Tigers' Jose Iglesias goes on paternity leave

Detroit Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias was placed on the paternity leave list and should miss the next three games.

What It Means:

Dixon Machado is expected to fill in while Iglesias is away. Machado is batting ninth on Wednesday.

Our models project Iglesias for a .268 average with 9 runs, 1 home run, 6 RBIs and 2 stolen bases over 77 plate appearances for the rest of 2017.