9 Recent TinCaps Ranked Among MLB's Top 100 Prospects
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Nine recent TinCaps players are among Major League Baseball's Top 100 prospects, according to MLB.com's latest rankings. Out of Minor League Baseball's 160 teams, no one else has had as many Top 100 prospects as Fort Wayne.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Nine recent TinCaps players are among Major League Baseball's Top 100 prospects, according to MLB.com's latest rankings. Out of Minor League Baseball's 160 teams, no one else has had as many Top 100 prospects as Fort Wayne.
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2019 MLB.com Top 100 Prospects Who've Played for the TinCaps
2. SS Fernando Tatis Jr. (2017)
15. LHP
23. 2B
34. RHP
48. RHP
49. LHP
72. RHP
74. LHP
93. LHP Ryan Weathers (2018)
(Time in Fort Wayne in parentheses)
"We pride ourselves in making the fan experience at Parkview Field one that's affordable and fun for people of all ages and interests, regardless of whether or not they're passionate about baseball," TinCaps President Mike Nutter said. "That said, it shouldn't go unnoticed that we've had the fortune of witnessing some very special talents here thanks to the Padres, not to mention some pretty good guys on the visiting side from time to time as well."
Guerrero played at Parkview Field as a visitor with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2017. TinCaps players included, 49 of MLB's Top 100 prospects have come through the Midwest League.
Meanwhile, the Padres have the top-rated farm system in baseball and are the first team ever to have 10 prospects in the Top 100. (Catcher
Dating back to the start of the franchise in 1993, 172 Fort Wayne players have gone on to reach the major leagues. There were 50 Fort Wayne alums in majors in 2018, including All-Stars
The TinCaps open their 11th season at Parkview Field on Thursday, April 4 (7:05 p.m.) against Lansing. While Fort Wayne's roster won't be set by the Padres until late March, it could potentially include 19-year-old left-handed starting pitcher Ryan Weathers, who's rated No. 93 in the Top 100. Weathers, the seventh overall pick in last year's MLB Draft, made three starts for the TinCaps at the end of the 2018 season.
Tickets to individual games for the TinCaps go on sale Wednesday, Feb. 13 (8 a.m.). Season ticket packages, which range from 12-game plans to all 70 games, with multiple options in between, and group outings, including a brand new party package, are already on sale. For more information, fans can call 260-482-6400 or visit TinCaps.com.