Tigers pitching prospect promoted to Double-A after stint with West Michigan

One of many Detroit Tigers’ promising pitching prospects moved up the skilled baseball ladder this week, after a dominant stretch in Excessive-A ball with the West Michigan Whitecaps.

The Erie SeaWolves, the Tigers’ Double-A affiliate, introduced Tuesday the addition of beginning pitcher Wilmer Flores to the roster following a stellar begin in West Michigan, the place he went 1-0 with a 1.83 earned-run common, whereas placing out 35 and strolling two in 19 2/3 innings.

The 6-foot-4, 225-pound native of Valencia, Venezuela is anticipated to begin for the SeaWolves in Thursday’s sport in opposition to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate. First pitch is scheduled for six:05 p.m. at UPMC Park in Erie, Pa.

Tabbed the Tigers’ No. 15 general prospect by MLB.com, Flores signed with the ball membership after going undrafted out of Arizona Western Junior Faculty within the shortened 2020 MLB draft.

The 21-year-old right-hander went 6-4 final 12 months in 14 appearances between rookie ball and Low-A Lakeland, combining to strike out 90 batters in 66 innings, whereas strolling 24 and posting a 3.68 earned-run common and a 1.303 WHIP.

The vast majority of his work got here in Lakeland, the place he fanned 72 in 53 innings with a 3.40 earned-run common and a 1.302 WHIP.

Boasting a mid-90 mph fastball and a giant curveball, Flores already has the make-up of a dependable reliever, and the event of 1 or two secondary pitches within the minor leagues may decide his function as a starter or bullpen arm on the Main League degree.

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