Over the last few years, the Detroit Tigers have had a strong penchant for SEC right-handers in the draft. Of course, the SEC produces an awful lot of good pitchers, so they’re not hardly alone in this. Two of the Tigers’ last five first round picks have fit the description. In 2017 they selected Alex Faedo 18th overall out of Florida. A year later Casey Mize was the consensus first overall pick out of Auburn and the Tigers followed through, a move that certainly looks wise. We can go even back to the 2014 selection of Spencer Turnbull out of Alabama as another one that turned out great.
Righthander Dylan Smith is a very promising young arm for the Tigers
