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Detroit Tigers Minor League Notes

https://www.milb.com/scores/detroit-tigers/2021-05-04
Tigers minor league scoreboard for May 4, 2021.
MiLB.com

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2021/5...-riley-greene-spencer-torkelson-wenceel-perez
Matt Manning was bitten by the long ball in his 2021 debut.
Scores, news, and notes from around the Detroit Tigers? farm system for Tuesday, May 4, 2021.
BYBTB

https://motorcitybengals.com/2021/05/05/detroit-tigers-minor-league-report-opening-day-2021/
Detroit Tigers Minor League Report: Opening Day 2021.
MCBTB
 
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https://www.milb.com/scores/detroit-tigers/2021-05-05
Tigers Minor League Scoreboard for May 5, 2021.
MiLB.com

https://www.blessyouboys.com/2021/5...e-spencer-torkelson-dillon-dingler-derek-hill
Riley Greene and Dillon Dingler led a home run parade down on the farm.
Scores, news, and notes from around the Detroit Tigers? farm system for Wednesday, May 5, 2021.
BYBTB

https://motorcitybengals.com/2021/05/06/detroit-tigers-minor-league-riley-greene-grand-slam/
Detroit Tigers Minor League Report: Home runs galore.
MCBTB

https://www.mlb.com/tigers/news/riley-greene-double-a-grand-slam
Riley Greene hits Grand Slam for first Double-A home run.
Tigers official site
 
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Riley Greene is playing for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves as the tender age of 20, which is testament to his advanced approach. According to our own Eric Longenhagen, the 2029 first-round pick has skills ?comparable to those of the polished college draftees in their mid-20s.? No. 5 on our Detroit Tigers Top Prospects list, Greene possesses a sky-high ceiling.

Those lofty expectations come with a price. Unfair as it might be ? again, he?s only 20 ? Greene is very much under a microscope. Impatient with a slow-to-gain-steam rebuild, the Motown fanbase is desperate to see the organization?s young talent thrive. SeaWolves box scores will be followed closely this summer, and Greene?s name will figure prominently in those perusals.

Erie?s manager is experienced when it comes to tutoring high-profile prospects. Arnie Beyeler?s three-plus decades in the game include managerial stints with Boston?s Double-A and Triple-A affiliates when Jacoby Ellsbury, Jed Lowrie, and Josh Reddick ? to name just three ? were matriculating to the majors. I asked Beyeler how Greene compares in terms of tools.

?It?s all about experience,? said Beyeler. ?Riley?s a pretty good player. That?s kind of all I?m going to say with that. But I?ve been fortunate to be around some pretty good players in my time. Getting to be around [Greene] brings back some good memories of the Portland and Pawtucket days. We all know Double-A is a big step for guys ? we kind of separate guys when they get Double-A and Triple-A ? and hopefully Riley will continue to develop and turn into the kind of player we think he can be.?

Having covered the Red Sox system during Beyeler?s Boston years, I didn?t want to let him get away with a comp-free response. My follow-up elicited the type of answer I was hoping for.

?He?s a pretty-free-spirited kid who just loves to play,? Beyeler said of Greene. ?Josh was the same way, and Ells was the same way. But they?re different types of players. Red was a little more speed, big arm, big defense, an athletically-wiry guy. Riley?s a little stronger already and has a little more power, but he still plays good defense and he throws the ball well. It?s a different dynamic, but fun to watch. There?s a lot of ceiling there.?

Beyeler proceeded to add words of caution.

?As you saw with all those Red Sox guys, when we had them in Portland, they could all play,? Beyeler told me. ?A lot of them got to the big leagues, but a lot of them didn?t stay there like Red, Ells, and Jed did. Injuries come into that, and the game comes into that. It?s who adjusts and who doesn?t.?

Greene has played five games at the Double-A level and is 5 for 21 with a home run. He?ll be old enough to buy a drink this coming October.

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