Detroit Tigers prospect one step closer to joining big brother in big leagues

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Parker Meadows earned one other promotion.

However this time he’s leaving his workforce behind.

The No. 19-ranked prospect within the Detroit Tigers farm system – and little brother of massive leaguer Austin Meadows – was transferred from the West Michigan Whitecaps to the Erie SeaWolves on Monday, making the transfer to Double A ball.

The SeaWolves introduced that Meadows can be in uniform for his or her sport Tuesday at Binghamton.

And that – in the end – will probably be a brand new uniform for the previous second-round draft choose. The final time Meadows was promoted, his workforce was promoted proper together with him because the Whitecaps moved from Low-A to Excessive-A previous to the beginning of the 2021 season.

In consequence, Meadows has logged some critical tenure with the West Michigan membership. He joined the Whitecaps on the Low-A degree for the 2019 season, remained a part of the roster through the canceled 2020 marketing campaign, then performed with workforce on the Excessive-A degree in 2021.

He makes the transfer to Erie, which competes within the Jap League, and finds himself two steps faraway from becoming a member of his brother with the Tigers.

A 6-foot-5, 205-pound middle fielder, Meadows hasn’t put up massive numbers along with his batting common however is performing some harm with massive hits. He ranked among the many top-5 within the Midwest league with 9 extra-base hits, 4 house runs and 32 complete bases this season by way of 14 video games. He batted .230 with the Whitecaps however touted an .813 OPS.

The 22-year-old was named Midwest League Participant of the Week on April 18. He hit a 368-foot house run and made a diving catch on Opening Day, simply hours after Austin Meadows scored the game-winning run for the Tigers.

Meadows went 3-for-3 in official spring coaching video games with the Tigers this 12 months, delivering a double, a stolen base and 4 RBIs.

He sports activities a .224 profession common in his skilled profession, highlighted by 23 house runs, 102 RBIs and 26 stolen bases. That big-pop potential satisfied the Tigers to take Meadows within the second spherical of the 2018 draft out of Grayson Excessive Faculty in Loganville, Georgia.

After some high quality time with West Michigan, the left-handed hitting slugger is now one step nearer to the large leagues.

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