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Five Detroit Tigers Prospect Questions for 2024

The TMLR team discusses the 2024 Detroit Tigers minor-league season The minor-league season is just days away, so we decided to ask ourselves some burning questions about Detroit Tigers prospects in 2024. Feel free to add your own answers in the comments section! Who is your breakout position prospect for the Detroit Tigers? Connor: I…

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Making sense of Matt Manning going to Toledo

Detroit Tigers right-hander Matt Manning was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on March 23  Tigers fans may be confused after Matt Manning had a strong performance this spring and during the 2023 season. He started 15 games and finished 5-4 with a 3.58 ERA last year, holding opponents to a .212 batting average against and posting…

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Detroit Tigers Spring Training Breakout Observations

The first ever Spring Breakout game is in the books, with several Detroit Tigers players already established and a few poised to break out in 2024. Here’s my four observations on what stood out among the prospects that even include outside of the Spring Breakout. 1. Jace Jung and Eddys Leonard had loud Saturdays. Jung…

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Jackson Jobe records a memorable spring training save

Jackson Jobe. Holy #!@% did he make heads turn. In Lakeland, Florida, as the Detroit Tigers’ Spring Training progresses, a sense of routine settles in, veering towards monotony. The initial excitement of pitchers and catchers reporting has faded, giving way to the repetitive grind of workouts and drills. Players, coaches, and fans alike feel the…

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Detroit Tigers Minor League Roster Projections 1.0

A Deep Detroit Tigers System Makes for Fascinating Roster Decisions The Detroit Tigers play their first official game on March 28th, just over three weeks from now. And the minor-league season kicks off the next day, with the Toledo Mud Hens hosting the Nashville Sounds. The rest of the full-season affiliates begin their seasons on…

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Parker Meadows: Leveraging Crowd Insights for an In-Depth Analysis

Parker Meadows recently was our 4th ranked prospect for the second time in a row. He had a .354 wOBA, .256/.337/.474 slash line for Toledo before getting called up to the big league team for his final 37 games. His brief time with the big league has generated some excitement, seeing most of his stats…

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Tigers Minor League Report Podcast: Ranking D Pros-Event

On the latest Tigers Minor League Report Podcast, Chris and Rogelio recap all the recent prospect lists that dropped over the last week, including the latest from the Athletic’s Keith Law, discuss Nick Maton being cut, Devin Sweet clearing waivers and the Tigers add a lefty in LHP Kolton Ingram. Please consider donating to help…

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Justyn-Henry Malloy and the Art of Patience

Justyn-Henry Malloy has quickly become a fan favorite for the Tigers. And he brought exactly what we thought and hoped. High walk rates, some power, good average. He was above average in all categories we keep track of even. No one will be upset with a guy who has an 18.0% BB%, 38.9% hard hit%,…

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Echoing the 80s New Wave: Colt Keith’s Extension as Detroit Tigers’ Modern Anthem

Colt Keith looks to represent a “New Wave” of thinking Growing up in the Detroit suburbs, I was always influenced by my older brother’s music choices. He varied widely in his tastes, from Mötley Crüe to the Pet Shop Boys. I would catch snippets of New Wave music on the radio amid the Top 40…

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Giving Reese Olson a rotation spot

Reese Olson’s numbers suggest a spot in the rotation. Tarik Skubal, Kenta Maeda, Jack Flaherty. Those are the names we hear repeatedly as being the guarantees to rotation in the Detroit Tigers rotation. The final two spots have been up for debate. Does Casey Mize knock the rust off by going to Toledo first? Can…

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