Max Clark

20-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Detroit Tigers A+
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Clark came into the 2023 draft with a common skill set for premium prep center fielders: plus hit, plus-plus speed, questionable power. He hit .261 with 16 steals and two home runs over his first 47 games at Single-A last year and hit .292 with 13 steals and seven homers in his last 60 games, which included 34 games at High-A to close his age-19 season. Just that small power bump is enough to suggest Clark will be at least a 15-20 homer threat at peak, which should allow for him to be a leadoff or No. 2 hitter who contributes in all five categories. If he were to access another level as a power hitter, we could be talking about a No. 1 overall prospect in the Corbin Carroll mold, but as things stand, Clark projects for a Starling Marte type of career. He should debut sometime in 2026. Read Past Outlooks
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Signed a $7.7 million contract with the Tigers in July of 2023.
Heating up in minors
OFDetroit Tigers  A+
June 24, 2025
Over his last eight games for High-A West Michigan, Clark has a .988 OPS, one home run, two stolen bases, six RBI and eight runs scored.
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Clark has been solid all season at High-A, but he's really kicking things into high gear recently with four multi-hit efforts over those eight contests. He's now slashing .263/.417/.392 overall across 58 games for the Whitecaps. The 20-year-old is one of the top prospects in baseball, and while the Tigers figure to be patient with him, Clark is already showcasing the skills that make him such an intriguing talent.
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Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (A+)
Since 2023
 
 
+17%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+67%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+8%
OPS vs LHP
2023
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .724 125 2 11 .240 .384 .340
Since 2023vs Right .844 337 6 48 .283 .404 .441
2025vs Left .400 84 0 8 .231 31.024 .277
2025vs Right .668 221 6 34 .293 96.005 .460
2024vs Left .716 41 2 3 .257 14.024 .457
2024vs Right .666 116 0 14 .267 36.026 .410
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Clark was widely considered one of five elite real-life prospects at the top of last year's draft, but after everyone's pro debuts, he isn't an elite first-year player draft target in dynasty leagues relative to the other four prospects in that consensus top five. A 70-grade runner with elite defensive tools and a hit tool that got 70-grade projections by some scouts when he was an amateur, Clark's power is his one tool that lags behind. He slashed .224/.383/.377 with two home runs, five steals, a 19.6 percent walk rate and a 23.4 percent strikeout rate in 23 games split evenly between the Florida Complex League and Single-A. Meanwhile, the two outfielders selected directly behind him, Wyatt Langford and Walker Jenkins put up video game numbers at every level they played at. There's nothing overly concerning about Clark's plate discipline, but it's still to be determined how much of an impact he'll make and whether he will hit for a very high average or just post high OBPs via a selective approach. Clark figures to have a long, productive big-league career, but he probably needs to be a speed maven to turn into a fantasy difference maker.
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Will stick in minor-league camp
OFDetroit Tigers  A+
February 15, 2025
Clark was not invited to major-league spring training and will instead focus on his development on the minor-league side, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.
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Promoted to High-A
OFDetroit Tigers  A+
July 21, 2024
Clark was promoted to High-A West Michigan on Sunday, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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Patience, speed for Flying Tigers
OFDetroit Tigers  A+
May 14, 2024
Clark is hitting .250 with a .362 OBP, one home run and eight steals in 28 games for Single-A Lakeland.
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Goes third overall to Detroit
OFDetroit Tigers  A+
July 9, 2023
The Tigers have selected Clark with the third overall pick in the 2023 First-Year Player Draft.
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