Riley Greene with the West Michigan Whitecaps, Aug. 9, 2019. Riley Greene
The West Michigan Whitecaps are the new home of the High-A Detroit Tigers. Here’s a breakdown.
After plenty of speculation, Major League Baseball finally confirmed their list of the 120 teams to comprise the new look of the minor leagues. MCB’s Chris Brown also gave us a comprehensive rundown which can be found here. After initially being left on the list of the 42 teams projected to lose its affiliation to a big-league team, the Double-A Erie Seawolves made the cut, giving the Detroit Tigers the following three organizations to comprise its minor league system once players graduate from playing within the Lakeland complex, which will now occupy its Low-A classification:
Triple-A: Toledo
Double-A: Erie
High-A: West Michigan
No changes at the top.