Just five picks after Andrew Saalfrank was selected by Arizona in the sixth round, fellow IU starter Tanner Gordon was taken by the Atlanta Braves with the 187th overall pick of the MLB Draft.
The right-hander struggled early in his first season as a Hoosier after transferring from John. A Logan College, but settled in around mid-March and recovered nicely. He ended the year with a 6-5 record and a 3.39 earned run average. He struck out 90 batters in 85 innings across 15 starts and allowed opposing hitters to hit just .