Detroit Tigers fall to No. 6 in MLB Pipeline's organizational rankings
MLB Pipeline, which ranked the Tigers' prospects as the No. 1 group before the season started, now has them at No. 6 in their updated list released on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
Back atop the prospect rankings are the Los Angeles Dodgers, who for years have bolstered their big spending in the majors with one of the best groups of developing prospects. The Minnesota Twins jumped to No. 2 (from No. 10) following their massive trade deadline sell-off of big-league talent, the Seattle Mariners went from No. 5 to No. 3, the Milwaukee Brewers leapt from No. 7 to No. 4 and the Cleveland Guardians round out the top five, up from No. 9 before the season.
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So, why the fall? According to MLB Pipeline, much of it had to do with one pitcher in particular: right-hander Jackson Jobe, who earned a spot in the Tigers rotation in spring training and threw less than 40 innings before injuring his elbow.
"Detroit takes a slight drop from the top spot after the graduation of Jackson Jobe and some backsliding from Thayron Liranzo," MLB Pipeline's prospect-pundit trio of Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra and Jonathan Mayo wrote, "but this remains a system with tons of ceiling, thanks to (Kevin) McGonigle's Minors-best hit tool, (Max) Clark's toolsiness and (Josue) Briceño's immense pop."
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Basically, since Jobe is now a major-leaguer, the former Tigers' top prospect no longer counts towards the organization's farm system grade.
But the Tigers farm system still benefits from tons of top talent, including McGonigle, who MLB Pipeline just ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect in baseball. Two other scouting services, FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus, have McGonigle as their No. 1 prospect
Four of the Tigers' top prospects placed in MLB Pipeline's midseason top 100: McGonigle (No. 2), Clark (No. 9), Briceño (No. 32) and shortstop Bryce Rainer (No. 35), who is out for the year with a shoulder injury.
The good news for the Tigers: Their No. 6 ranking is identical to their 2024 midseason grade from MLB Pipeline. Despite sending away some prospects at the deadline, and graduating Jobe to the majors, it's a testament to the overall health of the system that they remain in the same place one year later.
You can reach Christian at cromo@freepress.com
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Tigers fall to No. 6 in MLB Pipeline ranking of prospects
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