Detroit Tigers Preliminary Prospect List

by John Sickels on Oct 28, 2025 12:01 PM EDT

Preliminary Tigers list below. This is a relatively thin system once you get past the top few guys, and some of these names are rather marginal.

Duane Below                LHP
Dan Bennett                RHP
Rob Brantly                C
Alex Burgos                LHP
Josue Carreno              RHP
Nick Castellanos           3B
Tyler Collins              OF
Casey Crosby               LHP
Matt Crouse                LHP
Kevin Eichhorn             RHP
Kenny Faulk                LHP
Daniel Fields              OF
Brian Flynn                LHP
Avisail Garcia             OF
Tyler Gibson               OF
Dean Green                 1B
Justin Henry               OF
Jamie Johnson              OF
Corey Jones                2B
Ramon Lebron               RHP
Brandon Loy                SS
Luis Marte                 RHP
James McCann               C
Gustavo Nunez              SS
Andrew Oliver              LHP
Brenny Paulino             RHP
Bruce Rondon               RHP
Kyle Ryan                  LHP
Adelin Santa               3B
Drew Smyly                 LHP
Ryan Strieby               1B
Eugenio Suarez             SS
Jacob Turner               RHP
Danry Vasquez              OF
Jay Voss                   LHP
Aaron Westlake             1B
Adam Wilk                  LHP
Ryan Woolley              RHP

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What about

Steven Moya, Austin Wood, Iorg(I know…I know), Jason King

by SATW on Oct 28, 2025 1:19 PM EDT reply actions

moya

Moya….12 walks, 127 strikeouts, 323 at-bats, .204 average. Pass.

I looked at Wood, King, and Iorg but cut them all for various reasons.

by John Sickels on Oct 28, 2025 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Drops....

Henry 26 no power cant play CF & still at AA….

by frenchredsox on Oct 28, 2025 1:30 PM EDT reply actions

henry

I was looking at his OBP skills and speed, but yeah he’s old and marginal. Maybe swap him out for Wood or King.

by John Sickels on Oct 28, 2025 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

Or Matt Hoffman

3.18 ERA at AAA …..looks like your typical 2012 Detroit pen call up & only 22

by frenchredsox on Oct 28, 2025 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Dixon Machado?

by ThomasG on Oct 28, 2025 3:41 PM EDT reply actions

machado

I thought about him but 98 of his 101 hits were singles this year. With such an extreme lack of power, I think there are more interesting guys to write about

by John Sickels on Oct 28, 2025 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions

i don't see anybody missing

other than hoffman, as was mentioned.

brett harrison is a guy to throw in there if you’re out of names, only because he was one of 2 HS over-signs in this draft, along with gibson.

by The Fume on Oct 28, 2025 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

Adds and Drops

Adds:

James Robbins - Poor plate discipline, but showed pretty good power for a 20 year old at West Michigan.

Michael Torrealba - Good numbers at West Michigan. Should at least be on the list over Bennett and Woolley who look just like minor league filler.

Austin Wood - Pitched well in Erie for a guy who missed practically all of his first two years of pro ball. Would not be shocked to see him pitching for Detroit some time in 2012.

Thomas Collier - I believe he slipped in the draft due to injuries, but put up good numbers in short season ball.

Matt Hoffman - see comment above by frenchredsox

Also, is Brayan Villarreal not eligible for the list? He struggled this year, but was probably rushed to the majors after just a few starts at Erie.

As for drops, I would at least get rid of Bennett and Woolley. Possibly Henry for his age.

by Ekaye80 on Oct 28, 2025 5:37 PM EDT reply actions

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I want Bennett in due to his performance.

by John Sickels on Oct 29, 2025 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Couple of names:

Curt Casali - If he can stick at C, might have an interesting combination of power and patience.

Brandon Douglas - Might be the best pure hitter in the system, though he doesn’t do much else.

Bryan Holaday - Seems like a lock to be an MLB backup.

Melvin Mercedes - Young kid with closer stuff coming back from an injury.

Tyler Stohr - Supposedly throwing 95-98 with a breaking ball that flashes as a plus pitch.

Guido Knudson - Only for the name.

Also, despite his complete lack of power, I think Machado should be on the list. Has a really good glove, above-average speed, and he seems to have a decent idea about what to do with the bat. If he can ever get stronger (only 19, so not out of the question), he could be a player.

by ChrisBrown on Oct 28, 2025 7:10 PM EDT reply actions