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Pirates take OF Swaggerty with No. 10 pick

PITTSBURGH -- With their first top-10 MLB Draft pick in five years, the Pirates selected outfielder Travis Swaggerty from South Alabama.

Swaggerty, MLB Pipeline's No. 11 Draft prospect, is a left-handed hitter who went undrafted out of high school. The 20-year-old junior, standing 5-foot-11 and weighing 180 pounds, bats and throws left-handed. He hit .296 with a .455 on-base percentage this spring.

DETROIT -- Casey Mize has spent three seasons wearing the burnt orange and navy blue of the Auburn Tigers. On Monday, the gifted young right-hander became the newest hope of the Detroit Tigers, whose colors should suit him quite well.