Tigers Select 30 Players on Final Day of the 2018 MLB First-Year Draft
LAKELAND, FL - The Detroit Tigers selected 30 players on the final day of the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. From rounds 11 through 40 today, the Tigers picked 13 pitchers (10 RH, 3 LH) and 17 position players (2 C, 8 INF, 7 OF).
LAKELAND, FL - The Detroit Tigers selected 30 players on the final day of the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. From rounds 11 through 40 today, the Tigers picked 13 pitchers (10 RH, 3 LH) and 17 position players (2 C, 8 INF, 7 OF).
The list of players selected by the Tigers in the 2018 draft is as follows:
Rd. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Age School
1 Casey Mize RHP 6-3 220 R/R 21 Auburn University
2 Parker Meadows OF 6-4 195 L/R 18 Grayson HS (GA)
3 Kody Clemens 2B 6-1 190 L/R 22 University of Texas
4 Kingston Liniak CF 6-2 173 R/R 18 Mission Hills HS (CA)
5 Adam Wolf LHP 6-6 225 L/L 21 University of Louisville
6 Hugh Smith RHP 6-10 220 R/R 21 Whitworth College (WA)
7 Eric De La Rosa CF 6-6 175 R/R 21 Grossmont College (CA)
8 Jeremiah Burks 2B 6-2 175 R/R 21 Fresno State University
9 Tarik Skubal LHP 6-3 215 L/L 21 Seattle University
10 Brock Deatherage CF 6-1 186 L/L 22 North Carolina State University
11 Kacey Murphy LHP 6-0 200 L/L 21 University of Arkansas
12 Reece Hampton CF 5-10 165 S/R 21 UNC Charlotte
13 Chris Proctor C 6-1 180 L/R 21 Duke University
14 Luke Sherley SS 6-1 190 R/R 22 Texas State University
15 Nick Ames 1B 6-3 220 L/R 21 University of Nevada Las Vegas
16 Dayton Dugas LF 6-3 245 R/R 21 Wichita State University
17 Avery Tuck CF 6-4 195 L/R 20 New Mexico Junior College
18 Ethan DeCaster RHP 6-3 190 R/R 23 Duke University
19 Angel Reyes RHP 6-2 200 R/R 20 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
20 Kelvin Smith SS 5-11 188 R/R 18 Redan HS (GA)
21 John Valente 3B 5-11 190 S/R 22 St. John's University (NY)
22 Maddux Conger RHP 6-1 200 R/R 21 Vanderbilt University
23 Jordan Verdon 1B 6-3 205 L/R 21 San Diego State University
24 Zach Malis 3B 6-4 190 L/R 21 Grand Canyon University
25 Chance Kirby RHP 6-0 195 R/R 22 University of Texas San Antonio
26 Garrett Hill RHP 6-0 175 R/R 22 San Diego State University
27 Steve Ledesma RHP 6-5 190 R/R 22 UC Santa Barbara
28 Danny Reyes LF 6-2 205 R/R 21 University of Miami
29 Jeb Bargfeldt LHP 6-0 175 L/L 22 University of Miami
30 Jared Tobey LHP 6-4 225 L/R 22 Wayne State University
31 Jayce Vancena RHP 6-5 235 R/R 22 University of Michigan
32 Clark Brinkman CF 6-2 195 R/R 22 Creighton University
33 Justin Childers 1B 6-2 210 R/R 22 Ohio Dominican University
34 Vinny Esposito LF 5-11 200 R/R 22 Cal State Sacramento
35 Chavez Fernander RHP 6-3 220 R/R 20 Polk State College (FL)
36 Yaya Chentouf RHP 5-9 170 R/R 21 University of Pittsburgh
37 Matthew Jarecki LF 6-2 205 R/R 22 Benedictine College (KS)
38 Cole Henry RHP 6-3 205 R/R 18 Florence HS (AL)
39 Cory Acton 2B 6-0 175 L/R 19 American Heritage School (FL)
40 Kevynn Arias C 6-0 215 R/R 21 Montreat College (NC)