"Julks, 30 next month, has seen big league time in three consecutive seasons - albeit just 13 plate appearances with the White Sox this past season. He's played roughly the equivalent of one full major league season, appearing in 165 games and tallying 565 plate appearances as a big leaguer. In that time, he's slashed .234/.288/.337 with nine homers, 23 doubles, 20 steals (in 25 tries), a 7% walk rate and a 24.4% strikeout rate."
"It's middling big league production, but Julks has a long history of producing at the Triple-A level, where he's spent parts of four seasons and slashed .279/.365/.486. Julks belted 31 homers and swiped 22 bags with the Astros' Triple-A affiliate back in 2022, and by measure of wRC+, he's been at least 18% better than average at the plate in all four of his Triple-A campaigns."
"Julks doesn't have a significant platoon split in his fairly limited MLB time - he's been below average against both lefties and righties - but he's a right-handed bat who's pummeled lefties in recent minor league seasons. He slashed .301/.377/.484 against southpaws this past season and hit them at a .297/.381/.424 clip the year prior. Defensively, Julks has experience at all three outfield spots but has primarily played the corners."
Corey Julks agreed to a minor-league contract with the Detroit Tigers and is expected to be a non-roster invitee to big-league camp. Julks, turning 30, has three consecutive MLB seasons of experience, totaling 165 games and 565 plate appearances with a .234/.288/.337 slash, nine homers, 23 doubles, 20 steals, a 7% walk rate and a 24.4% strikeout rate. He has stronger Triple-A production (.279/.365/.486), including 31 homers and 22 steals in 2022 and consistently above-average wRC+ across four Triple-A seasons. He performs especially well against left-handed pitching in the minors and projects primarily as a corner outfielder with above-average speed and arm but below-average range.
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