Three Tigers Prospects Dominate, Get Promoted Together to Double-A
The Detroit Tigers have the best record in baseball, a double-digit division lead, a lineup without an easy out and possibly the back-to-back AL Cy Young award winner.
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There are still more reinforcements coming.
Three of Detroit's highest ranked prospects were all promoted together from High-A level ball to the Tigers Double-A affiliate, the Erie SeaWolves. Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark and Josue Briceño all got the call to move up at the same time, keeping together a core that is sure to impact the Major League club soon.
Tigers prospect Kevin McGonigle during spring training© Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK
McGonigle, the Tigers' number one overall prospect in MLB's rankings, is a fast middle-infielder with a high exit velo at the plate that should translate into power numbers. High-A was no match for him, slashing a .372/.462/.648 over 36 games this year. He has also had more walks than strikeouts at every level in his career.
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Clark, Detroit's number two overall prospect, earned his promotion through blazing fast speed and rocket arm, both serving him well playing center field everyday. His 70 rating on the 20-80 scouting scale puts him amongst the elite in the majors. He also topped out at a 98.1 mph throw from the outfield, almost a full 2 mph faster than the hardest Detroit major-leaguer throw last season.
Briceño, ranked fourth overall in the Tigers' system, was signed out of Maracay, Venezuela in 2022, the same hometown as Tigers' legend Miguel Cabrera. Like Miggy, Briceño is a strong, power hitter that won a triple crown, even if it was the Arizona Fall League, instead. With an OPS over 1.000 and 57 RBIs over 55 games, he showed he is ready to be a slugger against tougher competition.
All three of these guys have shown so much potential and are only 20 years old. If they play well enough, the franchise will have no choice to keep moving them up.
Or trade them.
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Just one of these guys as the main piece of a package could net the Tigers someone who alters a pennant race. Should the front office want to go all-in and see what a combination of these three would get them, there are not many players around the league off limits.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
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