TIGERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH FIRST OVERALL PICK CASEY MIZE
The Detroit Tigers have agreed to terms with righthanded pitcher Casey Mize from Auburn University, the first overall selection in the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.
In 17 starts for Auburn this year, Mize was 10-6 with a 3.30 ERA (114.2IP/42ER). The 6-foot-3, 220-pound junior racked up 156 strikeouts with 12.24 strikeouts per nine innings and a 0.87 WHIP, leading the Southeastern Conference in all three categories. He also ranked second in the SEC with 16 walks allowed and 1.26 walks allowed per nine innings this season. Mize was named a 2018 first-team All-American by Baseball America and earned first-team All-SEC honors. He joins Gregg Olson as the second two-time All-American in Auburn history.
Over three seasons for the Auburn Tigers (2016-18), Mize posted a 20-13 career record with a 2.96 ERA (267.1IP/88ER), 324 strikeouts, and only 43 walks in 46 appearances (36 starts). In his career at Auburn, Mize threw five complete games and one shutout for the Tigers.
With Mize’s signing, the club has agreed to terms with 35 players from this year’s draft. The list of all drafted players agreeing to terms with the Tigers follows:
Rd. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Age School
1 Casey Mize RHP 6-3 220 R/R 21 Auburn University
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
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)
40 Kevynn Arias C 6-0 215 R/R 21 Montreat College (NC)