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Reddit AMA: Are Tigers' top prospects close to Triple-A?
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This team posted the best record by a Minor League team since '97
Incredible. That’s the word High-A West Michigan manager Tony Cappuccilli used to describe his club’s season, and for good reason. On Sunday, the Tigers affiliate secured its 92nd win of the year -- a 5-0 triumph over Fort Wayne. The victory, which finalized the club's record for the season at
Tigers prospect Lee making strides with adjustments in Triple-A
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Here are Friday's top prospect performances from the Minors
There was plenty of offensive fireworks and impressive pitching performances during the penultimate Friday in August. Lazaro Montes (Mariners) led the way with another mulithomer contest and Max Clark (Tigers) returned from a brief injury with a dinger of his own. Andrew Painter (Phillies) rebounded with his best performance in
Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors
Cycles! Three-homer games! Stars … well, doing star things! The game’s top two prospects -- the Pirates' Konnor Griffin (who made his Double-A debut) and the Tigers' Kevin McGonigle -- wore fantastic alternate uniforms on the same night. The Mets’ pitching pipeline continued to chug along and 2024 first-rounder Hagen
MLB's No. 2 prospect -- in a Moon Mammoths jersey! -- homers off 100.2 mph fastball
Ever since the John Oliver-designed Moon Mammoths alternate identity for Double-A Erie landed on the scene, they’ve been the focus of awe, adulation and all-around applause. So it seems fitting that one of the Minors’ most high-profile prospects -- Kevin McGonigle, No. 2 overall -- has gotten to don the
Here are Saturday's top prospect performances from the Minors
Minor League teams love to play night games on Saturdays so that fans can watch the sky be lit up with fireworks afterwards, weather permitting. But there were plenty of proverbial fireworks during game action as well on this Saturday. Nine members of the Top 100 Prospects list combined for
Here are Thursday's top prospect performances from the Minors
A few Top 100 prospects reached the fences, but there were just as many notable pitching performances across the Minor Leagues on Thursday night. Max Clark (Tigers), Ryan Waldschmidt (D-backs) and Jhostynxon Garcia (Red Sox) all went deep while Tyson Lewis (Reds) walloped the first salami of his pro career.
Here are Wednesday's top prospect performances from the Minors
A busy night around the Minors included a cycle, a Triple-A first and plenty of strong performances at the plate and on the mound. The Reds' Sal Stewart continues to take Triple-A by storm, hitting .400 during his first three weeks there, while the Mets' Jett Williams cleared the fence
Melton shows mettle in series-clinching scoreless outing
CHICAGO -- Troy Melton didn’t know until about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday that he’d be getting the ball to start the series finale against the White Sox. It wasn’t necessarily supposed to be a long outing, either. Melton said he was told 2-3 innings, and maybe four if the day goes
Here are Tuesday's top prospect performances from the Minors
Kevin McGonigle, the newly anointed No. 2 prospect in baseball, paced a homer-happy night around the Minors, slugging a pair for the first time in his professional career. Fellow Top 100 prospects JJ Wetherholt, Franklin Arias, Owen Caissie, Cooper Pratt and Jeferson Quero got in on the long ball fun,
Tigers' Top 30 prospects list gets midseason shakeup
The names should look familiar at the top of the updated Tigers Top 30 prospect list. Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark and Josue Briceño have arguably become baseball’s next highly anticipated wave of prospects on a steady path towards the big leagues. It’s beyond the big trio where the Tigers' rankings