Well, at least they’re not still last.
The Tigers, who ranked last in the farm system rankings by ESPN’s Keith Law in 2015, have improved to No. 26.
“They traded for prospects last summer, helping land their new No. 1 prospect (right-hander Michael Fulmer) and add a little depth to a system that had been depleted by trades in the other direction for years,” Law says. “It's still not a good system, but it's the first time in maybe a decade that it's trending upward, and I think the new emphasis on building from within will continue under GM Al Avila.