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

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

Scarborough, ME - The Eastern League of Professional Baseball is pleased to announce that Erie SeaWolves right-handed starting pitcher Matt Manning has been selected as the winner of the 2019 Eastern League Pitcher of the Year Award. Manning has put together a record of 11-5 with 148 strikeouts and a

The Eastern League released its postseason All-Stars on Friday afternoon, and the team is led both at the plate and on the mound by familiar names.Matt Manning and Bobby Dalbec both got their first extended exposure to the upper Minors this season and performed well enough to earn a spot

Tigers RHP Matt Manning, Double-A Erie: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K -- Detroit's No. 2 prospect put up his second straight outing without allowing an earned run in his first one-hit start since opening the season with two straight such efforts on April 5 and

Matt Manning's innings count hit 119 on Friday night, surpassing the career-high 117 2/3 he threw a year ago. He feels great. He knows of no plans to limit his workload moving forward. And he's shown no signs of slowing down.The Tigers' No. 2 prospect matched another career high with

Matt Manning was in full control on Monday afternoon, demonstrating why he's one of the top hurlers in the Minors.MLB.com's No. 29 overall prospect scattered three hits and a walk while striking out three over seven frames as Double-A Erie shut out Trenton, 7-0, at UPMC Park.

It's about that time.Every season around the All-Star breaks of the various Minor Leagues, prospects are promoted to take on new challenges. The thinking goes that half a season is a good sample size to determine how well players have handled their opening levels. It also allows those players to

RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond Flying Squirrels, in conjunction with the Eastern League of Professional Baseball, announced the rosters on Monday for the 2019 Eastern League All-Star Game, which will take place at The Diamond on Wednesday, July 10 at 7:05 p.m. The Flying Squirrels are hosting the event for

Giants C Joey Bart, Class A Advanced San Jose: 2-for-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R -- San Francisco's top prospect recorded his third career two-homer game in the Giants' 10-inning loss at Stockton. He hit a solo shot to center field in the fourth inning off reliever Rafael Kelly, then

After a pair of solid starts that didn't quite have the Matt Manning stamp on them, the right-hander was back to his signature form Tuesday.Detroit's second-ranked prospect scattered two hits and two walks while matching a career high with 10 strikeouts over 6 2/3 frames as Double-A Erie blanked Hartford,

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Double-A Erie's starting rotation is formidable. It was time again for Matt Manning to show why Sunday.The second-ranked Tigers prospect allowed just three hits, striking out nine over seven frames as the SeaWolves took down the Baysox, 5-0, at UPMC Park.

Tigers RHP Matt Manning, Double-A Erie: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K -- Detroit's No. 2 prospect registered his third straight start with at least eight strikeouts, giving him an Eastern League-leading 32 over 22 2/3 innings. The only run Manning allowed came in the fourth on a

Tigers RHP Matt Manning, Double-A Erie: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 9 K -- Detroit's No. 2 prospect  registered his third straight start with at least eight strikeouts, giving him an Eastern League-leading 32 over 22 2/3 innings. The only run Manning allowed in the fourth on a single

PORTLAND, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce the winners of the Eastern League Player of the Week Award and Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Award for the period of April 4th through April 14th.

Tigers RHP Matt Manning, Double-A Erie: 5 IP, 1 R/ER, 1 H, 3 BB, 5 K -- One night after top Tigers prospect Casey Mizetossed five scoreless innings, Manning nearly matched him. The right-hander surrendered an RBI double to Rashad Crawford in the second inning, but it was the only

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.The Detroit Tigers have had one winning season in the past four years after