Video Scouting Report: Jose Alvarez
A comprehensive look at Jose Alvarez as he's excelled in Toledo's rotation.
A comprehensive look at Jose Alvarez as he's excelled in Toledo's rotation.
Sure you know the Bruce Rondon's and Casey Crosby's of the world, but who's next?
If I was to do a re-rank of the Tigers Top 50 Prospects, would new arrivals Jeff Kobernus, Kyle Lobstein, and Ramon Cabrera find themselves on the list? If so, where? How about the re-acquired Gustavo Nunez? Find out here!
Now that the Top 50 Prospects Countdown has concluded, I thought it would be good to take a look at which prospects just missed being on the list. Click through to read about 10 more prospects you may want to keep an eye on in 2013
No. 1: Nick Castellanos, 3B/OF Prospect Profile: This seems like a story that has been told a zillion times, but here it is anyways: Nick Castellanos was selected with the 44th overall pick in...
No. 2: Avisail Garcia, OF Editor's Note: There has been much discussion over whether Rondon or Garcia deserves to be #2 on this list. Personally, I think you could flip-flop the two, and it...
No. 3: Bruce Rondon, RHP Prospect Profile: This may come as a minor upset to some who thought of Rondon as the #1 or #2 best prospect in our system. Well, you could flip him to #2 and I really...
No. 4: Danry Vasquez, OF Prospect Profile: Danry Vasquez was signed by the Tigers out of Venezuela when he was only 16, receiving a 7 figure bonus in the process. He was touted as one of the top...
No. 5: Jake Thompson, RHP Prospect Profile: Jake Thompson was selected in the 2nd round of the 2012 MLB draft (the Tigers' first selection) out of Rockwall-Heath HS in TX. He was the 91st...
No. 6: Casey Crosby, LHP Editors Note: This is one of the relatively few rankings that I struggled with internally. There's no denying Crosby's pure talent, but is it really enough to be ranking...
No. 7: Steven Moya, OF Prospect Profile: Steven Moya is a left handed hitting corner outfielder, signed by the Tigers out of the Dominican Republic as an international free agent. He made his...
No. 8: Austin Schotts, CF Prospect Profile: Austin Schotts, as many of you know, was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2012 MLB draft out of high school in Texas. A shortstop in high school,...
No. 9: Eugenio Suarez, SS Prospect Profile: I've been getting a ton of questions on twitter and through the mailbag regarding Suarez. "Will he be ready in 2014?" "How good is he?" "Will he be an...
No. 10: Tyler Collins, OF Prospect Profile: Tyler Collins was drafted by the Tigers in the 6th round of the 2011 draft out of Howard College (TX). After signing, he was initially sent to the GCL...
Author's Note: Only one more to go until we get into the Top 10. I'm very excited, to say the least. I've had a ton of fun doing this countdown list, and I hope you all have enjoyed reading them....
No. 12: James McCann, C Prospect Profile: James McCann was the Tigers top selection in the 2011 draft. The Tigers didn't have a 1st round pick, so McCann was taken in the 2nd round out of the...
No. 13: Harold Castro, 2B Harold Castro might still be a relative unknown to some, but certainly should be on everyone's radar now. Prior to the 2012 season, I'll admit that even I wasn't quite...
Edgar De La Rosa, RHP Prospect Profile: De La Rosa is the 3rd of the foreign-born, young, raw, and ultra projectable right handers that have made this list in the past week, joining Endrys...
No. 15: Will Clinard, RHP Prospect Profile: Will Clinard is a right handed reliever, drafted by the Tigers in the 19th round of the 2012 draft out of Vanderbilt. This should somewhat speak to...
No. 16: Brenny Paulino, RHP Prospect Profile: Brenny Paulino would definitely have ranked significantly higher on this list if not for an injury that cost him his entire 2012 season. He was...
No. 17: Endrys Briceno, RHP Prospect Profile: Endrys Briceno is a name many of you may not have heard as of yet, but is someone you should definitely be paying attention too. He's a 20 year old...
No. 18: Logan Ehlers, LHP Prospect Profile: Logan Ehlers was drafted by the Tigers in the 20th round of the 2012 draft, out of Howard College (TX). Ehlers was previously drafted by the Toronto...
No. 19: Daniel Fields, OF Prospect Profile: Daniel Fields is a name that I'm sure most of you are aware of, as not only a Tigers prospect but as the son of former Tigers hitting coach Bruce...
No. 20: Tommy Collier, RHP Prospect Profile: Right handed pitcher Thomas Collier was drafted in the 22nd round of the 2011 draft out of San Jacinto College North (Houston, TX). After signing,...
No. 21: Dean Green, 1B/DH Prospect Profile: Dean Green was drafted by the Tigers in the 11th round of the 2011 draft out of Barry University (FL). After signing, Green was assigned to Class A...
No. 22: Joe Rogers, LHP Prospect Profile: Joe Rogers was drafted by the Tigers in the 5th round of the 2012 draft out of the University of Central Florida, where he spent the 2012 season as the...