Alex Faedo #76

Selected by the Tigers in the first round (17th overall) of the June 2017 draft...On injured list, August 10-September 1, 2019 (back muscle spasm).

2019

Spent the entire 2019 season with Double A Erie, starting 22 games... Selected to the Eastern League midseason All-Star Team... Ranked third in the Eastern League with 134 strikeouts, while he was eighth with a .235 (104x442) opponent batting average and 1.12 WHIP... Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending April 28 after throwing 7.0 no-hit innings with one walk allowed and five strikeouts on April 24 vs. Bowie...combined with Drew Carlton on a no-hitter for the SeaWolves, which was the third no-hitter in franchise history and first since August 22, 2009 vs. Akron... Recorded his first double-digit strikeout game of the season on May 13 vs. Richmond, fanning 10...also struck out 10-or-more on May 29 at Reading, striking out 12, and June 12 at Reading, punching out 10... Made four starts during June, compiling a 2-1 record with a 2.29 ERA (19.2IP/5ER) and 21 strikeouts... Sidelined from August 10-September 1 with a back muscle spasm... Ranked as the sixth-best prospect in the Tigers organization and the No. 12 prospect in the Eastern League by Baseball America following the season...also rated as possessing the best slider in the Tigers system.

2017

Selected by the Tigers in the first round (18th overall) of the June 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft, but did not pitch during the season...Ranked as the second-best prospect and rated as having the best slider in the Tigers organization by Baseball America following the season.