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n as he reportedly battles a "life-threatening bacterial infection."Zack Meisel of The Athletic reported the news Monday Scott Kazmir Jersey , adding the infection "attacked his internal organs." Per Meisel, Martin is in stable condition and "improving."The Indians acquired Martin from the Detroit Tigers via trade prior to the July 31 non-waiver deadline, but he has not appeared in a game since an Aug. 7 loss to the Minnesota Twins."We have to respect what the family wishes, so we are," Indians manager Terry Francona previously told reporters, via Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald. "We talked to the team a little bit. We just need to respect their privacy right now."What I would say: If you believe in saying prayers and things like that, keep him in your thoughts. But he's in a good place. He's at the Clinic, and he's getting good care."Martin, who has been hospitalized since Friday, has played six games for Cleveland but made an immediate impact with two home runs. He is slashing .255/.323/.425 with 11 long balls and 33 RBI in 84 games between the Tigers and Indians.Schudel noted part of the reason Cleveland traded for him was to address its limited outfield depth with Tyler Naquin out with a hip injury, Lonnie Chisenhall sidelined with a calf injury and Bradley Zimmer potentially out until midway through next season after shoulder surgery.The Indians are 12 games ahead of the Twins in the American League Central. The industry seems to agree that Mize and Manning are Detroit’s two best prospects."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Detroit Tigers AnalysisDetroit Tigers Prospect NotebookDetroit Tigers Game ThreadsDetroit Tigers NewsDetroit Tigers PodcastsDetroit Tigers Prospect NotebookCasey Mize, Matt Manning top Baseball America’s top 10 Tigers prospects rankings for 2019New Kurt Suzuki Jersey ,12commentsThe industry seems to agree that Mize and Manning are Detroit’s two best prospects.naming him the team’s top prospect for 2019. Baseball Prospectus did so last week, and (spoiler alert) he will be our top guy when our list comes out next February. Mize also topped Baseball America’s top 10 Tigers prospects list for 2019, which was released recently.Just behind Mize is righthander Matt Manning, who was also second on BP’s list. Manning enjoyed an incredible 2018 season, with 154 strikeouts in 117 2鈦? innings. He threw those frames for three different affiliates, including his last 10 2鈦? innings for Double-A Erie to close out the year. While still incredibly raw, Manning’s floor as a prospect is much higher than we thought just a year ago. He still has ace potential, and his risk of flaming out entirely is significantly lower than before.Baseball America top 10 Tigers prospectsCasey Mize, RHPMatt Manning, RHPIsaac Paredes, SSFranklin Perez, RHPDaz Cameron http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , OFBeau Burrows, RHPParker Meadows, OFChristin Stewart, OFWilli Castro, SSAlex Faedo, RHPJoining Mize and Manning in the top five are shortstop Isaac Paredes, righthander Franklin Perez, and outfielder Daz Cameron. Paredes, who was also No. 3 on BP’s list, was our Minor League Player of the Year after a stellar 2018 campaign. He hit .278/.359/.456 with 15 home runs in 502 plate appearances, and put together a stellar .864 OPS in a handful of at-bats for Double-A Erie.This performance is even more impressive when you consider his age; Paredes was one of four teenagers to appear in the Double-A Eastern League, and two others — Juan Soto and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. — are considered among the best prospects in baseball. Paredes also joined Giancarlo Stanton as one of the few teenagers to hit double-digit home runs in the pitcher-friendly Florida State League in recent memory.Perez struggled with injuries for nearly all of 2018 http://www.bravesfanproshop.com/authentic-nick-markakis-jersey , and was limited to just 19 1鈦? innings. The top prospect in the system a year ago, he has now fallen to the No. 4 spot on Baseball America’s list (and No. 6 on BP’s) after losing a year of development. He is still a big part of the Tigers future, though; he will spend the 2019 season in Double-A as a 21-year-old, and has the potential to make his big league debut in late 2019 or midseason 2020, assuming he stays healthy.The first real surprise on the list comes at No. 7, where outfielder Parker Meadows ranks a little higher than expected. Meadows, the team’s second round pick in 2018, is a talented, toolsy outfielder with plenty of raw power. He hit well in his pro debut, and showed a good eye at the plate against advanced competition in the short-season New York-Penn League. The rest of his game is also raw, however, and it’s surprising to see him ranked above more advanced players like Alex Faedo and catcher Jake Rogers.Speaking of Faedo Mike Foltynewicz Jersey , Baseball America seems a bit spooked by his 2018 struggles.He was Baseball America’s No. 50 prospect heading into the 2018 season, but it seems safe to say that he will not be on anyone’s top 100 this spring. That said, he still managed a 4.02 ERA with over eight strikeouts per nine innings in his first season of pro ball. If he is able to make adjustments and regain some of his fastball velocity, he could end up being just fine.Rogers was the most glaring omission from Baseball America’s list. He is eighth on BP’s top 10 rankings, but appears to have fallen out of favor elsewhere — he is currently 12th on MLB Pipeline’s list. While he struggled early on at the plate in 2018, his bat picked up as the season went on, and he is still one of the best defensive catchers in all the minor leagues.