Detroit Tigers prospects haven’t exactly been the gold standard of farm systems in recent history. The Tigers seemingly haven’t had an elite farm system in years thanks to Dave Dombrowski’s preference to deal prospects for upgrades to the Major League roster.
While a number of deals have worked out brilliantly for Detroit – the trades for Miguel Cabrera and Doug Fister have certain, fleecing-like qualities to them—there have been some botched transactions as well. The Devon Travis/Anthony Gose swap comes to mind, as do ill-fated deals for Jose Veras, Jarrod Washburn and Aubrey Huff.