The Detroit Tigers steadily had been climbing the ladder when it came to Baseball America's farm system rankings.
The Tigers checked in at 30th as recently as 2015 and, thanks in part to lousy seasons at the major-league level producing high draft picks, climbed to as high as No. 5 in 2021.
That ranking dropped, significantly, on Thursday.
Baseball America revealed its midseason organizational rankings, slotting the Tigers at No. 27, a drop of 21 spots from their No. 6 preseason ranking.
A couple of factors were at play there, namely Riley Greene and Spencer Torkelson.