Tampa Bay Rays about to find out if former Detroit Tigers prospect is MLB-ready

The Detroit Tigers thought of Isaac Paredes a primary big-league prospect since buying him in 2017.

Now they’re about to search out out if he’s MLB-ready – as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Rays gave Paredes a major-league callup Sunday whereas transferring first baseman Ji-Man Choi to the 10-day injured record. Tampa Bay is about to see what sort of return it obtained for dealing All-Star outfielder Austin Meadows to the Tigers on April 4.

Paredes has wielded a potent bat at Triple A Durham this season, hitting .270 with six dwelling runs, three doubles and a triple whereas tallying 15 RBIs.

The Hermosillo, Mexico native offers the Rays choices at second base, third base and shortstop.

The Rays acquired Paredes and a 2022 draft choose from the Tigers simply days earlier than Opening Day in alternate for Meadows, the 2019 All-Star who hit 27 dwelling runs with 106 RBIs final season. Meadows leads the Tigers with a .328 common and an .856 OPS this season.

Paredes had been on the big-league radar for the Tigers since they acquired him from the Chicago Cubs 5 years in the past. The 23-year-old has batted .272 with 55 dwelling runs and 109 doubles in elements of seven minor league seasons.

He had two main league stints with the Tigers, enjoying 34 video games in 2020 and 23 video games in 2021. He batted .215 with two dwelling runs and 11 RBIs in these appearances.

Paredes was coping with a hand damage throughout spring coaching, hindering his possibilities of making the Tigers roster to start out the season. He was optioned to Triple A Toledo simply three days earlier than his commerce to Tampa Bay.

Now he’s about to don a Rays uniform for the primary time when he joins the membership for its sport at Oakland tonight.

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