TIGERS PAST PROSPECTS: where are they now?

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TIGERS PAST PROSPECTS: Like Nate Cornejo, Andy Van Hekken -- where are they now?

January 20, 2008

2007: Prospects gone, but not forgotten
Six of the Tigers' top 10 prospects in 2007 were traded in the
off-season to bring in Edgar Renteria, Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle
Willis:

PLAYER	POS	NOW
Cameron Maybin	OF	Traded to Marlins
Andrew Miller	LHP	Traded to Marlins
Brent Clevlen	OF	On 40-man roster; Triple-A in '07
Jair Jurrjens	RHP	Traded to Braves
Jordan Tata	RHP	On 40-man; Toledo
Eulogio De La Cruz	RHP	Traded to Marlins
Gorkys Hernandez	OF	Traded to Braves
Dallas Trahern	RHP	Traded to Marlins
Jeff Larish	1B	Double-A Erie in 2007
Scott Sizemore	IF	Class A West Michigan in 2007

2002: Seems like a lifetime ago

What a difference six years make. Here are the Tigers' top prospects in 2002, and where they are now:

PLAYER	POS	2007-08 status
Nate Cornejo	RHP	Out of organized baseball
Omar Infante	SS	Traded to Cubs, then to Braves in 2007
Eric Munson	1B/C	Astros
Kenny Baugh	RHP	Minors (Marlins)
Ramon Santiago	SS	On Tigers' roster
Andres Torres	OF	Signed minors deal with Cubs
Nook Logan	OF	With Nationals in '07; now free agent
Andy Van Hekken	LHP	Out of organized baseball
Cody Ross	OF	Marlins
Jack Hannahan	3B	Athletics

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January 20, 2008(continued)

2005-06: Years in review

Here's how the Tigers' top 10 prospects list has evolved:

2005

Curtis Granderson, OF

Kyle Sleeth, RHP

Justin Verlander, RHP

Joel Zumaya, RHP

Humberto Sanchez, RHP

Tony Giarratano, SS

Jeff Frazier, OF

Ryan Raburn, 2B

Eric Beattie, RHP

Eulogio De La Cruz, RHP

2006

Justin Verlander, RHP

Joel Zumaya, RHP

Cameron Maybin, OF

Brent Clevlen, OF

Wilkin Ramirez, 3B

Humberto Sanchez, RHP

Jordan Tata, RHP

Tony Giarratano, SS

Jeff Larish, 1B

Kevin Whelan, RHP

I must be getting old...I'm recognizing a lot of those names!
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