White keeps Lake County off-balance and in Fort Myers, weather postponed the Flying Tigers.

The move is not predictable in that Matt Manning’s performance forced the Detroit Tigers hand, though. A litany of injuries has put the organization in a position of need for starting pitching. Since the beginning of the season, Julio Teheran and Rony Garcia have both found the 60-day injured list. Jose Urena went on the…

LAKELAND, FLORIDA – MARCH 04: Jacob Robson #74 of the Detroit Tigers scores during the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during a spring training game at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on March 04, 2021 in Lakeland, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize pitched a solid first inning at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday and was quietly heading back to the Tigers dugout. Unfortunately for Mize, home plate umpire John Tumpane had a message for him, and suddenly the big news dominating MLB was thrust in the lap of the Detroit rookie.

With the injury bug hitting the Detroit Tigers roster yesterday, it caused a large massive change among the four Tigers affiliates. Before we recap all the action from last night, let’s start with the roster changes.

During Monday night’s game between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals, Matthew Boyd left the game with a triceps issue after 2.1 innings. Then, the pitching injuries got even worse when reliever Alex Lange left the game with right shoulder discomfort.

The Erie SeaWolves roster continues to churn as the Detroit Tigers announced that Spencer Torkelson and Dillon Dingler have been promoted from West Michigan. In the last few weeks, Andre Lipcius and Corey Joyce have also joined the roster via the Whitecaps.  Before we get to what it means long term and from a historical…

The team at MCB is covering the MLB Draft all month, and today we check in on Ty Madden. Be sure to check back every day for new content related to the 2021 MLB draft. Ty Madden is a right handed starting pitcher for the University of Texas. Standing at 6’ 3” 215 lbs., with…

It is fairly common for 19th round draft picks to fly under the radar, receive little fanfare, and avoid prospect coverage from most outlets. Sometimes, however, they play their way into prospect status, and one such player in the Detroit Tigers’ system who is on the verge of doing so is Erie SeaWolves outfielder Kerry…

The Detroit Tigers minor league system saw a variety of items yesterday including a walk-off wild pitch strikeout, a pair of shutouts, and one pitching staff had a very long evening. The Mud Hens won their fourth straight game with a come from behind 3 to 2 victory over the Louisville Bats. The Bats were…

The Minor League season has now been in progress for over a month. In the Detroit Tigers and the AL Central as a whole, we have seen the beginnings of prospect breakouts and downfalls alike. The lack of a 2020 minor league season means that we haven’t gotten eyes on many of these prospects for…

Last night, Issac Paredes graduated from the Detroit Tigers prospects list and Daz Cameron hit his first major league home run. All the good vibes spread to the minor leagues as Spencer Torkelson was a double shy of the cycle.

The team at MCB is covering the draft all month long. Be sure to check back every day for new content related to the 2021 MLB draft. Today, our series profiling the potential draft picks for the Detroit Tigers looks at Henry Davis, a college catcher out of Louisville.

Thursday was an outstanding day for the Detroit Tigers, as they won their series against Seattle, and three of their four minor-league affiliates were victorious. We saw a pair of walk-off wins and a lot of strong performances from 2020 draft picks. Read about it all in the…