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Casey Crosby And His Importance To The Tigers

A couple of things have kind of happened quietly this off-season in Tigers nation. The signing of Torii Hunter and Anibal Sanchez are not those things of course. Two guys, however, that many considered…Read More

A Big Off-Season For Casey Crosby

The development path of Tigers pitching prospect Casey Crosby has been a long one. While Crosby is still only 24 years old, it seems like he has been in the organization forever. Drafted out of high school…Read More

Tigers Mid-Season Top 30 Prospects: 10-6

As with any ranking system, this list is subjective to the author. I will say that my rankings tend to lean more towards the ceiling on a player, but I do also take into account the floor of a player,…Read More

Where Has All The Pitching Gone?

For those of you that follow the Tigers minor league players as much as I do, or at least casually, one thing that has been apparent over the past few years is a lack of positional prospects in the system.…Read More

Pitching Matchups vs. Cleveland: How Smyly, Scherzer, and Crosby Can Be Successful

This week, the Tigers will match up with the Cleveland Indians for a 3 game series in Detroit.  Obviously the offense has struggled, but I have always been of the opinion that pitching lies at the core…Read More

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Doug Fister, 2nd Base, And Other Tigers Topics

There seems to be quite a bit going on with the Tigers these days, and instead of padding my posting…Read More

Scouting Casey Crosby

The Tigers put Doug Fister on the disabled list yesterday and called up left-hander Casey Crosby. I’m…Read More

The Next “Moneyball”

Everyone reading this should be aware of “Moneyball” and the theories detailed within the book (and…Read More

Toledo Trio Roughed Up The Past Three Days

One of the biggest stories of Tigers training camp and preseason was the fight for the 5th starter spot.…Read More

Tigers Option Crosby to Triple-A Toledo

  And then there were four. Andy Oliver, Duane Below, Drew Smyly and Adam Wilk remain the final…Read More

ZiPS & the Fifth Starter Candidates

Jacob Turner is, of course, the favorite to win the job and start the season as the Tigers fifth starter.…Read More

Jacob Turner Gets First Spring Start Today

Tigers top prospect Jacob Turner gets his first crack at winning the 5th starter spot today when he takes…Read More

Q&A with Detroit Tigers Prospect Casey Crosby

The Detroit Tigers selected Casey Crosby in the fifth round of the 2007 MLB First-Year Player Draft…Read More

Fangraphs Ranks Tigers Top 15 Prospects

Being a prospect ranker myself, I am always a little bit intrigued to see what other sites and people…Read More

Seedlings to Stars Weighs in on the Detroit Tigers

If you’re not already aware, Fansided features an excellent Minor League Baseball Blog. Over at…Read More

The Lefty Myth

With ex-Tiger right handed starter Edwin Jackson just signing a one year deal for 10M dollars with the…Read More

Opportunity Knocks. Who’s Going To Answer?

As we get closer to the pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training, it appears pretty clear…Read More

Why Matt Garza Is A Good Idea

Matt Garza is a highly debatable subject. There is no doubt about that. Many Tigers fans scoff at the…Read More

Tigers Prospect Emailbag Questions Answered

As promised, you email me questions in, and I try and answer them. Questions can be Tigers system related…Read More

Three Minor League Guys To Watch

It’s sometimes easy to pick out guys who have a lot of talent as guys to “watch” for…Read More