One thing about summers on the farm — whether you’re talking baseball, or agriculture.
They tend to be hot. And fatiguing.
Ask minor-leaguers nationwide as they begin to wear down in the heat and the grind of playing daily games.
The second half of a five-month schedule is in full sprint and Tigers farmhands are coping and, in some cases, flourishing. It’s what they’ve done to date that makes those final weeks ahead critical for players, and for a Tigers front office that needs all the roster replenishment it can get.
A look at how the first half has shaped up across Detroit’s minor-league tiers:
u25ba Best performance by a hitter: Colt Keith, third base, West Michigan.