In the 2021 amateur draft, the Detroit Tigers made a decided push to bolster their pitching pipeline. Five of their first six selections were starting pitchers, power arms all, with Jackson Jobe and Ty Madden leading the way. The system had gotten a little thin in pitching with the graduation of Casey Mize, Tarik Skubal, and Matt Manning. However, the Tigers actually saw some nice progress on the pitching side in 2021, and the pitching depth in the upper minors was bolstered by the return of lefty Joey Wentz from UCL reconstruction.
Now, with former first rounder Alex Faedo due to return from UCL reconstruction this spring, a trade for a nice starting prospect in Reese Olson, and a breakout season from Beau Brieske, the Tigers do have some potentially useful starters in the upper minors.