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Peter Welch

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Jun 19, 2026, 1:11:44 AM (10 days ago) Jun 19
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The Tigers' top SS prospect Bryce Rainer seems to be finding his swing at West Michigan after a slow start.

Rainer had 3 hits tonight including his 6th homer in West Michigan's 16-0 win vs. Lansing.
He is now hitting .260/.358/.455 in 154 AB and is hitting .310/.400/.667 in June in 42 AB.
Earlier this season Rainer's strikeout rate was over 50%, but it's now 35% overall, which is still high but is trending lower.

Peter




Michael W

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Jun 19, 2026, 8:30:04 PM (9 days ago) Jun 19
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Rainer still looks like a good prospect, and seems to be developing.  He’s got a ways to go yet.

Michael 

Peter Welch

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Jun 25, 2026, 4:59:29 PM (3 days ago) Jun 25
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Rainer is now hitting .276/.383/.459 (.842 OPS) for high-A West Michigan.   His walk rate is up to 14%.  Strikeout rate is at 34% but it was nearly 50% a few weeks ago.
He's still our top prospect (unless you want to argue Cris Rodriguez is our top prospect).  Rainer is probably 2-3 years away unless he makes a big jump in development next year.

Last year's #1 pick, 19-year-old SS Jordan Yost (yes, another lefty hitter) is hitting .252/.382/.353 for Lakeland.  Good OBA and walk rate (12.9%).  Strikeout rate of 14.1%.  Not bad for a 19-year-old in A-ball.  Yost is supposedly very good defensively.

Peter
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Michael W

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Jun 25, 2026, 8:37:02 PM (3 days ago) Jun 25
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You don’t think Max Clark is our best prospect?

Michael 

Peter Welch

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Jun 25, 2026, 8:56:52 PM (3 days ago) Jun 25
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Ok, you could say Clark is, but I like Rainer's potential over Clark.  Rainer has way more power potential than Clark.

Peter

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Michael W

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Jun 25, 2026, 9:18:45 PM (3 days ago) Jun 25
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Their age 20 iso power is almost identical, and Clark was a level higher.

I like Rainer too, but he hasn’t proved as much to me as Clark.

Michael 

Peter Welch

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Jun 25, 2026, 9:53:21 PM (3 days ago) Jun 25
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Rainer has hit some prodigious home runs and reportedly has elite bat speed.  I think he's got more home run potential than Clark.  We'll see.

I think Clark will turn out to be a decent player, but I don't think he's the next Pete Crow-Armstrong, but I hope I'm wrong.

Peter
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Peter Welch

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Jun 27, 2026, 9:21:56 PM (yesterday) Jun 27
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Speaking of Bryce Rainer and prodigious homers, he crushed a ball estimated 450+ feet to RF for a 3-run homer in West Michigan's 8-1 win at Dayton.


Rainer also walked twice and didn't strike out in the game.

He's been absolutely on fire this month.

Peter
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Peter Welch

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Rainer hit another homer (his 8th) today for West Michigan.  His OPS is now .883.

Peter
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