BALLER MOVE: Add in 10+ Team FormatsROSTERED IN:64% of LeaguesANALYSIS:Detroit Tigers third baseman/outfielder Matt Vierling is enjoying a nice breakout campaign in 2024. The 27-year-old is hitting .282 with seven home runs, eight doubles, and 28 RBI this season. Those numbers at the plate have pushed him atop the Tigers' lineup, where he has batted in the lead-off spot in six of the past seven games.It's hard to ignore what Vierling has done this season, especially as of late. From May 19 to ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 41% of LeaguesANALYSIS:Matt Vierling is coming off a 99 wRC+ season in 2023 after he hit .261 with 10 home runs, 44 RBI, 63 R, and six stolen bases. After going undrafted in many fantasy leagues, expectations were not very high for 2024. Whatever those expectations were, he's likely already surpassed them or soon will. Over the first month of the season, the 27-year-old's numbers looked much like last year's, hitting .268 with two home runs (six ...

BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 6% of LeaguesANALYSIS:Matt Vierling has been a rare bright spot in a largely disappointing Detroit Tigers offense. He carries a strong .284/.346/.427 slash line with seven home runs and a 118 wRC+. It's been a breakout campaign for the 26-year-old, and the Tigers have rewarded his performance with an elevated role in their batting order. Vierling is typically hitting leadoff against southpaws and drawing starts in the heart of the order against ...

Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling (back) has returned to the starting lineup on Wednesday to take on the Kansas City Royals and right-hander Brady Singer. Vierling had his back spasms flare up on Sunday and missed the last three games as a result, but he is back in the lineup on Wednesday and is starting in center field and hitting seventh in the batting order. The 26-year-old has been decent in his first year in Detroit, hitting .262 (48-for-183) with seven home runs, seven doubles, 19 ...

Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling (back) reported an onset of lower-back spasms on Sunday, June 18, which is why he was out of the starting lineup on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals. Vierling's availability for baseball activities is considered day-to-day after he missed his third straight start after being scratched from the lineup on Sunday. The 26-year-old could avoid a stint on the injured list, but only if he returns relatively soon. In his first year with the Tigers, Vierling...

Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling (back) is probable for Tuesday's matchup with Daniel Lynch and the Kansas City Royals. The 26-year-old has missed the past two games after suffering back spasms on Sunday. Vierling already missed some action this year with lower back soreness, but it looks like he'll avoid the injured list this time. Over 52 games this year, the former fifth-round pick is slashing .262/.318/.415 with seven bombs, 19 runs, 19 RBI, and four stolen bases. Vierling's decent ...

Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling went 3-for-4 at the plate and launched two solo home runs as his team topped Minnesota 7-1 on Friday. The 26-year-old outfielder holds a season slash line of .268/.325/.425 with seven home runs, 19 RBI, and four swiped bags in his first year with the Tigers. Vierling has been productive in the batter's box in the last three games, cranking seven hits, blasting two home runs, and four RBI in just 11 at-bats. He returned just four days ago from the 10-day ...

Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling (back) has returned from the 10-day injured list and is starting in center field and batting sixth in Monday's lineup against Atlanta Braves right-hander Charlie Morton. Vierling played in two minor-league rehab games over the weekend with Triple-A Toledo and is now ready to return to a pretty regular outfield role in Detroit. The 26-year-old has produced modest numbers across the board so far in 197 major-league games over three seasons, and he's ...

Detroit Tigers outfielder Matt Vierling (back) was in the team's clubhouse on Sunday and was set to meet with trainers and manager A.J. Hinch before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. If he checked out fine, he could return from the 10-day injured list on Monday for the start of a series against the Atlanta Braves. The 26-year-old played two minor-league rehab games with Triple-A Toledo over the weekend and looks ready to return to the big-league roster. When he returns, Vierling should...

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Matt Manning (foot) and outfielder Matt Vierling (back) are both starting minor-league rehab assignments this weekend. Manning will start for Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, while Vierling is starting his rehab assignment for Toledo on Friday. Manning will likely need a handful of rehab starts since he's been on the injured list since mid-April with a fractured right foot. But when he's healthy, the 25-year-old right-hander should have a spot waiting for him in ...