Back to the Detroit Tigers Newsfeed

Detroit Tigers: Prospect Zach Shepherd is Destroying Baseballs in the Minors

Detroit Tigers fans haven’t seen many prospects develop in the past.

Under previous general manager Dave Dombrowski, the team tended to trade its brightest young players for upgrades at the Major League level.

While this obviously worked in trades for the likes of Miguel Cabrera and Doug Fister, there were plenty of instances where the Tigers dealt a prospect or young player who would go on to show significant promise.

Corey Knebel, dealt to Texas in the Joakim Soria deal, owns a 1.97 FIP and 12.