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Josue Briceno Earns Midwest League Player of the Week
Detroit Tigers catching prospect Josue Briceno earned Midwest League Player of the Week honors for his performance last week for High-A West Michigan. The Tigers' fourth-ranked prospect went 6-for-16 (.375) with all six of his hits going for extra bases, including one double and five home runs in five games. The 20-year-old also drove in 12 runs, scored eight times, stole a base, and logged a 6:4 BB:K. Now with 12 home runs on the year, he has a four-home-run cushion as the Midwest League leader in home runs and also leads the league with a .996 OPS. The 6-foot-4 slugger should be on his way to Double-A at some point this season, likely sooner rather than later. Catcher Dillon Dingler is playing well in the majors, and the team also has fifth-ranked prospect catcher Thayron Liranzo already at Double-A, so they are deep at the position, and it will be interesting to see how they juggle the talent as each gets closer to the majors.
Source: MiLB.com
Source: MiLB.com
