Detroit Tigers Minor League Tracker

Kenon & Robert are joined by Trevor Hooth to discuss all things Tigers baseball in this content-packed episode.

Kenon Carter & Robert James discuss several interesting story lines from the first couple weeks of spring training action, including: Riley Greene's star power Update on the Jeimer/Lugo 3B battle Jake Rogers & Willi Castro The glutton of arms battling for bullpen spots Of the Tigers' top 7 prospect arms, which will be starters? Which will be relievers? Which will be neither?

It's early, but we're excited to start talking baseball. So here's a "way too early" preview of some hot talking points heading into 2020: Discussing health and expectations for Miggy, Fulmer, & Franklin Perez Position Battles at SS, 3B, and OF heading into Spring Training Who will make their MLB debuts this season? Which pitching prospect will have the easiest transition to MLB?

Kenon & Robert discuss guys the Tigers might protect from Rule 5, potential Rule 5 targets, free agent signings, and additional 40-man moves that will take place this off-season. A little about Doug Mientkiewicz, and a lot about what might possibly be going through the minds of Chris Illitch, Al Avila, & Dave Littlefield.

Voice of the @wmwhitecaps & host of the @RoadToDetroit podcast @thatdanhasty joins Kenon & Mark to talk about team building, the state of the system at the Low-A level, and what he has seen from other orgs passing through the MWL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenon and Mark continue their discussion onWhat are the methods of player acquisitionHow do you identify players that fit your profileWhat role does technology play in Process and ProfileHow does the Process and Profile successful teams have employed compare to what Avila has doneWhere does the Avila rebuild stand todayDiscuss the laughable idea that 2021 is the year to get aggressive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On part 1 of the Rebuild Podcast, Mark Gorosh and Kenon Carter discuss how long does the process take, what some great GM's did in 3 years, what's does the profile look like to build a team and making sure a team sticks to the plan.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenon & Tigers Minor League guru Robert James (@confusion_reign on Twitter) get DEEP into the farm system on the following topics and much more: Chace Numata's under the radar defensive prowess Kyle Funkhouser's overall profile, along with "The Buck Farmer Test" 45 Command Why .307 lifetime hitters like Will Maddox get released Will Vest, an interesting relief profile? Update on Jake Rogers Eduardo Jimenez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mini-pod answering listener questions about Cam Gibson, the next pitchers to be called up, Ulrich Bojarski & Nick Ames prospect status, Jose Vasquez, Manning/Mize trajectory, and how to achieve “Top Fan” status.

Left-handed pitching prospect Tarik Skubal stopped by to chat about his pitch assortment, his experience with Tommy John surgery, and his outlook going forward.

On this episode, Emily Waldon of The Athletic joins Kenon to discuss: Shared experiences on the backfields in Lakeland Tarik Skubal, Brock Deatherage, & John Schreiber Who gets to Detroit first, Mize or Manning? What are the Padres doing differently than the Tigers from a scouting perspective? Rey Rivera, Bryan Garcia, Derek Hill, and a lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new guy over at Prospects1500, Dave Eddy, stopped by to chat about his Top 50 Tigers prospects list. In depth conversation about Alex Faedo, Pedro Martinez, Jr., Turnbull & Funkhouser, even Dane Myers, and a lot more. And who might be a dark horse candidate to make the 25-man roster out of Spring Training?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brenden Gorzelski  & Alex "Juicy" Jensen join Kenon & Hoss to discuss some Casey Mize, Matt Manning, Tarik Skubal, Parker Meadows, & Wenceel Perez. Projecting Tigers 2019 draft targets, and listener questions tackling future projected lineup, Castellanos trade returns, and why no love for Cole Peterson on the prospect list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a really nerdy intro about Stratomatic baseball, Kenon & Brandon get some outside perspective from new guest Kevin Cenna on the Tigers' organizational philosophy, future building blocks (Niko?), as well as in-depth discussions about Nick's future, Fulmer & Boyd, and the minor league pipeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay Markle of Bless You Boys & Baseball Prospectus joins Kenon to dissect their respective top 30 lists entering the 2019 season. Particularly interesting takes on Wenceel Perez, Logan Shore, Greg Soto, Wilkel Hernandez, Jack O'Loughlin, Joey Morgan, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon Day of Bless You Boys joins Kenon to talk Fiers trade, September call-ups, Mize & Faedo, some "organizational love" for Tom de Blok & Brady Policelli, a little Tigers minor league trivia fun, and some off-season & 2019 expectations.

Kenon & Hoss rant on each player from the Bless You Boys Mid-Season Top 20 Prospect List. Some GCL/DSL updates, and the world learns about GOAT and the B.G.E. (Beating Goat Effect). "Billions" Season 3 finale waits patiently.

In this special edition of the Detroit Tigers Minor League Tracker, Kenon talks to John Schreiber about his journey from a high school player just hoping to get a college look to a legit back-end bullpen possibility at the Major League level; John also talks about his 124-inning homerless* streak as a pro; teammates Joe Navilhon & Sandy Baez; and John's thoughts on the new minor league extra-innings rule.

Hoss talks Int'l Signing Period and Kenon goes position by position with a brief "State of the Rebuild" (Hint: stop asking for Victor to be released).

Kenon & Hoss talk to Tigers guru Mark Gorosh about Miggy's injury, Jeimer, McCann, Pitching Pitching & more Pitching, Casey Mize, and the organizational "power outage".

Sorry you were unable to hear Hoss on first published version. This is fixed! Tune in for an anecdote about Robert Fick, European soccer degenerate discussion, and tons of Tigers minor league and MLB draft conversation. Plus, listener questions and my upcoming baseball travel schedule.

Tracker introduces a co-host, drools over John Schreiber & Garett King as usual, and completely trashes Mikie Mahtook. Season updates on all four Tigers Minor League affiliates. Spoiler alert: Mudhens and Whitecaps are good; Flying Tigers and SeaWolves, not so much. Follow on Facebook at Detroit Tigers Minor League Tracker and on Twitter @Tiger_Lifer.

Tracker reviews opening weekend results from all four Tigers affiliates.