Detroit Tigers top prospects: Minor league statistics for 2021
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As the Detroit Tigers continue to trudge through their rebuild, the focus of the 2021 season is as much on Toledo, Erie, Comstock Park and Lakeland as it is at Comerica Park.
Hope springs eternal for the Tigers because of the prospects in their minor league system. Evan Petzold ranked the top 15 before the Triple-A, Double-A and Single-A seasons began, so we will keep an eye on how they're progressing.
Here's a look at how the Tigers' top prospects are performing this season (through July 19, updated each week):
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1. OF Riley Greene
Age: 20.
Class: Triple-A Toledo.
Stats: .298 AVG/.381 OBP/.525 SLG, 16 HRs, 54 RBIs in 326 at-bats over 84 games in Double-A Erie.
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2. IF Spencer Torkelson
Age: 21.
Class: Toledo.
Stats: .263/.373/.560, 14 HR, 36 RBIs in 175 at-bats over 50 games in Erie; .312/.440/.569, 5 HRs, 28 RBIs in 109 at-bats over 31 games in West Michigan.
3. RHP Matt Manning
Age: 23.
Class: Detroit.
Stats: 3-5, 6.10 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 48⅔ innings, 33 earned runs, 61 hits, 13 walks, 25 strikeouts over 10 starts with Detroit; 1-3, 8.07 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 32⅓ innings, 29 earned runs, 40 hits, 10 walks, 36 strikeouts over seven starts in Toledo.
4. IF Isaac Paredes
Age: 22.
Class: Single-A Lakeland.
Stats: .256/.340/.410, 1 HR, 4 RBIs in 39 at-bats over 14 games in Detroit; .256/.356/.407, 5 HRs, 25 RBIs in 172 at-bats over 47 games in Toledo; .111/.333/.444, 1 HR, 2 RBIs in nine at-bats over three games in Lakeland.
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5. LHP Joey Wentz
Age: 23.
Class: Erie.
Stats: 0-4, 4.15 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 34⅔ innings, 16 earned runs, 30 hits, 26 walks, 38 strikeouts over nine starts for Erie; 0-3, 6.75 ERA, 1.66 WHIP, 18⅔ innings, 14 earned runs, 23 hits, eight walks, 24 strikeouts over five starts for Lakeland.
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6. C Dillon Dingler
Age: 22.
Class: Erie.
Stats: .201/.268/.328, 3 HRs, 17 RBIs in 134 at-bats over 36 games in Erie, caught stealing 8 of 22 runners; .287/.376/.549, 8 HRs, 24 RBIs in 122 at-bats over 32 games in West Michigan, caught stealing 8 of 29 runners.
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7. OF Parker Meadows
Age: 21.
Class: Single-A West Michigan.
Stats: .273/.333/.364, 0 HR, 1 RBI in 11 at-bats over three games in Lakeland; .203/.300/.305, 4 HRs, 25 RBIs in 236 at-bats over 64 games in West Michigan.
8. OF Daniel Cabrera
Age: 22.
Class: Single-A West Michigan.
Stats: .233/.295/.376, 7 HRs, 52 RBIs in 335 at-bats over 88 games.
9. RHP Alex Faedo
Age: 25.
Class: Injured list.
Stats: None; still recovering from Tommy John surgery in December.
10. OF Daz Cameron
Age: 24.
Class: Toledo.
Stats: .207/.270/.397, 3 HRs, 9 RBIs in 58 at-bats over 18 games in Detroit; .323/.376/.516, 2 HR, 14 RBIs in 93 at-bats over 22 games in Toledo; .000/.286/.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI in 10 at-bats over three games in Lakeland.
11. OF Roberto Campos
Age: 17.
Class: Rookie ball (Lakeland).
Stats: .227/.299/.423, 5 HRs, 10 RBIs in 97 at-bats over 26 games.
12. 3B Gage Workman
Age: 21.
Class: West Michigan.
Stats: .182/.231/.318, 3 HRs, 20 RBIs in 148 at-bats over 38 games in West Michigan; .256/.357/.426, 3 HR, 19 RBIs in 195 at-bats over 51 games in Lakeland.
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13. IF Kody Clemens
Age: 25.
Class: Toledo.
Stats: .252/.313/.505, 11 HR, 31 RBIs in 218 at-bats over 57 games in Toledo; .182/.182/.182, 0 HR, 2 RBIs in 11 at-bats over three games in Lakeland.
14. C Jake Rogers
Age: 26.
Class: Detroit.
Stats: .239/.306/.496, 6 HR, 17 RBIs in 113 at-bats over 38 games in Detroit; .000/.250/.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI in three at-bats over one game in Toledo.
15. SS Cristian Santana
Age: 17.
Class: Dominican League.
State: .232/.384/.493, 4 HRs, 11 RBIs in 69 at-bats over 21 games.
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