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West Michigan Whitecaps Win Opener, 7-6

Jake Stewart capped a 3-for-3 night with a frozen rope into the right field gap, driving home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th, and the Whitecaps claimed an Opening night victory over the tenacious…Read More

West Michigan Whitecaps To Offer Bacon-shelled Taco As New Food Item

To the hardcore baseball fan, minor league games are about prospect watching, but to the casual (or non) fan, these games are all about having a good time, drinking beer, attempting to catch one of those…Read More

West Michigan Whitecaps Draw Inspiration From Detroit Tigers For New Logos

The West Michigan Whitecaps unveiled two new logos this past week and both pay homage to the parent club in their design. As a Grand Rapidian I’m a big fan of the Whitecaps, but I’m not a big fan of…Read More

Down On The Farm: Minor League Update

Time for a team by team look at our minor league system. It’s been a while, and much has happened, and some guys have moved around, but not the guys many of you are looking for. Nick Castellanos…Read More

Mascot Mania at MiLB.com

Voting has begun in the first round of a 64-mascot tournament to determine who is the best in the minor leagues. If you feel like voting, follow this link over to the MiLB.com site. 3 of our Tigers affiliates…Read More

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Opening Night For Minor Leaguers As Well

Of course the main focus of today was the big win the Tigers pulled off in the ninth inning against the…Read More

Analyzing The Minor League Rosters: Lakeland And West Michigan

After going through the Toledo and Erie rosters just a few minutes ago, I wanted to make sure I finished…Read More

Projecting The West Michigan Whitecaps Position Players

Having recently took a look at the potential starting rotation for the Whitecaps, I didn’t want…Read More

Projecting the West Michigan Whitecaps Rotation

As spring training approaches quickly, the major league roster isn’t the only thing that will be…Read More

Q&A with Tigers Prospect Brian Flynn

  Last year the Detroit Tigers selected Brian Flynn in the 7th round of the MLB First-Year Player…Read More

Tigers Prospect Scouting Report: Rob Waite

Rob Waite is a little talked about reliever in the Tigers system, that spent this past off-season pitching…Read More

2012 MCB Detroit Tigers Top 50 Prospects: #1 Jacob Turner

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

Tigers Scouting Prospect Profile: Jade Todd

With as many minor league players teams have, it is often easy to get lost in the shuffle. Part of that…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

Tigers Prospect Scouting Profile: Ryan Woolley

Those who know me well, know that I wasn’t the biggest fan of the Tigers draft last year. Not because…Read More

2012 MCB Detroit Tigers Top 50 Prospects: #10 – #6

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

Tigers Prospect Scouting Report: Melvin Mercedes

Mercedes is one of those prospects that you feel a little bit bad for. At one time, just two years ago…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

2012 MCB Detroit Tigers Top 50 Prospects: #15 – #11

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

Tigers Prospect Profile: Curt Casali

The scouting reports continue with another catcher that the Tigers have recently drafted in Curtis Casali.…Read More