The 6-foot-5, 225-pounder was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 40th round of the 2014 draft but bypassed the majors for Florida, where he posted a combined 19-4 record in his first two seasons in Gainesville.
Like they did in 2015, when they drafted Christin Stewart with their second first-round pick, the Detroit Tigers went for massive left-handed power with their second pick in this year's draft. You have to imagine that the selection is a little bit sweeter this time around.
Baseball America ranks Faedo as the fourth best right-handed pitcher in the draft and notes that he showed himself to be "the all-around package" by the end of May.
The Tigers picked Florida pitcher Alex Faedo in the first round.
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Sporting a three-pitch mix changeup, slider and fastball Faedo was the one of the top prospects on the U.S. National College team last summer (3-0, 0.56 ERA, 21 strikeouts, 16 innings) after a good sophomore season atop the Gators rotation.
Nearly as impressive: He reached base on free passes (40 walks, three hit by pitch) as often as he struck out, and he grounded into just one double play. He held South Florida to 1 earned run over 7 innings with 10 strikeouts in the NCAA Regionals and racked up 9 Ks over four scoreless innings against Wake Forest in the opener of the super regionals Saturday before a lengthy rain delay ended his night.
Baseball Americas scouting report on his slider: At its best, Faedos slider rivals that of North Carolinas J.B. Bukauskas (No. 15, Astros), though it has a bit less power in the 83-84 miles per hour range.
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