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Tigers 2023 Arizona Fall League Roster

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Lynn Henning reports: Tigers moving top pick 2nd baseman Jace Jung to third base in Arizona Fall League.
 
Tigers in the AFL last night:

Jackson Jobe: (W 3-0)
4IP 5H 2R 1ER 2BB 4K 14 swings and misses

Wilmer Flores: (S,1)
3IP 4H 1BB 2K, 3 swings and misses
 
Our coverage of the Arizona Fall League continues. Jakob Marsee remains the top hitter with a 1.442 OPS in 44 plate appearances. The title of top pitcher is less clear. Perhaps it?s 27-year-old southpaw reliever Jake McSteen? He?s worked 4.2 innings of hitless ball with six strikeouts. He hit one batter.

Let?s see who else merits a look.

Five Big Hype Prospects

Wilmer Flores, 22, SP, DET
(AA) 80.2 IP, 9.15 K/9, 3.57 BB/9, 3.90 ERA

Flores performs like someone with a Major League future. He induces plenty of whiffs, limits walks, and generally runs around a 50 percent ground ball rate. Typically, pitchers who can show those three traits go on to have a nice career (health permitting). Sometimes, they have to take the long road like Cristopher Sanchez or Erick Fedde.

My contacts don?t like Flores? pitch design, though it?s been at least half a year since I?ve received an update on that front. In brief, as of April, his pitches didn?t tunnel well. This is his second stint in the AFL. In three games, all relief appearances, he?s thrown eight innings while allowing nine hits, one walk, one hit batter, one run, and nine strikeouts. Flores is Rule 5 eligible this winter. Barring catastrophe, he?ll soon be on the Tigers 40-man roster. Though he has the look and stuff of a starter, a debut in the bullpen would allow him to ignore those pitch design concerns.

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