Derek Hill

Outfielder Derek Hill is the lone Detroit Tigers prospect on Keith Law's list of the top 100 prospects of 2015.

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Outfielder Derek Hill is the best prospect the Detroit Tigers have, according to Keith Law of ESPN. But Hill is a long way from making an impact in the majors.

Law's list of the top 100 prospects for 2015 was released Thursday. Hill, who was ranked 85th, was the lone Tigers prospect to make that list.

Hill, 19, was a first-round pick (23rd overall) of the Tigers in 2014. Hill hit .208 with two home runs, 14 RBIs and 11 steals in 47 games in the Gulf Coast and New York Penn leagues. He missed a good chunk of time due to a back injury. (Warning: Links will work only for those with an ESPN Insider subscription.)

Keith Law: "Hill is already a plus defender in center at age 19, a plus runner as well with an average or slightly above-average arm, but the question scouts had this spring was about his bat."

A day earlier, Law said the Tigers have the worst farm system in the majors.

Keith Law: "They've traded five of their top 10 prospects from last year's list ... and made their top guy from that list, Nick Castellanos, their everyday third baseman. The No. 9 prospect in the system, Endrys Briceno, blew out his elbow, and the No. 2 prospect, Daniel Fields, fought a wrist injury all year."

Law has Texas Rangers right-hander Jake Thompson ranked in the 52nd spot on this year's Top 100 list. The Tigers sent Thompson to the Rangers as part of the trade that brought Joakim Soria to the Tigers.

The five players who appeared on Law's 2014 list of Top 10 Tigers prospects who have since been traded by the Tigers are: left-hander Robbie Ray, right-hander Jonathon Crawford, Thompson, right-hander Corey Knebel and shortstop Eugenio Suarez.

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