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
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














