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Outfielder Steven Moya is no longer among the top 10 prospects in the Detroit Tigers organization, according to Baseball America.

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At some point, a prospect has to either move up to the major leagues or move down a team's prospect rankings.

Outfielder Steven Moya has reached that point.

Moya has appeared at or near the top of Detroit Tigers prospect rankings for years, but he was absent from the list of the team's Top 10 prospects that Baseball America released Friday morning.

Right-hander Michael Fulmer is listed as the team's top prospect by Baseball America. The Tigers obtained Fulmer in the trade deadline move that sent outfielder Yoenis Cespedes to the New York Mets.

Right-hander Beau Burrows, outfielder Mike Gerber, outfielder Christin Stewart and shortstop JaCoby Jones round out the top five on Baseball America's list. They are followed by left-hander Kevin Ziomek, right-hander Joe Jimenez, shortstop Dixon Machado, right-hander Spencer Turnbull and outfielder Derek Hill.

Baseball America confirmed to MLive.com that Moya had fallen off the list and not simply "graduated" from prospect status.

That's no surprise. Moya continues to show promise as a power hitter, but he also has not progressed when it comes to plate discipline. Moya hit 20 home runs and knocked in 74 runs for Triple-A Toledo in 2015. He also struck out 162 times in 500 at-bats.

Moya and Tyler Collins are both young outfielders who hit left-handed, but the Tigers favored Collins over Moya in 2015. Collins appears to be well ahead of Moya in the pecking order when it comes to a potential roster spot in 2016 as well.

Baseball America listed second baseman Devon Travis, Moya and right-hander Buck Farmer as the team's top three prospects last offseason in rankings that were released in November 2014. The Tigers traded Travis to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Anthony Gose a day after that list was released.

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