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DET • Pitcher • #60
3 days ago
Clark tied a career high with four hits, including his first Triple-A home run, which traveled 414 feet to straightaway center field. The 21-year-old center fielder appears poised to join longtime minor league teammate Kevin McGonigle as the next impact prospect to arrive in the Motor City as a potential core building block. The third-overall pick from the 2023 MLB Draft has let his on-field performance do the talking at the Triple-A level this season as he’s hitting .377/.444/.565 with 10 extra-base hits and six stolen bases through 17 games. The Tigers seem content to roll with veteran Javier Báez in center field for now, but Clark is going to force his way to the big leagues at some point in the coming weeks. He’ll have immediate fantasy appeal as a cheap speed source in deeper mixed leagues, but counting on anything else might be challenging.
DET • Pitcher • #60
13 days ago
Clark has reached base safely in 10 consecutive games with at least one hit in eight straight contests. He’s also up to five stolen bases on the young season. The 21-year-old, who is hitting .421 (16-for-38) so far, looks like a potential top-of-the-order igniter at the highest level and figures to reach Detroit at some point later this summer.
DET • Pitcher • #60
15 days ago
There was a lot of attention paid to Clark’s jewelry and defense this spring, but the 21-year-old is hitting .367 so far this season with six doubles, three RBI, and three steals. Parker Meadows is off to a solid start for the Tigers, so there is no rush to bring Clark up to the big leagues, but an extended stretch like this could expedite things.
DET • Pitcher • #60
20 days ago
Clark has understandably been overshadowed by Kevin McGonigle’s meteoric rise in Detroit’s system, but he remains one of the most promising talents in the fantasy landscape. The former third-overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft is hitting .278 (5-for-18) with three doubles, one RBI and three steals through five games to open the year. He figures to arrive in the Motor City later this summer as the Tigers’ center fielder of the future.
DET • Pitcher • #60
about 1 month ago
Despite getting a lot of attention this spring for his jewelry, Clark is a very talented player who hit .271/.403/.432 with 14 home runs and 19 steals in 111 games split between High-A and Double-A last year as a 20-year-old. Clark struggled in spring training, but he also posted a 92 percent zone contact rate and an 84 percent contact rate overall, so he was not overmatched. The Tigers will use the next couple of weeks to decide what affiiliate he will begin the season at, but he could absolutely play his way into Detroit’s lineup this eason.
DET • Pitcher • #60
about 2 months ago
Just an odd day. Clark’s misses came back-to-back in the first inning. He whiffed on a Matt Olson popup, which was scored generously as a single, and then had Austin Riley’s fly to the warning track go off his glove and bounce over the wall for an error. One batter later, he wound up with the ball again, having collected Ozzie Albies’ groundball double that went down the line and bounced off the side wall, and he slipped while making a poor throw to second. Finally, the one time he reached base, he had to be told to go to first, since he didn’t realize it was ball four (the scoreboard said it was 3-1, so that wasn’t so much his fault). Clark, who is Baseball America’s No. 6 overall prospect, is likely to open this season back in Double-A.
PHI • Pitcher • #60
7 months ago
Lazar heads to Philadelphia’s spring training site to remain part of their stay-ready group in case he’s needed during the postseason as an injury replacement. The 26-year-old righty finishes with a serviceable 4.79 ERA across 41 1/3 innings over 36 appearances this season in the big leagues.
DET • Pitcher • #60
8 months ago
Clark tends to fly under the radar a bit because he doesn’t possess top-of-the-scale raw power or speed. However, he excels in virtually every facet of the game, checking every metaphorical box for a game-changing impact talent. The 20-year-old prodigy, who was the third-overall selection in the 2023 MLB Draft, has gone deep three times in his last five games and is up to 12 round-trippers in 96 games across two levels this season. We’re not ruling out a September call-up, but his full-time opportunity is likely to come at some point next season.
DET • Pitcher • #60
9 months ago
Clark and fellow Tigers top prospects Kevin McGonigle and Josue Briceño, who were all promoted earlier this month to Double-A Erie, anchor a junior circuit lineup that is jam-packed with intriguing talents. McGonigle might be the top pure hitter in the minor leagues and has cemented his status as a legitimate top-five prospect for dynasty purposes thanks to his blend of elite plate skills and consistent hard contact. The rest of the lineup features fellow elite shortstop prospect Sebastian Walcott in addition to fascinating slugger Jhostunxon Garcia, also known as The Password. Here’s the full lineup: Clark (CF), Braden Montgomery (LF), C.J. Kayfus (1B), Garcia (RF), Harry Ford (C), Briceño (DH), Walcott (3B), McGonigle (SS), Lombard Jr. (2B) and Parker Messick (P).
Source: MLB Pipeline
DET • Pitcher • #60
10 months ago
Clark, the third overall selection from the 2023 draft class, was hitting .285/.430/.427 with seven homers, 47 RBI and 12 stolen bases in his first 68 games at West Michigan. McGonigle was even better there — slashing a blistering .358/.450/.617 with seven homers, 39 RBI and three stolen bases in just 42 contests. Briceño was no slouch himself, slashing .296/.422/.602 with 15 long balls and 57 RBI. The Tigers own the best record in the American League at the moment and their future continues to look exceedingly bright.
PHI • Pitcher • #60
11 months ago
Lazar has his first ever save with the scoreless inning. The 25-year-old has a chance to help the Philadelphia bullpen, but it’s impossible — and foolish — to project him getting more save chances. It took Philadelphia using five relievers before him to get this one.
DET • Pitcher • #60
12 months ago
Clark’s impressive three-hit performance included his second round-tripper of the season. The 20-year-old prodigy is hitting .440 since the start of May and boasts a robust .876 OPS through 26 games for High-A West Michigan. He projects as an impact fantasy contributor in runs scored, batting average and stolen bases once he reaches the majors and should continue to grow into some additional over-the-fence pop. He’s a top-10 dynasty prospect heading towards the midway point of the 2025 campaign.