By most accounts, the Detroit Tigers broke from their recent conservative drafting strategy in the 2018 amateur draft. Here’s a look at how the top 10 selections performed in their introductions to professional baseball this summer.
1. Casey Mize — RHP, Auburn University
Tigers fans waited until late July to catch a glimpse of the first overall pick. After a dress rehearsal in the Gulf Coast League and a sparkling debut with Lakeland, Mize was touched up a bit in his final three outings. With 114 2⁄3 college innings under his belt in 2018 (by far the most of his career) and a six-week layoff in between college and his pro debut, we saw about as much from Mize as we could have hoped for.