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Down on the Farm: The Detroit Tigers – May 2026

May 8, 2026 · Detroit Tigers · Ross Jensen
Down on the Farm: The Detroit Tigers – May 2026

Down on the farm: Detroit Tigers

May 2026 – powered by OOPSY peak projections
4top 100 prospects
23.9avg prospect age
Josue Briceno#1 ranked prospect
Top 10 prospects
1

Josue Briceno +4
C AA — Age 20
127.3 wRC+, 0.264/0.348/0.467, 25 HR, 1 SB, 79 Runs, 80 RBI — 3.3 WAR
Hit 55Power 60Speed 30
2

Max Clark -9
CF AAA — Age 21
114.3 wRC+, 0.258/0.346/0.417, 17 HR, 14 SB, 78 Runs, 66 RBI — 3.3 WAR
Hit 60Power 50Speed 50
3

Thayron Liranzo +22
C AA — Age 22
101.3 wRC+, 0.227/0.321/0.401, 21 HR, 1 SB, 68 Runs, 72 RBI — 2.4 WAR
Hit 50Power 55Speed 30
4

Jace Jung +17
3B MLB — Age 25
105.4 wRC+, 0.233/0.332/0.398, 19 HR, 2 SB, 71 Runs, 69 RBI — 2.3 WAR
Hit 55Power 50Speed 40
5

Troy Melton -332
SP MLB — Age 25
4.15 ERA, 123 IP, 42 BB, 114 K, 8.3 K/9, 1.31 WHIP — 1.8 WAR
Stuff 55Command 60Power 50
6

Eddys Leonard +40
3B AAA — Age 25
97.4 wRC+, 0.244/0.303/0.412, 20 HR, 7 SB, 69 Runs, 72 RBI — 1.7 WAR
Hit 45Power 50Speed 45
7

Kelvis Salcedo +148
SP A — Age 20
4.12 ERA, 101 IP, 47 BB, 95 K, 8.4 K/9, 1.44 WHIP — 1.6 WAR
Stuff 55Command 50Power 50
8

Drew Sommers +560
RP MLB — Age 25
3.76 ERA, 42 IP, 17 BB, 40 K, 8.7 K/9, 1.36 WHIP — 1.6 WAR
Stuff 55Command 55Power 50
9

Ben Jacobs
SP A+ — Age 22
4.38 ERA, 126 IP, 50 BB, 120 K, 8.6 K/9, 1.34 WHIP — 1.5 WAR
Stuff 50Command 55Power 50
10

Franyerber Montilla +89
SS A — Age 20
83.4 wRC+, 0.222/0.302/0.351, 14 HR, 28 SB, 62 Runs, 61 RBI — 1.4 WAR
Hit 45Power 45Speed 60

11
Max Anderson
2B
AAA — 24 — 90.5 wRC+, 0.251/0.294/0.399 — 1.4 WAR
12
Hao-Yu Lee
3B
MLB — 23 — 99.7 wRC+, 0.245/0.318/0.398 — 1.4 WAR
13
Bryce Rainer
SS
A+ — 20 — 81.0 wRC+, 0.223/0.287/0.370 — 1.3 WAR
14
Drew Anderson
RP
MLB — 32 — 3.91 ERA, 57 IP — 1.3 WAR
15
Trei Cruz
SS
AAA — 27 — 85.9 wRC+, 0.218/0.315/0.342 — 1.3 WAR
16
Nick Dumesnil
CF
A — 21 — 83.4 wRC+, 0.221/0.308/0.342 — 1.3 WAR
17
Carlos Rodriguez
RP
A — 20 — 4.28 ERA, 74 IP — 1.2 WAR
18
Yoniel Curet
SP
AAA — 23 — 4.52 ERA, 127 IP — 1.1 WAR
19
Ty Madden
SP
MLB — 26 — 4.61 ERA, 139 IP — 1.1 WAR
20
Brett Callahan
RF
AA — 24 — 90.2 wRC+, 0.236/0.296/0.394 — 1.1 WAR
21
Eduardo Valencia
1B
AAA — 26 — 87.1 wRC+, 0.234/0.293/0.385 — 1.0 WAR
22
Kervin Castro
RP
MLB — 27 — 4.25 ERA, 41 IP — 1.0 WAR
23
Jack Penney
2B
A+ — 22 — 81.8 wRC+, 0.217/0.306/0.337 — 0.9 WAR
24
John Peck
SS
AA — 23 — 77.8 wRC+, 0.235/0.282/0.364 — 0.9 WAR
25
Jose Dickson
SS
CPX — 18 — 76.4 wRC+, 0.219/0.285/0.351 — 0.9 WAR
26
Roberto Campos
RF
AA — 23 — 86.5 wRC+, 0.239/0.297/0.378 — 0.8 WAR
27
Woody Hadeen
SS
A+ — 23 — 72.8 wRC+, 0.213/0.294/0.318 — 0.8 WAR
28
Izaac Pacheco
3B
AA — 23 — 81.1 wRC+, 0.212/0.287/0.367 — 0.7 WAR
29
Ben Malgeri
RF
AAA — 26 — 86.7 wRC+, 0.229/0.299/0.372 — 0.7 WAR
30
Stephen Scott
C
AAA — 28 — 79.4 wRC+, 0.216/0.289/0.355 — 0.7 WAR
Future depth chart (peak projections)
C
Josue Briceno
Dillon Dingler
Thayron Liranzo
1B
Spencer Torkelson
Eduardo Valencia
Steven Madero
2B
Gleyber Torres
Max Anderson
Jack Penney
SS
Kevin McGonigle
Trey Sweeney
Franyerber Montilla
3B
Jace Jung
Eddys Leonard
Zach McKinstry
LF
Riley Greene
Santiago Pinto
Junior Tilien
CF
Max Clark
Parker Meadows
Matt Vierling
RF
Kerry Carpenter
Wenceel Perez
Brett Callahan
Projected rotation and bullpen
Starting rotation
SP1Tarik Skubal2.69 ERA, 193 IP, 226 K
SP2Framber Valdez3.60 ERA, 193 IP, 178 K
SP3Jack Flaherty3.93 ERA, 171 IP, 180 K
SP4Reese Olson3.88 ERA, 153 IP, 144 K
SP5Brant Hurter3.60 ERA, 98 IP, 87 K
DepthCasey Mize4.20 ERA, 163 IP, 141 K
DepthCharlie Morton4.38 ERA, 162 IP, 153 K
DepthJackson Jobe4.26 ERA, 141 IP, 127 K
DepthAlex Cobb4.27 ERA, 137 IP, 118 K
DepthTroy Melton4.15 ERA, 123 IP, 114 K
Bullpen
CloserWill Vest3.36 ERA, 33 IP, 34 K
SetupBrenan Hanifee3.76 ERA, 53 IP, 44 K
SetupDrew Sommers3.76 ERA, 42 IP, 40 K
Next upDrew Anderson3.91 ERA, 57 IP, 58 K
Next upCarlos Rodriguez4.28 ERA, 74 IP, 68 K
DepthKyle Finnegan3.85 ERA, 31 IP, 31 K
DepthKervin Castro4.25 ERA, 41 IP, 35 K
DepthTyler Holton4.02 ERA, 38 IP, 32 K
DepthSean Guenther4.15 ERA, 41 IP, 32 K
DepthBailey Horn4.07 ERA, 43 IP, 41 K
Top prospects by tool
Hit
Max Clark 60
Josue Briceno 55
Jace Jung 55
Power
Josue Briceno 60
Cris Rodriguez 60
Thayron Liranzo 55
Speed
Seth Stephenson 70
Javier Osorio 70
Patrick Lee 70
Stuff
Troy Melton 55
Kelvis Salcedo 55
Drew Sommers 55
Command
Dylan File 80
Troy Melton 60
Carlos Pena 60
Power (arm)
Drew Anderson 55
Troy Melton 50
Kelvis Salcedo 50

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