Emily Waldon
Prospect Writer at Baseball America
Detroit Tigers Prospect writer for @BaseballAmerica | Contributor @TigersMLReport | SABR Award Winner | Cancer Survivor | Romans 8:31
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1 week ago |
tigersmlreport.com | Emily Waldon
Sitting in the dugout several hours before a game, Kevin McGonigle had just wrapped up pregame drills and was getting a few moments to catch his breath. He’s been here before, but the task of returning to the Midwest League hasn’t been seamless. Following his promotion to High-A West Michigan in July 2024, the 20-year-old was held to just 14 games before a season-ending surgery to address a broken hamate bone in his hand.
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1 week ago |
tigersmlreport.com | Emily Waldon
With a first-half division title on the table, the West Michigan Whitecaps hit the road for a six-game series against the Lansing Lugnuts. The second-place Lugnuts have found some success against the Whitecaps already this season, including issuing West Michigan their first loss at home in May. West Michigan entered the series at Jackson Field without the bat of Josue Briceño, who was being rested by the team.
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2 weeks ago |
baseballamerica.com | Emily Waldon
Skip to content The Tigers drafted Southern California two-way prep star Bryce Rainer with the 11th overall pick in 2024. They love the Harvard-Westlake product’s upside at the plate, his chance to stick at shortstop and his separating work ethic.
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3 weeks ago |
tigersmlreport.com | Emily Waldon
West Michigan Whitecaps Notebook Take a look at the numbers for the West Michigan Whitecaps this season and it’s easy to see why the team has found the success they have. While second-year manager Tony Cappuccilli won’t argue with what it says on paper, the deeper the team goes into the season, the more Cappuccilli can see how the team dynamics go much deeper than the statistics.
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3 weeks ago |
tigersmlreport.com | Emily Waldon
Just like that, we blinked and we’re two months into the Midwest League regular season. At this point in the year, most teams have provided a pretty clear picture of how the first half of the season will play out for them. For the West Michigan Whitecaps, that picture is crystal clear. In first place with an eight-game lead over the Midwest League East, the ‘Caps have taken their last eight games, including a six-game sweep of the Dayton Dragons.
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RT @EmilyCWaldon: #Tigers have promoted RHP Troy Melton from Erie to Toledo and promoted RHP Kenny Serwa from West Michigan to Erie.
One of my favorite stories out of the minors this season is with #Dodgers RHP Patrick Copen, a 23-year-old relief arm. Less than a year ago, Copen was struck in the face by a line drive, causing him to lose vision in his right eye. Copen not only retaught himself how to hold
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