Tigers’ farm system ranked 8th in baseball by FanGraphs

Brad Rempel-USA TODAY SportsThe last two seasons were ones to forget for Detroit Tigers fans, but there are plenty of reasons to look forward to a brighter future. Craig Edwards and the FanGraphs prospect teams released their farm system rankings on Monday, which can only be seen as a good sign for the Tigers. Detroit ranked eighth overall according to their rankings, which is not a common sight for this organization.

For those unfamiliar with the process, Fangraphs grades prospects on future value (FV), which is fit to the 20-80 scale, although no player tops 70 FV. While this may seem a bit confusing and/or arbitrary, there is a lot of logic to the method Fangraphs employs and it helps…