The Detroit Tigers entered MLB's All-Star Break with the best record in baseball after outdueling the Los Angeles Dodgers for the distinction and placing six players on the American League All-Star roster. This season has been a strong one not just for the parent club but also for the Tigers' minor league affiliates as several prospects have been placed on watch lists by baseball writers during the season. The most recent is a right-handed pitcher who was chosen in the fourth round of 2022's MLB draft (117th overall), a player who has carved out a place for himself on the list of the Tigers' top prospects headed into the second half of the 2025 baseball season.
Hot Tigers Prospect Named Candidate to Join Bullpen for 2025 MLB Playoffs Run originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Detroit Tigers entered MLB's All-Star Break with the best record in baseball after outdueling the Los Angeles Dodgers for the distinction and placing six players on the American League All-Star roster.
This season has been a strong one not just for the parent club but also for the Tigers' minor league affiliates as several prospects have been placed on watch lists by baseball writers during the season.
The most recent is a right-handed pitcher who was chosen in the fourth round of 2022's MLB draft (117th overall), a player who has carved out a place for himself on the list of the Tigers' top prospects headed into the second half of the 2025 baseball season.
Troy Melton, a 6-foot-4, 210 pound Toledo Mud Hens starting pitcher, was named as Detroit's 'Prospect to Watch' for the second half of the season by Jason Beck of MLB.com.
Melton has a 2-3 record in 17 games (16 games started) in 71.1 innings pitched along with 93 strikeouts and a 1.22 WHIP.
"The Tigers' aggressive promotion of Jackson Jobe down the stretch last season, from Triple-A Toledo in September to Detroit's bullpen in the final week and into the postseason, shows they're not afraid to give prospects a chance," Beck wrote.
"That should create a lot of intrigue around Melton amidst a run of high-strikeout starts since he joined Toledo in June.
"He has a big arm and wipeout stuff that could be useful in a bullpen that needs more strikeouts," Beck added.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 17, 2025, where it first appeared.
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