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- Updated: July 28, 2016
DETROIT — The Tigers felt like they were adding a top talent when they drafted Matt Manning on June 9. As it turns out, they added their new top prospect as well.
Manning, the ninth overall selection in the 2016 Draft, has taken over the No. 1 ranking in MLBPipeline’s Tigers Top 30 Prospects list, updated Thursday with midseason rankings. The right-hander takes over the top spot that Michael Fulmer owned going into the season, before Fulmer became a rookie sensation in the Tigers’ rotation.
Manning is also the only Detroit farmhand to crack MLBPipeline’s Top 100 Prospects list, checking in at No. 81.
The ranking of baseball’s top prospects is done by MLBPipeline.com Draft and prospect experts Jonathan Mayo, Jim Callis and Mike Rosenbaum, who compile input from industry sources, including scouts and scouting directors. It is based on analysis of players’ skill sets, upsides, proximity to the Majors and potential immediate impact to their teams. Only players with rookie status are eligible for the list. The rankings follow the Collective Bargaining Agreement guidelines for which players fall under the international pool money rules: Players who were at least 23 years old when they signed and played in leagues deemed to be professional (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, …
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