With the third pick in the draft the Tigers selected pitcher Kyle Sleeth from Wake Forest. Sleeth is a hard throwing 6-5 200lb right hander. He has a mid 90’s fastball, a change, a curve and a slider. For Team USA he was 7-1 with 56K/16BB in 56.1 innings. The Tigers selected Sleeth over fellow pitcher, Tim Stauffer. Stauffer was supposed to be the more polished of the two, and closer to the bigs. However, Sleeth is supposed to be a harder thrower. With Richmond Stauffer had 135K/16BB in 106 IP. Based on these numbers, I think I would have preferred Stauffer. Regardless, I think the Tigers made a solid pick given that Richie Weeks had already gone to Milwaukee.
Kyle Sleeth Links:
Wake Forest Bio
ESPN-John Sickels
Prospectreport.com