Nick Castellanos

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Don’t Sell The Farm

Over the past few weeks I have seen some varying reactions to trade talk on Twitter and fan-sites (including here at MCB).  John and Chris both brought up the question of whether or not the Tigers should be…Read More

Futures Game And Other Minor League News

One of the more popular things about All-Star week in recent years has been the Futures Game. Before the big league All-Stars take the field on Tuesday July 10th, the minor league guys do their thing on…Read More

Nick Castellanos Promoted to AA Erie

Tiger 3B prospect Nick Castellanos, 20, has been promoted from A+ Lakeland to AA Erie. The 6’4″ 210 lb Castellanos wasn’t being challenged by high A pitching, hitting to the tune of…Read More

Flying Tigers Must Contend

As John Verburg noted today in the latest installment of “Down on the Farm” – the Lakeland Flying Tigers are stocked with the best positional talent in the Tigers system, but are only…Read More

Live Chat Recap

In case you missed it, MCB held its first live chat on Friday at 4 PM. We have another one scheduled for Monday, June 4 around 2 PM as well. If you’re interested, here’s a link to the chat Here are…Read More

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These Two Guys Are Hot Sheet Man!

For those of you who don’t subscribe or even follow Baseball America, every week on Friday, they…Read More

Down On The Farm

  The Tigers four minor league teams were all in action as Toledo joined the fray on Friday night.…Read More

Tigers Land Two Prospects In Fangraphs Top 100

Mark Hulet of Fangraphs, who I tend to disagree with quite a bit on his rankings put out on Monday his…Read More

Projecting Lakeland’s Position Players

I believe that I have cracked the egg on another series. And since I can’t put the yolk back in…Read More

The Value Of 1st Rounders In Trades

Hopping around the internet this afternoon, I came across an interesting article on MLB Trade Rumors…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

Discussing Deep Sleepers In The Tigers System

After finishing up my farm system rankings just an hour or so ago, I wanted to turn the focus back to…Read More

Tigers Place 3 in MLB.com’s 2012 Top 100 Prospects List

  Yesterday MLB.com released their annual top prospect list, expanding to the top 100 this year.…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 and Cubs Revisiting Swap of Prospects for Garza

Just over a week ago, Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski spoke with the Detroit News about their top prospect…Read More

Tigers Place Two in Scout.com’s Top 100

Yesterday Scout.com released their 2012 Minor League Baseball Top Prospect Rankings. The Detroit Tigers…Read More

2012 MCB Detroit Tigers Top 50 Prospects: #2 Nick Castellanos

The Detroit Tigers Minor League affiliates seasons are officially in the books and the off-season is…Read More

What Would it take to part with Turner and Castellanos?

Nick Castellanos is a big deal to the Tigers.  If you’ve noticed, Detroit has shown a willingness…Read More

Are Teams Overvaluing Prospects?

There are a lot of things that change over a lifetime; expanding waists, thinning hair, a calm that develops…Read More