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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Management

CEO-	Michael Ilitch
GM-	David Dombrowski
MGR-	Brad Ausmus
PCO-	Jeff Jones
HCO-	Wally Joyner
1BCO-	Omar Vizquel
3BCO-	Dave Clark
BHCO-	Gene Lamont
BPCO-	Mick Billmeyer
Position	All PITCHERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
SP1-	Justin Verlander	ML	0	x			30
SP2-	Max Scherzer	ML	2	x			29
SP3-	Rick Porcello	ML	1	x			25
SP4-	Anibal Sanchez	ML	6	x			29
SP5-
SPS-	Drew Smyly	ML	0	x			24
RHMR-	Al Alburquerque	ML	7	x			27
RHMR-	Jeremy Bonderman	ML	2				31
RHMR-	Joba Chamberlain	ML	1	x			27
LHMR-	Jose Alvarez	ML	5	x			24
RHSU-	Octavio Dotel	ML	7				40
RHSU-	Bruce Rondon	ML	3	x			23
RHSU-	Evan Reed	ML	3	x			28
LHSU-	Phil Coke	ML	6	x			31
LHSU-	Ian Krol	ML	1	x			22
CL-	Joe Nathan	ML	6	x			40
		14
	POSITION PLAYERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
C-	Alex Avila	ML	2	x			26
1B-	Miguel Cabrera	ML	4	x			30
2B-	Ian Kinsler	ML	2	x			31
SS-	Jose Iglesias	ML	1	x			22
3B-	Nick Castellanos	ML	0	x			21
LF-	Andy Dirks	ML	3	x			27
CF-	Austin Jackson	ML	5	x			26
RF-	Torii Hunter	ML	7	x			38
DH-	Victor Martinez	ML	7	x			35
C-	Bryan Holaday	ML	1	x			26
1B-
3B-	Don Kelly	ML	9	x	OOO		33
UTL-	Stephen Lombardozzi	ML	3	x			25
UTL-	Hernan Perez	ML	3	x			22
OF-	Rajai Davis	ML	7	x			33
OF-
		13
AAA	Toledo Mud Hens (INT)
CEO-	Michael Miller
GM-	Joe Napoli
MGR-	Phil Nevin
PCO-	A. J. Sager
HCO-	Leon Durham
	PITCHERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
SP1-	Shawn Hill	AAA	8				32
SP2-	Duane Below	AAA	5		INV		28
SP3-	Casey Crosby	ML	3	x			25
SP4-	Derek Hankins	AAA	9				30
SP5-	Kyle Lobstein	ML	2	x			24
SP6-	Pat Misch	AAA	8				32
SP7-	Jair Jurrjens	AAA	5				27
SP8-	Blaine Hardy	AAA	4		INV		26
SPS-	Jon Link	AAA	8				29
RHMR-	Luke Putkonen	ML	4	x			27
LHMR-
RHSU-	Luis Marte	AAA	5		INV		27
RHSU-	Jose Ortega	ML	4	x			25
RHSU-	Jhan Marinez	AAA	5		INV		25
RHSU-	Eduardo Sanchez	AAA	5		INV		23
RHSU-	Kevin Whelan	AAA	6				28
LHSU-	Kenny Faulk	AAA	2				26
CL-
	POSITION PLAYERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
C-	Ronny Paulino	AAA	7		SUS		32
1B-	Jordan Lennerton	ML	3	x			27
2B-
SS-	Dixon Machado	AAA	2				21
3B-	Danny Worth	AAA	4		INV		28
LF-	Ezequiel Carrera	AAA	6		OOO	INV	26
CF-	Kevin Russo	AAA	5				28
RF-	Ben Guez	AAA	3				26
DH-
C-	Luis Exposito	AAA	5		INV		25
C-	Craig Albernaz	AAA	5		INV		31
1B-	Mike Hessman	AAA	15				35
3B-	Mike Cervenak	AAA	12				37
UTL-
UTL-
OF-	Trevor Crowe	AAA	6		INV		30
OF-
AA	Erie Seawolves (EAS)
CEO-	Greg Coleman
GM-	John Frey
MGR-	Chris Cron
PCO-	Jaime Garcia
HCO-	Gerald Perry
	PITCHERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
SP1-	Matt Crouse	AA	0				23
SP2-	Victor Larez	AA	5				26
SP3-	Warwick Saupold	AA	0				23
SP4-	Ramon Garcia	AA	7				29
SP5-	Drew VerHagen	AA	0		INV		23
SP6-	Robbie Ray	AA	2		INV		22
SP7-	Cesar Carrillo	AA	0		SUS		29
SPS-	David Kopp	AA	4				28
RHMR-
LHMR-	Will Startup	AA	6				29
RHSU-	Michael Morrison	AA	2				26
RHSU-	Tyler Stohr	AA	3				27
RHSU-	Will Clinard	AA	0				24
RHSU-	Tyler Clark	AA	0				24
RHSU-	Justin Miller	ML	4	x			26
LHSU-	Ryan Robowski	AA	2				25
CL-	Melvin Mercedes	ML	3	x			23
	POSITION PLAYERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
C-	Ramon Cabrera	ML	3	x			24
1B-	James Robbins	AA	0				23
2B-	Brandon Douglas	AA	3				28
SS-	Eugenio Suarez	ML	2	x			22
3B-	Wade Gaynor	AA	2				25
LF-	Marcus Lemon	AA	4				25
CF-	Jamie Johnson	AA	2				26
RF-	Tyler Collins	AA	0		INV		23
DH-
C-	James McCann	AA	0		INV		23
1B-
3B-
UTL-
UTL-
OF-	Daniel Fields	ML	1	x			22
OF-	Luis Castillo	AA	4				24
A+	Lakeland Flying Tigers (FSL)
CEO-	Ron Myers
GM-	Zach Burek
MGR-	Dave Huppert
PCO-	Mike Maroth
HCO-	Larry Herndon
	PITCHERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
SP1-	Kyle Ryan	A+	1				22
SP2-	Wilsen Palacios	A+	4				24
SP3-	Jeff Ferrell	A+	1				23
SP4-	Kevin Eichhorn	A+	3				23
SP5-	Patrick Cooper	A+	1				24
SP6-	Thomas Collier	A+	0				24
SPS-
RHMR-
LHMR-	Jade Todd	A+	3				23
RHSU-	Michael Torrealba	A+	4				24
RHSU-	Slade Smith	A+	0				23
RHSU-	Brennan Smith	A+	0				24
LHSU-	Joe Rogers	A+	0				22
LHSU-	Alex Burgos	A+	1				23
CL-	Jose Valdez	ML	2	x			23
	POSITION PLAYERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
C-	John Murrian	A+	2				25
1B-	Aaron Westlake	A+	0				25
2B-	Brandon Loy	A+	0				23
SS-
3B-	Francisco Martinez	ML	3	x			23
LF-	Jason Krizan	A+	0				24
CF-	Chad Wright	A+	0				24
RF-	Steven Moya	ML	2	x			22
DH-
C-	Luis Alberto Sanz	A+	0				22
1B-
3B-	Corey Jones	A+	1				26
UTL-	Tyler Hanover	A+	0				24
UTL-	Devon Travis	A+	0		INV		22
OF-
OF-	Jeff McVaney	A+	0				23
A	West Michigan Whitecaps (MID)
CEO-	Lew Chamberlin
GM-	Jim Jarecki
MGR-	Larry Parrish
PCO-	Mike Henneman
HCO-	Scott Dwyer
	PITCHERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
SP1-	Endrys Briceno	A	2				21
SP2-	Edgar De La Rosa	A	2				23
SP3-	Jordan John	A	0				23
SP4-	Jordan John	A	0				23
SP5-	Jake Thompson	A	0				19
SP6-	Montreal Robertson	A	0				23
SP7-	Charles Gillies	A	0				23
SPS-	Yorfrank Lopez	A	2				23
RHMR-	Chad Smith	A	1				24
RHMR-	Jeff Thompson	A	0				22
LHMR-	Josh Turley	A	0				23
RHSU-	Angel Nesbitt	A	2				23
RHSU-	Guido Knudson	A	1				24
RHSU-	Calvin Drummond	A	0				24
LHSU-
CL-	Corey Knebel	A	0				22
	POSITION PLAYERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
C-	Bennett Pickar	A	0				23
1B-	Lance Durham	A	2				25
2B-	Jared Reaves	A	0				23
SS-	David Gonzalez	A	0				20
3B-	Jason King	A	0				24
LF-	Raph Rhymes	A	0				24
CF-	Connor Harrell	A	0				22
RF-	Jake Stewart	A	0				23
DH-
C-	Austin Green	A	0				23
1B-	Dean Green	A	0				24
1B-	Jeff Holm	A	0				25
3B-
UTL-	Harold Castro	A	0				20
UTL-
OF-	Danry Vasquez	A	1				19
OF-
A-	Connecticut Tigers (NYP)
CEO-
GM-
MGR-	Andrew Graham
PCO-	Mark Johnson
HCO-	Mike Rabelo
	PITCHERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
SP1-	Alex Phillips	A-	0				23
SP2-	Joe Mantiply	A-					22
SP3-	Buck Farmer	A-					22
SP4-	Jonathon Crawford	A-					22
SP5-	Chase Edwards	A-					19
SP6-	Kevin Ziomek	A-					21
SP7-	Joe Flattery	A-					23
SPS-	Austin Pritcher	A-					22
RHMR-	Hunter Scantling	A-	0				24
RHMR-	Tanner Bailey	A-					23
RHMR-	Julio Felix	A-					21
RHMR-	Jonathan Maciel	A-					21
RHSU-	Will LaMarche	A-					22
RHSU-	Johnnie Kirkland	A-					24
RHSU-	Scott Sitz	A-					23
LHSU-	Logan Ehlers	A-					22
CL-	Zac Reininger	A-					20
	POSITION PLAYERS	LEV	MiL		ST	INJ	AGE
C-	Chris Taladay	A	0				22
1B-	Pat Leyland	A	0				22
2B-	Dominic Ficociello	A	0				21
SS-	Steven Negron	A	0				20
3B-	Brett Harrison	A	0				21
LF-	Tyler Gibson	A	0				20
CF-	Austin Schotts	A	0				20
RF-	Ben Verlander	A	0				21
DH-
C-	Duncan McAlpine	A	0				22
1B-
3B-
UTL-	Javier Azcona	A	0				22
UTL-	Curt Powell	A	0				22
OF-	Kasey Coffman	A	0				22
OF-	Zach Kirksey	A	0				24
	2014 Baseball America’s Top Ten Prospects
1	Nick Castellanos, 3b/of
2	Devon Travis, 2b
3	Bruce Rondon, rhp
4	Robbie Ray, lhp
5	Jake Thompson, rhp
6	Jonathon Crawford, rhp
7	Corey Knebel, rhp
8	Eugenio Suarez, ss/2b
9	Domingo Leyba, ss/2b
10	Hernan Perez, 2b/ss
	2013 Baseball America’s Top Ten Prospects
1	Nick Castellanos, 3b/of
2	Avisail Garcia, of
3	Bruce Rondon, rhp
4	Jake Thompson, rhp
5	Austin Schotts, of
6	Danry Vasquez, of
7	Tyler Collins, of
8	Casey Crosby, lhp
9	Eugenio Suarez, ss/2b
10	Adam Wilk, lhp
	2012 Baseball America’s Top Ten Prospects
1	Jacob Turner, rhp
2	Nick Castellanos, 3b
3	Drew Smyly, lhp
4	Casey Crosby, lhp
5	Andy Oliver, lhp
6	Brenny Paulino, rhp
7	Rob Brantly, c
8	Alex Burgos, lhp
9	James McCann, c
10	Avisail Garcia, of
	2011 Baseball America’s Top Ten Prospects
1	Jacob Turner, rhp	AA
2	Nick Castellanos, 3b	A
3	Andy Oliver, lhp	AAA
4	Francisco Martinez, 3b	AA
5	Daniel Fields, of	A+
6	Casey Crosby, lhp	AA
7	Chance Ruffin, rhp	AAA
8	Drew Smyly, lhp	A+
9	Avisail Garcia, of	A+
10	Jose Ortega, rhp	AAA
	2010 Baseball America’s Top Ten Prospects
1	Jacob Turner, rhp
2	Casey Crosby, lhp
3	Austin Jackson, of
4	Andy Oliver, lhp
5	Daniel Schlereth, lhp
6	Alex Avila, c
7	Gustavo Nunez, ss
8	Wilkin Ramirez, of
9	Daniel Fields, ss
10	Scott Sizemore, 2b

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