Detroit Tigers top ten prospects for 2020
By David Hill
It is going to be quite some time before the Detroit Tigers are ready to contend in the American League Central. However, they have some very interesting pieces in the farm system.
On the plus side for the Detroit Tigers, they seemingly have nowhere to go but up.
After posting identical 64-98 records over the past two seasons, the bottom fell out in Detroit last year. The Tigers were 47-114, putting themselves in the running as one of the worst teams in MLB history, and earning the first overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft. The rebuild, which had officially been underway over the past year and a half, was kicked into high gear.
Yet, as bad as the present may be, the Tigers future appears to be bright. They have restocked the farm system with intriguing prospects in the draft and through trade, with quite a few potentially impact arms in the pipeline. The Tigers struggles on offense could be a thing of the past soon enough as well, as there appear to be several building blocks closing in on the majors.
Chances are, it will take a few more years for the Detroit Tigers to find their way back into playoff contention. In the interim, let us take a look at some pieces to that future.