The Tigers actually got their rebuild starter a year before the Royals, tearing it down to lose 98 games in 2017 while the Royals were still trying to reach the post-season one more time with their World Series-winning core. They have lost 64 percent of their games over the last four seasons, and it doesn’t appear as if 2021 will show an appreciable improvement in the standings.
But there does seem to help on the way. Baseball America ranks the Tigers farm system as the fourth-best system baseball, with five prospects ranked among the top 31 in baseball.