August 19, 2008 Matt Joyce swatted two homers against the Rangers on Tuesday night and finished with four RBI. He hadn't gone deep since July 21.
Our View:Joyce rarely plays against southpaws, and his lack of an everyday job help explains (a bit) his homer drought. We're hoping that Jim Leyland gives this rookie every opportunity in September to show if he deserves a bigger role in 2009.
July 21, 2008 Matt Joyce can't be stopped. The outfielder went 4-for-6 with a homer, triple, three runs, and five RBI in Monday's romp over the Royals. Joyce is hitting .426 with five homers and 13 RBI over his last 13 games.
Our View:The Tigers don't have an everyday spot for this rookie, but Jim Leyland is being forced to find him more time. We're not confident he can keep this up, but fantasy owners my try to ride the hot streak.
July 14, 2008 Matt Joyce was named the AL Player of the Week on Monday, TSN.ca reports. The 23-year-old outfielder was 9-for-22 with four homers, four doubles, and six RBI over the period.
Our View:The rookie was only hitting .222 heading into the week, and his bat obviously caught fire. Joyce is likely to spend the rest of this season shuffling back and forth between Detroit and Triple-A Toledo, but he's shown some good pop in his brief major league time.
July 13, 2008 Matt Joyce hit a solo home run to center off Brian Bass in the eighth inning helping the Tiger defeat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Our View:It was Joyce's ninth homer of the season and his third this week.
June 29, 2008 Matt Joyce has been recalled from Triple-A Toledo, according to the AP. The team placed star outfielder Magglio Ordonez on the 15-day DL as an adjoining move.
Our View:Joyce displayed good power potential as he hit five home runs over 18 games, but he struggled more often than not, and held a .208 average in his previous stint with the Tigers this season. He does not merit fantasy consideration.
