Tigers’ farm system talent ranked No. 6 in MLB

The Detroit Tigers’ farm system talent is ranked No. 6 in MLB by ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel.

McDaniel uses a group of metrics to compile individual player rankings. The organization rankings follow from the cumulative effect of the player rankings.

Matt Manning (Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News)Among the metrics is a “Future Value,” which is derived from the 20-80 scale used by MLB scouts.

“The Tigers, along with the Marlins, Mariners, White Sox and Padres, are the five organizations currently at various stages of a traditional tear-down rebuild: sell off the big league team for parts, go into talent collection mode and don't plan on contending or spending much in free agency for multiple years…