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Detroit Tigers: Top prospects to play at Triple-A Toledo in 2017

By Ben Rosener

DETROIT, MI - JUNE 28: A Detroit Tigers hat, glasses and glove sit on the dugout stairs during a MLB game against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park on June 28, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers win on a walk off home run 5-4. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI - JUNE 28: A Detroit Tigers hat, glasses and glove sit on the dugout stairs during a MLB game against the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park on June 28, 2015 in Detroit, Michigan. The Tigers win on a walk off home run 5-4. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – OCTOBER 17: A detail of a Tiger statue sculpture on the tadium prior to the Detroit Tigers hosting the New York Yankees during game four of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park on October 17, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Mike Gerber

Along with Stewart, Gerber is one of the few position player prospects in the system who should make an impact sooner rather than later.

The former 15th-round pick has done nothing but produce since being drafted in 2014, hitting his way towards a call up.

That call up could come soon for the 25-year-old.

Detroit currently has a need in center field, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Gerber, who is also a capable defender, break camp with the team and platoon with Jones.

At this point, it would probably be better long-term to give the at-bats to someone like Gerber now than to run out veterans like Alex Presley or Tyler Collins on a daily basis.

The Creighton product notched 20 plate appearances with Toledo after spending the bulk of the year with Erie.

He recorded eight hits, three runs scored two doubles, two RBI, two walks and a triple.

Paul Voelker

One of the many hard-throwing, one-inning relievers in Detroit’s system, Voelker pitched at three different levels in 2017, including three innings with the Mud Hens.

Overall, he turned in a 2.00 ERA, 1.056 WHIP and 40 strikeouts in 36 innings.

With an unsettled bullpen filled with uncertainties, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Voelker in the Majors by May or June if not sooner.

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