Detroit Tigers third baseman Dawel Lugo is being held out of Friday's game against the Atlanta Braves with a tight back. His absence is only precautionary, so the injury doesn't appear to be serious. Lugo is currently behind Jeimer Candelario on the depth chart. As it currently stands, Lugo is off the fantasy radar in most mixed leagues. The 25-year-old hit .245/.271/.381 with six homers and 26 RBI in 273 at-bats for Detroit last year.

It was a quiet week for prospect promotions and catcher Will Smith was the only position player who was promoted and stuck. Hes had some swing-and-miss to his game but hes hitting .286 with a home run through his first 14 MLB at-bats.Jon Duplantier got another recall to The Show and was gifted with his first MLB start. He held his own but still allowed three runs over five innings. Nathaniel Lowe had a whirlwind week and was recalled for just one game with the Rays.Forrest [...]

The Top 30 list continues to leak prospects. This past week, hitters Cavan Biggio and Josh Naylor, as well as pitcher Mitch Keller were beckoned to The Show. And both hitters had immediate impacts on their teams over the weekend, while Biggio taking the cake on Sunday with a three-hit performance, which included a home run.On the other side of the coin, struggling KeBryan Hayes of the Pirates has fallen off the list as he looks to find some consistency at Triple-A. The good news is that its stil[...]

Detroit Tigers infielders Gordon Beckham and Dawel Lugo are not in the lineup Friday as the team prepares for a weekend series against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Miguel Cabrera is playing first base, Josh Harrison returns to the lineup playing second base, and regulars Niko Goodrum and Ronny Rodriguez round out the infield. The Mets are starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard. Though Syndergaard has struggled this season, he remains dangerous, and Detroit's lineup is poor as well. Additio[...]

The top prospect exodus continued last week with Keston Hiura, Austin Riley and Brendan Rodgers all receiving the call to The Show. Riley immediately made his presence known to the Braves with a number of strong performances. Touki Toussaint also continued his up-and-down relationship with the Braves.Even with all the promotions this season already, there are still some players at the top of the list that could have major impacts on their big league teams, including Houstons hot-hitting Cuban an[...]

Detroit Tigers third baseman Jeimer Candelario was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Wednesday, opening a door for Dawel Lugo to join the big club after a fine start with the Mud Hens. Lugo will make the start at third base on Thursday, batting seventh against Chris Bassitt and the A's. Lugo has hit .341/.393/.468 across 132 AB in the minors this season and hit .213 with a home run in 94 AB last season with the Tigers.

The Top 30 list continues to evolve as prospects get closer to compiling meaningful amounts of at-bats. And were also gaining a better understanding of what big league performances are sustainable, and which ones were the result of small-sample noise.Jonathan Loaisiga and Jon Duplantier rejoin the list after demotions from their respective Major League clubs. Cavan Biggio, Dylan Cease, Keston Hiura, Luis Robert, and [...]

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Prospects. For fantasy baseball enthusiasts, we are always looking to know about the next wave of prospects, rookies and call-ups. More than most other sports,baseball gives us a fresh influx of rookie talent every single year. Impact prospects are called-up both before and during the MLB season. Knowing about the right prospect, and drafting/adding him at the right time, can be a difference maker and league winner (see Juan Soto, Jack Flaherty,Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger).During the MLB pres[...]

Detroit Tigers second baseman Dawel Lugo made his first career MLB home run count. Pinch-hitting for Harold Castro in the top of the eighth inning, Lugo faced off against bullpen phenom Josh Hader with one man on base, no outs, and down by two runs. In a 3-2 count against one of the premier arms in the MLB, Lugo promptly deposited a 95.6 MPH offering 404 feet into the left field bleachers, notching his first homer and tallying two RBI as well. It has not been a hallmark start to Lugo's career[...]