Detroit Tigers Top Prospect Injured, Expected Out at Least 3 Month
DETROIT (AP) - News comes from Detroit Tigers minor league that Franklin Perez, Detroit Tiger's top pitching prospect strained his right lat on Sunday and will be out 3 months. There is no surgery recommended at this point, but the recovery is expected to take a minimum of 12 weeks.
RHP Franklin Perez suffered a right lat strain during a Minor League game on March 18. At this time, no surgery is recommended and the expected recovery time is a minimum of 12 weeks.
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) March 20, 2018
Perez, a 20-year-old right-hander, was acquired by Detroit in the trade that sent Justin Verlander to Houston last season. Perez went 6-3 with a 3.02 ERA across two levels of the minors last year. He made 10 starts at Class A and six at Double-A. Baseball America tabbed Perez as Detroit's top prospect this offseason.
The rebuilding Tigers aren't expected to contend this year, but Perez figured to be a prospect to watch, no matter where in Detroit's system he ended up pitching.