No, the Tigers don’t believe a team can have enough pitching in its farm system. That dates back to former general manager Dave Dombrowski’s drafting and development philosophy.
That does not mean the Tigers believe they’ll need all that pitching here sooner rather than later.
When Detroit used its top Draft pick (18th overall) Monday on Alex Faedo, they added the big, talented University of Florida right-hander to a group that includes last year’s first-round pick, teenager Matt Manning, 2015 first-round pick Beau Burrows, high-rising fourth-rounder Kyle Funkhouser and 2015 second-rounder Tyler Alexander.
The quartet comprise four of the top six slots on MLB Pipeline’s Tigers prospect rankings, to go with a young core in Detroit that includes Michael Fulmer and Daniel Norris.