Overview
- Multiple outlets report Detroit plans to select John Peck’s contract and call him up from Triple-A Toledo, though the promotion requires formal moves on both the 26-man active roster and the 40-man roster before it is official.
- Peck, a 2023 seventh-round pick out of Pepperdine, has risen through the Tigers system after a breakout and has been rated among Detroit’s notable farmhands by MLB.com, Baseball America, and FanGraphs.
- This season across four minor-league levels he has a strong line: a .286/.336/.504 slash with 11 homers and 22 steals in 69 games, numbers that combine above-average speed and some power with a free-swinging approach that raises his strikeout rate.
- With major-league rosters set to expand, media coverage notes the move fits a development-first plan now that Detroit is out of postseason contention and that another infielder, Max Anderson, could also be considered for promotion.
- Adding Peck now would both give the Tigers a chance to evaluate him against big-league pitching ahead of 2027 and protect him from Rule 5 Draft exposure by putting him on the 40-man roster if the club follows through.