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Emergency alert error wakes up metro Detroit residents following explosion

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8. The crop report The composite ranking from five respected sources rated Detroit’s farm system this spring at 3.8 (effectively, fourth-highest), by far the best it has been in the last 11 years. Two notes: FanGraphs’ unreleased rankings were not included. And you will hear many times that Detroit has the No. 1 farm system in MLB, but only MLB Pipeline ranked the Tigers that high. The other four expert rankers were not quite as impressed, with Baseball America putting Detroit second; ESPN, third; Baseball Prospectus, sixth; and The Athletic’s Keith Law, seventh. (Several of these sites require subscriptions.) This is a very big deal, as Detroit hasn’t been this highly regarded since 2021, when both MLB Pipeline and FanGraphs ranked the Bengals second and their composite ranking was 5.8 (effectively sixth-highest). Unfortunately, those crystal balls weren’t exactly clear, as both had Torkelson at the top (No. 3 and No. 9 best prospect in the game, respectively), well ahead of Riley Greene. Worse, both put other Detroit pitchers ahead of Skubal, with MLB ranking Mize No. 11 and Skubal No. 24, while FanGraphs put Matt Manning at No. 18 and Skubal at No. 22. C’est la vie. The Tigers’ organization can now boast of a long list of Blue Chippers awaiting their chance, all of whom appeared on at least one Top 100 MLB Prospects list this spring (listed in order of where they’re expected to begin the 2025 minor-league season): 3B Jace Jung, Triple-A Toledo SP Troy Melton, Double-A Erie CF Max Clark, High-A West Michigan SS Kevin McGonigle, High-A West Michigan C Thayron Liranzo, High-A West Michigan SP Jaden Hamm, High-A West Michigan C Josue Briceno, Low-A Lakeland SS Bryce Rainer, Low-A Lakeland
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