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The Detroit Tigers Organizational Depth Charts (All Affiliates) – Spring 2014 (Majors and Minors)

By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024 & Jeff Kleiner (Org Depth Chart + Payroll Expert – find his website here) Follow @prosportsroster

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The Detroit Tigers will be relying on their Minor League System more in 2014 than in the previous few years. Players have been traded or lost to Free Agency, carving a path and opportunity for some.

Nick Castellanos has the grandest shot at making some headway at the 3B position, and Jose Iglesias will see a full year at SS in Motown.

When you factor in Ian Kinsler at 2B – and Miguel Cabrera at 1B, then none of the 2014 opening days Infield positions will look the same.

Dave Dombrowski has done an exceptional job at replacing some of the Minor League levels. This was a big reason why they traded Doug Fister.

Robbie Ray is their best Starting Pitcher not to start the year in Detroit. He may even get the call at some point this campaign.

If anything, the Tigers were able to become younger, quicker and cheaper, which could bode well for the future

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Tags: (EAS), (FSL), (MID), (NYP), 2013 Baseball America's Top Ten Prospects Nick Castellanos, 3b Andy Oliver, 3b Daniel Fields, 3b Drew Smyly, 3b/of Avisail Garcia, @prosportsroster on twitter, A. J. Sager, Aaron Westlake, Adolfo Reina, al alburquerque, Alex Burgos, Alex Phillips, Andrew Graham, andy dirks, Angel Nesbitt, anibal sanchez, argenis diaz, austin jackson, Austin Schotts, avisail garcia, Ben Guez, Bennett Pickar, brad davis, Brandon Douglas, Brandon Loy, brayan pena, Brayan Villarreal, Brennan Smith, Brenny Paulino, bruce rondon, bryan holaday, c Alex Burgos, c Avisail Garcia, c Gustavo Nunez, casey crosby, Cesar Carrillo, Chad Smith, Chad Wright, Charles Gillies, Charlie Neil, Chris Cron, Connecticut POSITION PLAYERS, Connecticut Tigers, Connecticut Tigers PITCHERS, Corey Jones, daniel fields, Danny Dorn, danny worth, Danry Vasquez, darin downs, Dave Huppert, David Dombrowski, David Kopp, Dean Green, Derek Hankins, Devon Travis, Dixon Machado, don kelly, doug fister, Drew Smyly, Drew VerHagen, Edgar De La Rosa, Efrain Nieves, Endrys Briceno, Eric Heckaman, Erie Sea Wolves POSITION PLAYERS, erie seawolves, Erie Seawolves PITCHERS, eugenio suarez, evan reed, francisco martinez, Gene Lamont, Gerald Perry, Greg Coleman, Gustavo Nunez, Hernan Perez, Hua-Wei Lo, Hunter Scantling, ian kinsler, ian krol, Jack Duffey, Jade Todd, Jaime Garcia, Jake Stewart, james mccann, James Robbins, Jamie Johnson, Jared Reaves, Jason King, Jason Krizan, Jeff Ferrell, Jeff Holm, jeff jones, jeff kleiner, Jeff McVaney, Jess Todd, jhonny peralta, Jim Jarecki, Jim Leyland, Joaquin Benoit, joba chamberlain, Joe Napoli, joe nathan, Joe Rogers, John Frey, John Lindsey, John Murrian, Jordan Dean, Jordan John, Jordan Lennerton, Jorge Cordova, Jose Alvarez, jose ortega, Jose Valdez, jose valverde, Josh Turley, Juaner Aguasvivas, Julio Felix, Justin Souza, justin verlander, kenny faulk, Kevin Eichhorn, kevin russo, Kyle Lobstein, Kyle Ryan, Lakeland Flying Tigers, Lakeland Flying Tigers PITCHERS, Lakeland Flying Tigers POSITION PLAYERS, Lance Durham, Larry Herndon, larry parrish, Leon Durham, Lew Chamberlin, lhp 2012 Baseball America's Top Ten Prospects Jacob Turner, lhp Alex Avila, lhp Andy Oliver, lhp Austin Jackson, lhp Avisail Garcia, lhp Brenny Paulino, lhp Casey Crosby, lhp Chance Ruffin, lhp Daniel Schlereth, lhp Eugenio Suarez, lhp Francisco Martinez, lhp James McCann, Lloyd McClendon, luis castillo, Luis Cortez, luis marte, luke putkonen, Marcus Lemon, Mario Martinez, Matt Crouse, Matt Davenport, Matt Hoffman, Matt Perry, matt tuiasosopo, max scherzer, Melvin Mercedes, Michael Hernandez, Michael Ilitch, michael morrison, Michael Torrealba, miguel cabrera, mike henneman, Mike Maroth, Mike Rojas, Montreal Robertson, nick castellanos, octavio dotel, of 2011 Baseball America's Top Ten Prospects Jacob Turner, of Andy Oliver, of Bruce Rondon, of Casey Crosby, of Daniel Fields, of Danry Vasquez, of Jose Ortega, of Tyler Collins, omar infante, Pat Misch, Patrick Cooper, Patrick Smith, phil coke, phil nevin, POSITION PLAYERS Alex Avila, prince fielder, quintin Berry, rafael belliard, rajai davis, Ramon Cabrera, ramon santiago, rhp 2010 Baseball America's Top Ten Prospects Jacob Turner, rhp Austin Schotts, rhp Casey Crosby, rhp Drew Smyly, rhp Jake Thompson, rhp Nick Castellanos, rhp Rob Brantly, rick porcello, Rob Waite, Robbie Ray, Robbie Weinhardt, Ron Myers, Ryan Longstreth, ryan robowski, Scott Dwyer, shawn hill, Slade Smith, ss, ss Wilkin Ramirez, ss/2b Adam Wilk, Steven Moya, Thomas Collier, Tigers PITCHERS, Tim Kelley, Tim Remes, Toldedo mudhens POSITION PLAYERS, Toledo Mud Hens (INT) Michael Miller, Toledo Mudhens PITCHERS, Tom Brookens, Torii Hunter, twitter @chuckbooth3024, Tyler Clark, tyler collins, Tyler Hanover, Tyler Stohr, Victor Larez, victor martinez, Wade Gaynor, Warwick Saupold, West Michigan Whitecaps, West Michigan whitecaps PITCHERS, West Michigan Whitecaps POSITION PLAYERS, Will Clinard, Will Startup, Wilsen Palacios, Yorfrank Lopez, Zach Burek, Zach Kirksey, Zachary Maggard

Detroit Tigers: Team Payroll, Depth Charts + Rosters, (Majors And Minors)

Jul 27

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Saturday, July.27/2013

Justin Verlander is one of about 10 True Pitching Aces in the game right now that are starters. Verlander can throw 100 MPH at any time in the game, plus seems to ramp it up as the game progresses. The 30 Year Old just signed a massive contract extension that runs through 2019. His 7 YR Deal is worth $180 MIL, and there is a Vesting Option for 2020. JV is having his toughest season a pro – with a 10 – 8 record – and a 3.99 ERA in 2013 so far. He is still 134 – 73 (.647) for his career – with a 3.45 ERA. He has a CY Young (2011), and 4 other top 7 CY Young Voting Finishes. With Scherzer and he anchoring the staff, along with Fielder and Cabrera manning the offense they should dominate the AL Central for a few more years to come.

By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @chuckbooth3024 and welcome Jeff Kleiner (Salary, Roster and Depth Chart Expert for the MLB) – visit his website here Follow @prosportsroster

You guys are all in for a treat. Jeff Kleiner recently contacted me about a partnership merge for the website. He has developed a site (prosportsrosters.com) that covers all organizational affiliates in the Minors for all of the Major League Baseball Clubs.

We are going to combine efforts to bring you the best look at salaries, current 25 Man Player Rosters and Depth Charts for all 30 teams.

Jeff is going to provide the documents in form of spreadsheets and I am going to accompany the posts with deep analysis of what the numbers tell us from my perspective.

If you can’t wait for all of my assessments for each club, go and visit Jeff’s website over at http://www.prosportsrosters.com.

In Speaking with Jeff, he is one of the more passionate fans I have come across towards the game of baseball. He spends enough time in updating his MLB Facts for it to be a Full-Time Job.

So after the usual Video Clip and READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY button, you will find some serious &*!@?!#!

Jeff updates this page below on a daily basis. After you click on it….Bookmark it. There is a 3 year salary forecast and stats not listed here on this page. Jeff updates these pages daily and these changes include any Roster moves!

For a Full 3 year Salary Outlook plus last years Stats for every player in the Tigers Organization click here.

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Tags: (EAS), (FSL), (MID), (NYP), 2013 Baseball America's Top Ten Prospects Nick Castellanos, 3b Andy Oliver, 3b Daniel Fields, 3b Drew Smyly, 3b/of Avisail Garcia, @prosportsroster on twitter, A. J. Sager, Aaron Westlake, Adolfo Reina, al alburquerque, Alex Burgos, Alex Phillips, Andrew Graham, andy dirks, Angel Nesbitt, anibal sanchez, argenis diaz, austin jackson, Austin Schotts, avisail garcia, Ben Guez, Bennett Pickar, brad davis, Brandon Douglas, Brandon Loy, brayan pena, Brayan Villarreal, Brennan Smith, Brenny Paulino, bruce rondon, bryan holaday, c Alex Burgos, c Avisail Garcia, c Gustavo Nunez, casey crosby, Cesar Carrillo, Chad Smith, Chad Wright, Charles Gillies, Charlie Neil, Chris Cron, Connecticut POSITION PLAYERS, Connecticut Tigers, Connecticut Tigers PITCHERS, Corey Jones, daniel fields, Danny Dorn, danny worth, Danry Vasquez, darin downs, Dave Huppert, David Dombrowski, David Kopp, Dean Green, Derek Hankins, Devon Travis, Dixon Machado, don kelly, doug fister, Drew Smyly, Drew VerHagen, Edgar De La Rosa, Efrain Nieves, Endrys Briceno, Eric Heckaman, Erie Sea Wolves POSITION PLAYERS, erie seawolves, Erie Seawolves PITCHERS, eugenio suarez, evan reed, francisco martinez, Gene Lamont, Gerald Perry, Greg Coleman, Gustavo Nunez, Hernan Perez, Hua-Wei Lo, Hunter Scantling, Jack Duffey, Jade Todd, Jaime Garcia, Jake Stewart, james mccann, James Robbins, Jamie Johnson, Jared Reaves, Jason King, Jason Krizan, Jeff Ferrell, Jeff Holm, jeff jones, jeff kleiner, Jeff McVaney, Jess Todd, jhonny peralta, Jim Jarecki, Jim Leyland, Joaquin Benoit, Joe Napoli, Joe Rogers, John Frey, John Lindsey, John Murrian, Jordan Dean, Jordan John, Jordan Lennerton, Jorge Cordova, Jose Alvarez, jose ortega, Jose Valdez, jose valverde, Josh Turley, Juaner Aguasvivas, Julio Felix, Justin Souza, justin verlander, kenny faulk, Kevin Eichhorn, kevin russo, Kyle Lobstein, Kyle Ryan, Lakeland Flying Tigers, Lakeland Flying Tigers PITCHERS, Lakeland Flying Tigers POSITION PLAYERS, Lance Durham, Larry Herndon, larry parrish, Leon Durham, Lew Chamberlin, lhp 2012 Baseball America's Top Ten Prospects Jacob Turner, lhp Alex Avila, lhp Andy Oliver, lhp Austin Jackson, lhp Avisail Garcia, lhp Brenny Paulino, lhp Casey Crosby, lhp Chance Ruffin, lhp Daniel Schlereth, lhp Eugenio Suarez, lhp Francisco Martinez, lhp James McCann, Lloyd McClendon, luis castillo, Luis Cortez, luis marte, luke putkonen, Marcus Lemon, Mario Martinez, Matt Crouse, Matt Davenport, Matt Hoffman, Matt Perry, matt tuiasosopo, max scherzer, Melvin Mercedes, Michael Hernandez, Michael Ilitch, michael morrison, Michael Torrealba, miguel cabrera, mike henneman, Mike Maroth, Mike Rojas, Montreal Robertson, nick castellanos, octavio dotel, of 2011 Baseball America's Top Ten Prospects Jacob Turner, of Andy Oliver, of Bruce Rondon, of Casey Crosby, of Daniel Fields, of Danry Vasquez, of Jose Ortega, of Tyler Collins, omar infante, Pat Misch, Patrick Cooper, Patrick Smith, phil coke, phil nevin, POSITION PLAYERS Alex Avila, prince fielder, quintin Berry, rafael belliard, Ramon Cabrera, ramon santiago, rhp 2010 Baseball America's Top Ten Prospects Jacob Turner, rhp Austin Schotts, rhp Casey Crosby, rhp Drew Smyly, rhp Jake Thompson, rhp Nick Castellanos, rhp Rob Brantly, rick porcello, Rob Waite, Robbie Weinhardt, Ron Myers, Ryan Longstreth, ryan robowski, Scott Dwyer, shawn hill, Slade Smith, ss, ss Wilkin Ramirez, ss/2b Adam Wilk, Steven Moya, Thomas Collier, Tigers PITCHERS, Tim Kelley, Tim Remes, Toldedo mudhens POSITION PLAYERS, Toledo Mud Hens (INT) Michael Miller, Toledo Mudhens PITCHERS, Tom Brookens, Torii Hunter, twitter @chuckbooth3024, Tyler Clark, tyler collins, Tyler Hanover, Tyler Stohr, Victor Larez, victor martinez, Wade Gaynor, Warwick Saupold, West Michigan Whitecaps, West Michigan whitecaps PITCHERS, West Michigan Whitecaps POSITION PLAYERS, Will Clinard, Will Startup, Wilsen Palacios, Yorfrank Lopez, Zach Burek, Zach Kirksey, Zachary Maggard

The Toronto Blue Jays Franchise 1977-1993 Part 1 Of A 7 Part Series

Nov 9

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Friday, Nov.09/2012

Note from Chuck Booth: I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into a 5 part series that will focus on 1. The teams history. 2. The hitters 3. The pitchers. 4. The Teams Payroll going into 2013 and 5.The Ball Park that they play in. (The stadium articles will all be done next summer when I go to all of the parks in under a month again.) Be sure to check my author page with a list of all of my archived articles section here.

The Blue Jays have not qualified for the Playoffs since they won Back to Back World Series in 1992 and 1993. Only Pittsburgh, Kansas City and Toronto have not made a playoffs appearance since the 1994 strike. At the time they were around the top of the MLB Payroll for all teams.

Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): Follow @chuckbooth3024

In sifting through 35 years of history with the Toronto Blue Jays as a franchise, it is sad that since 1994, only Pittsburgh, Toronto and Kansas City have not made a playoff appearance in the Major Leagues. They have been battling the Red Sox and Yankees powerhouse clubs since the 1994 player strike/1995 Lock-out. This baseball interruption of play was also a deciding factor on the Montreal Expos losing their franchise, however one could say that this has had a profound effect on the other only team North of The Border. The Jays were a model franchise all the way through the 80’s. From 1983-1993, the team carried out 11 straight winning seasons, 5 Pennants and back to back World Series Wins in 1992 and 1993.

Pat Gillick had been with the baseball club from the get go, and after finishing in dead-last for the first 5 years of existence, the Jays rode the backs of several budding stars that were drafted by the man. From the early pitching stars of Jim Clancy and Dave Stieb, to the young outfield that flourished as a core for years in: Lloyd Moseby, George Bell and Jesse Barfield, the team showed that drafting and trading for young players was the way to build an organization. It took until 1985 for the teams first Pennant, barely edging the Yankees by 2 games for the AL East. Playoff disappointment followed from 1985-1991. The team soon would find the promised land as the top team in 1992 and 1993.

Franchise History Part 2 1994-2012: https://mlbreports.com/2012/11/28/jay/

The Hitters: The Toronto Blue Jays Franchise Hitters: Part 3 Of A 7 Part Article Series

The Pitchers: The Toronto Blue Jays Franchise Pitchers Part 4 Of A 7 Part Series

Skydome: An Interview with ‘Rogers Centre Expert’ and “MLB reports Founder” Jonathan Hacohen

For Part 6 of the 7 Part Series: Blue Jays 2013 Team Payroll Click here:

For Part 7 of the 7 Part Series: Blue Jays 2013 Team Payroll: A Readers Thoughts, Click Here:

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