KeithLaw, formerly of ESPN, jumped ship to the Athletic after his contract ended in 2019, put out today his farm system rankings and has the Tigers ranked 19th. Here’s the main part to take away from the paragraph he wrote about their farm system. (Subscription required)
“The most top-heavy system in baseball, the Tigers’ farm boasts three elite pitching prospects and a very high-upside outfielder, then drops off extremely quickly before we’re even out of the top 10. “
Most recently, he had four Tigers prospects in his top 100 list that came out last week.