Tigers Prospect Notebook: Anthony Castro illustrates the Tigers’ system depth in pitching

The current state of the Tigers’ minor league pitching pipeline has been well chronicled, particularly as it relates to “The Big Four” of Franklin Perez, Matt Manning, Beau Burrows, and Alex Faedo. There is also a second tier of other high-profile arms like Sandy Baez, Kyle Funkhouser, Gregory Soto, and Spencer Turnbull. While the organization is missing the blue chip pieces that would catapult the system into the top tier, they aren’t lacking for pitching depth.

Beyond those familiar names, the Tigers also have a deep stable of potential breakthrough pitchers with the potential to form part of a future bullpen, or provide extra depth to the Tigers’ rotation down the road. These are all…