The Detroit Tigers officially added Troy Melton to the five-man rotation when they optioned fellow right-hander Keider Montero to Triple-A Toledo.

Troy Melton struck out five Diamondbacks over seven scoreless innings in his second Major League start, supported by home runs from Andy Ibáñez and Dillon Dingler, as Detroit picked up its second straight win with a 5-1 victory at Comerica Park.

Three top fantasy baseball prospects - Troy Melton, Carter Jensen, Owen Caissie - that can make big impacts. These MLB prospects are waiver wire pickups or stashes.

Right-handed pitcher Troy Melton’s first MLB outing wasn’t as planned as the 24-year-old was pinned for six runs and the Tigers experienced their third sweep of the season, this time at the hands of the Pirates at PNC Park.

The Tigers’ vaunted pitching pipeline is about to produce another big arm for the Major League rotation. Troy Melton, the hard-throwing right-hander who has vaulted up Detroit’s system with a breakout summer,