Detroit Tigers minor league players

Akil Neomon Baddoo (born August 16, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Baddoo was drafted out of Salem High School in Conyers, Georgia by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[1] After two seasons in Twins' rookie leagues, he was assigned to the Cedar Rapids Kernels for the 2018 season. In 113 games, Baddoo hit .243 with 11 home runs, 40 RBI and 24 stolen bases.[1] He moved up to the Fort Myers Miracle for the 2019 season, but played only 29 games before requiring Tommy John surgery on his left elbow.[2]

On December 10, 2020, the Detroit Tigers selected Baddoo with the 3rd pick in the 2020 Rule 5 draft.[3][4][2]

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Nolan Blackwood (born March 16, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Blackwood attended Southaven High School in Southaven, Mississippi, where he developed his side-arm delivery, saying, "In high school one day, I was having arm issues. My elbow kept bothering me, and my high school coach said, 'Hey, drop it down and just see how it feels and see how you do.' My first bullpen [session] I threw like that, I think I threw like 90 percent strikes."[5] He would help lead the school to a state championship in 2013 as a senior, allowing just a single run in 39 2/3 innings. Blackwood would then attend the University of Memphis where he would set a program record for appearances as a freshman (31) following that up with a program record in saves as a sophomore (14). He spent three years at Memphis finishing his career with 24 saves, a 7–9 record, a 2.32 ERA, and 77 strikeouts in 116.1 innings.[6]

Blackwood was drafted by the Oakland Athletics as a 16th round pick in the 2016 MLB Draft. Blackwood spent the majority of his season in A-ball with five appearances for the Vermont Lake Monsters and 13 appearances for the Beloit Snappers finishing with 25 strikeouts in 26.1 innings and a 2–2 record with a 3.26 ERA in his first pro season. He spent the full 2017 season with the High-A Stockton Ports where he held batters to a .205 average, made 19 saves in 20 opportunities, and struck 48 batters out compared to 18 walks. He finished the year with a 1–5 record and 3.00 ERA.

He started the 2018 campaign with the AA Midland RockHounds in the Oakland organization, however the Athletics would trade him to the Detroit Tigers along with a player to be named later (eventually Logan Shore) for Mike Fiers.[7] Blackwood played six games in the Tigers organization with the AA Erie SeaWolves and finished 2018 with a 6–4 record and 4.13 ERA over 45 AA appearances in the Oakland and Detroit organizations. Starting the 2019 season with the AAA Toledo Mud Hens, Blackwood made just three appearances giving up seven earned runs in three innings. He returned to Erie where he had a career-low ERA (1.76) and career-high in strikeouts (61), more than in any other full season. He held batters to just a .211 average and struck out 61 in 66.1 innings. He would also finish with a 6–4 record while earning four saves.[8]

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Ethan DeCaster (born October 27, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

DeCaster attended Creighton University for his first three years of eligibility, and subsequently transferred to Duke University as a graduate transfer. As a freshman at Creighton, he developed his side-arm style of pitching as a result of an injury suffered.[9] He would end his career as a Bluejay with a 2.42 ERA over 75 appearances, all coming in relief.[10] At Duke, he was named to the Second Team NCBWA All-American team after going 6–0 in relief with a 1.34 ERA, and 57 strikeouts to just six walks.[11]

DeCaster was drafted by the Tigers as an 18th round pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, and would be assigned to the GCL Tigers shortly after the draft. After merely two games, a stint lasting eight days, DeCaster would be called up to the Connecticut Tigers, where he spent under a month before moving up to the single-A West Michigan Whitecaps. He would see one game of action in Lakeland as well, for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, and would finish the 2018 campaign with a cumulative 0.84 ERA over 32 innings pitched. Opponents would only manage a .173 average off him.

DeCaster would continue his rise through the Tigers minor league ranks in 2019 as after just seven more games to start the season in Lakeland, he would be called up to the Erie SeaWolves. Throughout the season, DeCaster would shuffle between Erie and the Toledo Mud Hens, where he would not give up a run through his first six appearances. In less than 365 days, DeCaster was able to move from getting drafted to the Triple-A Mud Hens' roster.[12]

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Francis Dillon Dingler (born September 17, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Dingler attended Jackson High School in Massillon, Ohio, where he played baseball, basketball, and football, leading Jackson to state championships in both basketball and baseball his senior year.[13][14][15] Undrafted in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at Ohio State University where he played college baseball for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

As a freshman at Ohio State in 2018, Dingler batted .244 with four home runs and 17 RBIs over 53 games.[16] He earned Big Ten Conference All-Freshman honors.[17] In 2019, his sophomore year, he was named a team captain.[18] He missed 19 games during the season due to a broken hamate bone in his left hand.[19] Over 49 games, he slashed .291/.392/.424 with three home runs and 19 RBIs, and was named to the All-Big Ten second team.[20][21] As a junior in 2019, Dingler once again was named a team captain.[22] He hit .340 with five home runs and 14 RBIs over 13 games before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23]

Dingler was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the second round with the 38th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[24] He signed for $1.93 million.[25]

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Mark Edward Ecker (born May 27, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers organization.

Ecker attended Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Helotes, Texas.[26] In 2013, as a senior, he went 8–2 with a 1.19 ERA.[27] He was not drafted out of high school in the 2014 MLB draft, and he enrolled at Texas A&M University, where he played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies.[28][29] As a junior in 2016, he went 4–2 with a 0.39 ERA in 46.2 relief innings pitched,[30] earning him a spot on the All-SEC Second Team along with being named an All-American by Baseball America.[31] After the season, the Detroit Tigers selected Ecker in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft.[32]

Ecker signed with Detroit and was assigned to the Connecticut Tigers. After posting a 0.50 ERA through 18 innings, he was promoted to the West Michigan Whitecaps where he finished the season, posting a 1.86 ERA in 9.2 innings. In 2017, he played for both the Lakeland Flying Tigers and the Erie SeaWolves, pitching to a combined 2–4 record and 3.06 ERA in 51 relief appearances between both teams. Ecker spent 2018 with Erie, compiling a 4–6 record with a 3.66 ERA in 44 appearances in relief.[33] He returned to Erie to begin 2019, but would bounce between Erie and Lakeland throughout the 2019 season. He would see better numbers at Lakeland, a 6–1 record with a 3.67 ERA, 25 strikeouts to nine walks, and 28 hits allowed in 27.0 innings, good for a 1.37 WHIP, versus Erie, a 1–4 record with a 5.85 ERA, 32 strikeouts to 21 walks, and 41 hits allowed in 32.1 innings, good for a 1.92 WHIP.

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Parker Meadows (born November 2, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Meadows attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia, the same school as his brother, fellow professional baseball player Austin Meadows. Meadows would get drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Tigers in the 2018 MLB Draft. Meadows signed with the Tigers organization and received a $2.5 million signing bonus, nearly a full $1 million above the slot value for the 44th overall pick.[34] Meadows began his professional career in rookie ball with where he hit .284 with an OBP of .376, to go with four home runs in just 22 games. He would get called up to the Connecticut Tigers to finish the rest of the 2018 campaign where he continued the strong start to his professional career, going six-for-19 (.316 average) in his six games at that level. In the lead-up to, and following, the 2019 season, he would be listed within the top twelve Tigers prospects in the organization by various outlets, including a rating as high as ninth.[35][36][37]

In that 2019 season, Meadows spent the entire year with the Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps. Meadows saw a dip in productivity, falling to a .221 batting average and .296 OBP, however he also hit seven home runs and drove in 40 RBIs while stealing 14 bases. He also walked 47 times over the course of the season, though he struck out 113 times as well. Meadows was not selected to be part of the Tigers alternate training squad for the shortened 2020 MLB season, however, with the cancellation of the 2020 minor league season, Meadows would continue to work out at his parents' residence in Loganville and Grayson High School.[38] On September 3, Meadows was among four Tigers minor league players called up for the Tigers' alternate training site in Toledo.[39]

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Gerson Moreno
Detroit Tigers
Pitcher
Born: (1995-09-10) September 10, 1995 Yamasa, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Gerson Mateo Moreno Vizcaino (born September 10, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Moreno signed with the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent in October 2012. He spent 2013 with the DSL Tigers going 2–1 with a 2.88 ERA. In 2014, he played for the GCL Tigers, posting a 1–1 record and 4.40 ERA. He spent time with both the Connecticut Tigers and the West Michigan Whitecaps, posting a combined 2–5 record and 2.89 ERA in 37.1 innings pitched between both teams. In 2016, he played for both West Michigan and the Lakeland Flying Tigers, going 1–4 with a 3.99 ERA in 44 combined games. He spent 2017 with Lakeland and the Erie SeaWolves, posting a combined 1–3 record and 4.47 ERA between both teams.[40] After the 2017 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.[41] The Tigers also added him to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season.[42] On May 30, 2018, the Tigers released Moreno but then resigned him to a minor league contract on June 6, 2018.[43]

He was assigned to AA Erie and was placed on the injured list to start the 2019 season as a result of Tommy John surgery that he had upon being re-signed to the Tigers organization in 2018.[44] Moreno saw limited action in 2019 as he continued to rehab through his injury, pitching just 6.2 innings with the GCL Tigers, where he gave up six runs on eight hits and five walks.

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Bryant Thomas Packard (born October 6, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Quintana attended East Carolina University from 2017 to 2019. After featuring in a supporting role as a freshman, he had a breakout sophomore year batting .406 with a .462 OBP. He hit 14 home runs with 50 RBIs and was named to seven All-American teams, including five as a first-team selection. He was the AAC Conference Player of the Year and a unanimous selection to the All-AAC First Team. He was named on the preseason Golden Spikes Award watchlist entering his junior year. He would hit .358 as a junior with a .444 OBP, aided by walking nine times more as a junior than a sophomore. He would hit seven home runs, a career-high 19 doubles, and finished with 40 RBIs.[45]

Quintana was taken in the fifth round of the 2019 MLB Draft. He would start his career in the Detroit Tigers system with A-Short Season Connecticut Tigers.[46] Over 11 games, he would hit .351 with a .432 OBP, walking six times compared to just nine strikeouts. He would then join the Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps where he would continue his upward descent. After hitting .309 with a .404 OBP, along with three home runs and 12 RBIs, in 23 games, he would end his 2019 season with the A-Advanced Lakeland Flying Tigers. Packard spent five games with Lakeland ending with a pair of hits and a pair of RBIs. Ahead of the 2020 season, which was set to be his first full professional campaign, he was named the Tigers' #17 prospect according to MLB.com[47]

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Wenceel Xavier Perez (born October 30, 1999) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Perez signed with the Tigers as an international free agent in July 2016, and would be assigned to the DSL Tigers as his first professional stop a year later in 2017. Over his first 61 games, he would hit .314 with a .387 OBP, while walking 27 times compared to 21 strikeouts. He would also steal sixteen bases and earn a call-up to the GCL Tigers in 2018. Perez quickly earned a jump up to the short season single-A Connecticut Tigers after hitting .383 with a .462 OBP in his twenty games, and he would be called up to the West Michigan Whitecaps after just a month in Connecticut.

Perez made an impact in his debut in West Michigan with a four-for-four night including two runs scored. He would hit .309 with West Michigan over sixteen games, and would begin his 2019 season with the Whitecaps. He was named to the Detroit Tigers' Top 30 Prospects List by MLB.com ahead of the 2019 season at #12.[48] He spent the full 2019 season with West Michigan. Over 124 games, Perez batted .233 with an OBP of .299. He hit three home runs, 16 doubles, six triples, and finished with 30 RBIs while stealing 21 bases.

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Wladimir Ramon Pinto (born February 12, 1998) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Pinto signed with the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent in 2014.[49] He played for the Venezuelan Summer League Tigers in 2015, going 2–1 with a 3.90 ERA over ​27 ²⁄₃ innings. In 2016, he played for the Gulf Coast Tigers and went 1–1 with a 2.66 ERA over ​23 ²⁄₃ innings. He split the 2017 season between the Connecticut Tigers and the West Michigan Whitecaps, going a combined 1–0 with a 0.00 ERA over 10 innings. He split the 2018 season between West Michigan and the Lakeland Flying Tigers, going a combined 4–2 with a 4.50 ERA and 77 strikeouts over 50 innings.[50] He split the 2019 season between Lakeland and the Erie SeaWolves, going a combined 3–4 with a 2.34 ERA and 87 strikeouts over ​61 ²⁄₃ innings.[51][52] He played for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League following the 2019 season.[53][54]

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Nicholas Ryan Quintana (born October 13, 1997) is an American professional baseball infielder in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Quintana attended the University of Arizona following a high school career at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas. He was named to the First Team All-Pac-12 for the first time as a sophomore after hitting .313 with fourteen home runs and 55 RBIs over the season. He would repeat the achievement as a junior in 2019 improving upon the prior year's numbers leaping to a .342 batting average, fifteen home runs, and 77 RBIs while improving his OBP from .413 to .462. He was named Collegiate Baseball Second Team All-American, as well a NCBWA Third Team All-American.[55] In 2017 and 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[56][57]

Quintana was taken in the second round of the 2019 MLB Draft with the 47th overall pick. This was his second time being selected in the MLB Draft, having previously been selected in the eleventh round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox. He would immediately join the Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps and also would be named the organization's sixteenth best prospect (second-highest of the 2019 draft class) in MLB.com's mid-season update.[58] Despite starting in West Michigan, after a slow start hitting just .158 with a .228 OBP while striking out 51 times in 41 games, he would take a step down to the short season Single-A Connecticut Tigers in early-August.[59]

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Paul Douglas Richan (born March 26, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Richan attended Hart High School in Newhall, California.[60] In 2015, his senior year, he went 5–2 with a 1.65 ERA and 71 strikeouts. Undrafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft, he enrolled at the University of San Diego (USD) where he played college baseball.

In 2016, as a freshman at USD, Richan appeared in 13 games (making one start), pitching to a 1–1 record with an 8.88 ERA with twenty strikeouts over 24 innings.[61] As a sophomore in 2017, he pitched in 18 games (11 starts), going 5–2 with a 3.05 ERA,[62][63] earning All-West Coast Conference Honorable Mention.[64] In 2018, his junior season, Richan transitioned into a full-time starter, pitching to a 4–6 record with a 4.62 ERA across 13 starts, striking out 101 in ​89 ²⁄₃ innings.[65] After his junior year, Richan was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the second round (78th overall) of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[66][67]

Richan signed with the Cubs and made his professional debut with the Eugene Emeralds. Over ten games (nine starts), he went 0–2 with a 2.12 ERA, striking out 31 and walking only five across ​29 ²⁄₃ innings.[68][69] In 2019, he began the year with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star.[70]

On July 31, 2019, Richan was traded along with Alex Lange to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Nicholas Castellanos.[71] He was assigned to the Lakeland Flying Tigers, and finished the season there. Over 22 starts between Myrtle Beach and Lakeland, Richan pitched to a 12–7 record and a 4.00 ERA, striking out 115 over ​123 ²⁄₃ innings.

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Elvin Miguel Rodríguez (born March 31, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Rodríguez signed with the Los Angeles Angels as an international free agent on July 4, 2014.[72] He spent his professional debut season of 2015 with the DSL Angels, going 0–6 with a 4.59 over 51 innings. He split the 2016 season between the DSL and the AZL Angels, going a combined 4–2 with a 1.53 ERA over ​58 ²⁄₃ innings. He split the 2017 season between the Orem Owlz and the Burlington Bees, going a combined 5–3 with a 2.91 ERA over 68 innings.[73] He was named the Pioneer League Pitcher of the Year.[74] On September 15, 2017, Rodríguez was traded to the Detroit Tigers as the PTBNL in the Justin Upton trade.[75]

Rodríguez spent the 2018 season with the West Michigan Whitecaps, going 8–7 with a 3.34 ERA over ​113 ¹⁄₃ innings.[76] He spent the 2019 season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers, going 11–9 with a 3.77 ERA over ​133 ²⁄₃ innings.[77]

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Zachary Ryan Short (born May 29, 1995) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Short attended Kingston High School in Kingston, New York and played college baseball at Sacred Heart University. In 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[78] He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 17th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[79]

After signing, Short spent his first professional season with both the Arizona League Cubs and Eugene Emeralds where he batted .257 with one home run and 31 RBIs in 53 games between the two teams. He played 2017 with the South Bend Cubs and Myrtle Beach Pelicans, slashing a combined .250/.383/.419 with 13 home runs, 47 RBIs, and 18 stolen bases in 131 games, and 2018 with the Tennessee Smokies,[80][81] hitting .227 with 17 home runs and 59 RBIs in 124 games.[82]

The Cubs invited Short to spring training in 2019.[83] He began 2019 with the Iowa Cubs,[84] but also spent time with Tennessee and in the Arizona League while rehabbing. Over 63 games in total for the season, Short batted .235 with six home runs and 25 RBIs. Following the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League with the Mesa Solar Sox.[85]

Short was added to Chicago's 40–man roster following the 2019 season.[86] On August 31, 2020, Short was traded to the Detroit Tigers for Cameron Maybin shortly before the trade deadline.[87]

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Daniel Christopher Woodrow (born January 26, 1995) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers organization.

The Tigers chose Woodrow in the twelfth round of the 2016 MLB draft out of Creighton University. Woodrow had just completed his junior season as a Bluejay and he led his team in average (.343), stolen bases (32), hits (79), and runs (44). Upon his selection, he was praised by his head coach at Creighton as well as a Tigers scout for his speed.[88]

He was initially assigned to the Tigers' GCL West roster, but after hitting .351 with five stolen bases over 18 games, he would finish the season with the Connecticut Tigers. Woodrow continued to progress and in 2017, he played for the Single-A West Michigan Whitecaps for the entire season. Woodrow would hit .271 with an OBP of .341, while also stealing 31 bases for the Whitecaps. In 2018, Woodrow spent five games with the Lakeland Flying Tigers, stealing four bases in five games, but would then be called up to Double-A Erie SeaWolves for the remainder of the season. With Erie, Woodrow hit .313 with a .369 OBP and hit his first career professional home run. He would finish with three home runs on the season and 37 RBI, to go along with nineteen stolen bases.

He would then spend the 2019 in Toledo with the Triple-A Toledo Mudhens.[89] He was named to his first MLB.com Top 30 Prospects list for the Tigers organization, entering the preseason ranked 22nd in the organization. He would peak (as of June 15, 2019) at 19th on the list.[90] He spent the entire 2019 season with Toledo and would end the season with a .274 average along with 23 stolen bases, 18 XBHs, including a home run, and 32 RBIs.

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Gage Workman
Workman with Arizona State in 2019
Detroit Tigers
Third baseman
Born: (1999-10-24) October 24, 1999 Chandler, Arizona
Bats: Switch Throws: Right

Gage Tater Workman (born October 24, 1999) is an American third baseman in the Detroit Tigers organization.

Workman attended Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona, where he played baseball.[91] He was originally set to graduate in 2018, but reclassified to the class of 2017.[92] In 2017, he batted .396.[93][94] Following the season, he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 14th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign, and instead chose to honor his commitment to play college baseball at Arizona State University.[95][96]

In 2018, Workman's freshman season, he appeared in fifty games (making 48 starts) in which he batted .276 with three home runs and 25 RBIs.[97] That summer, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Brewster Whitecaps.[98] As a sophomore in 2019, he slashed .330/.413/.528 with eight home runs, 42 RBIs, and nine stolen bases over 57 games.[99][100] He earned honorable mention for both the All-Pac-12 team and the All-Pac-12 defensive team.[101] He returned to play in the Cape Cod League for Brewster, earning All-Star honors.[102]

Workman entered his junior year in 2020 as a top prospect for the 2020 Major League Baseball draft.[103][104] Over 17 games, he compiled three home runs and 14 RBIs before the college baseball season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the fourth round as the 102nd overall pick in the draft,[105] and signed.[106]

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