Detroit Tigers Top 25 Prospects: 15-11, Ecker, Voelker, Azocar, Maddox and Martinez

Apr 8, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; General view during the national anthem prior to the game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 8, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; General view during the national anthem prior to the game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
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Detroit Tigers minor league players Mark Ecker, Paul Voelker, Jose Azocar, Will Maddox and Hector Martinez all showed promise in 2016. They rank 15th through 11th on MCB’ list of the top Tigers prospects.

Detroit Tigers prospects haven’t comprised baseball’s elite farm systems in the past handful of years. However, this year, the franchise has plenty of intriguing talent.

So far in Motor City Bengals’ countdown of the top 25 Tigers prospects, there have been plenty of promising players.

Relief Pitchers Victor Alcantara and Jairo Labourt could eventually become impact bullpen pieces thanks to their power stuff.

Additionally, backstop Grayson Greiner has the upside to develop into James McCann’s long-term backup.

Elsewhere, it isn’t hard to imagine Spencer Turnbull and Myles Jaye pitching out of a starting rotation in the future.

As the list goes on, the prospects will only get more intriguing.

This next group of players obviously just missed out on the top 10, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that they could eventually become consistent contributors for the Tigers.

So far, most of MCB’ top Detroit prospects have been pitchers. This group is a little different in the sense that there are three position players mixed in.

Here is a look at the Detroit Tigers 15th-11th best prospects.

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