PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Stewart's stock on the rise

Detroit Tigers

With Christin Stewart (OF/DH, DET) hitting a pair of solo home runs on Mother's Day to raise his season line at AAA-Toledo to .304/.378/.648 with 11 HR and 27 RBI, speculation that the 24-year-old slugging prospect could earn a promotion to the majors sooner rather than later is growing. Even more encouraging is the fact that his contact rate is up to 81%, the highest mark of his minor league career, and a 9% improvement over his Double-A rate in 2017. Our BaseballHQ.com minor league staff suggested that making better contact could lead to 35+ HR upside for Stewart, who was ranked as Detroit's fifth-best prospect and given an 8C rating in our organization report. He's also received recent mentions in our Watchlist and

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