On Monday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reported that the Tigers would be calling up No. 10 prospect (No. 3 pitching prospect) Troy Melton for his major league debut on Wednesday against the Pirates.
Fans had already started calling for Melton's promotion during a fantastic stretch in Triple-A Toledo, where he was recently promoted on June 5. In five starts from June 24 through July 18, he pitched 25 2/3 innings and only gave up two earned runs while walking just six batters and striking out 40. During his most recent start, he struck out eight in just four innings.