There may be no Minor League Baseball games yet, but that's not going to stop us from dreaming about lineups.In the coming weeks, Toolshed will craft the best possible prospect lineups, sorted by age. So far, the series has focused on teenagers, 20-year-olds, 21-year-olds and 22-year-olds. This time, we turn our attention to

LAKELAND, Florida -- When a question came up about Joey Wentz, who joined the Tigers from the Braves at last year's Trade Deadline, Detroit vice president of player development Dave Littlefield offered a reply that sums up his farm system and applies to most of his club's top prospects these

This is the third in a six-part Toolshed series that uses FanGraphs' Steamer600 projections to look at how prospects would fare over a full Major League season in 2020. The system bases its forecast on 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate appearances for catchers, 200 innings for starting

The Tigers have invited 25 non-roster players to Major League Spring Training -- and the future is getting ever closer. Six of the organization's top 30 prospects will suit up in Lakeland, Florida, for Grapefruit League action.Among the invitees were three of the franchise's top four prospects -- No. 1

Each offseason, MiLB.com goes position by position across each system and honors the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization. Click here to locate your favorite club.Double-A Erie finished 77-61 in the Eastern League in 2019, making the SeaWolves the

Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal, Double-A Erie: 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB, 11 K -- Detroit's No. 4 prospect recorded double-digit strikeouts for the sixth time in eight starts with the SeaWolves. Since he was promoted from Class A Advanced Lakeland on July 5, Skubal is averaging 17.7

The formula seems simple, but few have been able to execute it like Tarik Skubal.Detroit's fourth-ranked prospect has been racking up strikeouts at a high rate since reaching the Eastern League, and he added 10 more to his tally Wednesday -- working around one hit without issuing a walk over

Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal, Double-A Erie: 4 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 Ks -- Detroit's No. 4 prospect bounced back in a big way from one of his worst starts of the season. Skubal notched his fourth double-digit strikeout performance in five starts since his promotion to

Two starts into his time in Double-A, Tarik Skubal has proven to have a penchant for recording strikeouts. With all four pitches in his arsenal working Friday, he took things a step further.The Tigers' No. 17 prospect set a career high with 13 strikeouts, allowing a hit and a walk

Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal, Double-A Erie: 5 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 11 K -- Detroit's 17th-ranked prospect didn't allow an earned run in his Double-A debut in the SeaWolves' 3-2 loss to Altoona. Skubal struck out multiple hitters in each of his five innings to match

Blue Jays RHP Sean Reid-Foley, Triple-A Buffalo: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K -- Toronto's No. 7 prospect won his second straight start for the Bisons. Reid-Foley struck out the side in the first inning on 11 pitches, then fanned Andrew Romine to open the second. He

Tigers LHP Tarik Skubal, Class A Advanced Lakeland: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 10 K -- The jump from short-season competition to the Florida State League has gone about as smooth as possible for Detroit's No. 20 prospect. Skubal tossed 58 of 81 pitches for strikes and retired