Detroit Tigers Prospect Check-In: Week 5

Detroit Tigers Top 10 Prospects Check-In

OF – Max Clark

Clark didn’t play this spring. He is likely to start the season at Single-A Lakeland.

2B/3B – Colt Keith

Keith last week played in six games going 3-16 with a home run, two RBI, one run scored, and a walk. He finished the spring hitting .241 with a .658 OPS; he had two doubles, one home run, nine RBI, three runs scored, and four walks. He will start the season with the Tigers.   

RHP – Jackson Jobe

Jobe only pitched once this spring going one inning, he didn’t allow a run or a hit; he didn’t walk anyone and struck out two as well as picking up a save. He will start in 2024 at Double-A Erie.

2B – Jace Jung

Jung played in three games last week going 0-1 with a walk. He finished the spring hitting .318 with a .884 OPS; he had one home run, five RBI, five runs scored, and four walks. He will start the season with Triple-A Toledo as he works at third base.

RHP – Wilmer Flores

Flores finished the spring making four appearances posting a 5.40 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and seven strikeouts in 6.2 innings. He will start the season at Triple-A Toledo.

RHP – Ty Madden

Madden finished the spring 1-0 in three appearances with a 0.00 ERA, a 1.41 WHIP, and eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings. He will start in 2024 at Triple-A Toledo.

OF – Justyn Henry Malloy

In four games last week Malloy went 3-12 with a run scored, and a walk. He finished the spring hitting .260 with a .799 OPS; he had one double, three home runs, three RBI, eight runs scored, six walks, and a stolen base. He will start in 2024 at Triple-A Toledo.

INF – Kevin McGonigle

McGonigle didn’t play this spring and will start this season at Single-A Lakeland.

OF – Parker Meadows

Meadows played in five games last week going 5-15 with two home runs, three RBI, three runs scored, and a stolen base. He finished Spring Training hitting .358 with a 1.072 OPS; he had three doubles, one triple, four home runs, six RBI, 11 runs scored, three walks, and three stolen bases. He will be patrolling center field for the Tigers   

C – Dillon Dingler

Dingler played in two games last week and went 0-3. He finished the spring hitting .238 with a .751 OPS; he had one home run, two RBI, seven runs scored, and four walks. He will start in 2024 at Triple-A Toledo.

Week Ahead:

This coming week the Detroit Tigers will take on the Chicago White Sox to start the 2024 season. The Tigers Triple-A affiliate will face off for three games with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds who are the affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, and they feature the Brewers second-ranked prospect by ITD and the 37^th overall prospect catcher Jeferson Quero, ITD’s fourth-ranked Brewers prospect Tyler Black who also ranks as the 46^th overall prospect, the Brewers sixth-ranked prospect RHP Carlos F. Rodriguez, the and seventh prospect LHP Robert Gasser. The Schedule is

Friday – vs. Nashville – 4:05 PM EST
Saturday – vs. Nashville – 4:05 PM EST
Sunday – vs. Nashville – 2:05 PM EST