2007 MLB Draft: Detroit Tigers

Players signed indicated in Bold

Round Overall Player Position School State
1 27 Rick Porcello rhp Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. NJ
The top pitcher in the long awaited, much anticipated high school Class of 2007, Porcello was tabbed as a can't-miss prospect by the time he was a 15-year-old on the showcase circuit. His maternal grandfather, Sam Dente, played shortstop in the majors, appearing in the 1954 World Series with the Indians. Porcello has shown steady improvement during his prep career, and was pitching at his best heading down the stretch, tossing a seven-inning perfect game for the nation's No. 1 high school team in May. He's long, lean, athletic and projectable with a clean delivery. His fastball sits at 93-95, touching 98. He holds his velocity deep into outings. He throws a tight curveball at 74-76 and a harder, sharp-breaking slider at 80-82. He shows feel for his changeup. He can spot his fastball to both sides of the plate, and mixes his pitches effectively. He tends to finish his delivery across his body, and if he improved his extension, his stuff could have better life, which would make him profile as a true top-of-the-rotation pitcher. He still is likely to be the first high school pitcher selected.
1s 60 Brandon Hamilton rhp Stanhope Elmore HS, Millbrook, Ala. AL
2 91 Danny Worth ss Pepperdine CA
3 121 Luke Putkonen rhp North Carolina NC
4 151 Charles Furbush lhp Louisiana State LA
5 181 Casey Crosby lhp Kaneland HS, Maple Park, Ill. IL
6 211 Garth Iorg ss Alabama AL
7 241 Devin Thomas c Brown RI
8 271 Emmanuel Miguelez lhp Miami FL
9 301 Justin Henry 2b Mississippi MS
10 331 Dominic De la Osa of Vanderbilt TN
11 361 Gary Perinar rhp Minnesota MN
12 391 Christopher White of Sacramento (Calif.) CC CA
13 421 Londell Taylor of Vian (Okla.) HS OK
14 451 Chris Hernandez lhp Monsignor Pace HS, Opa Locka, Fla. FL
15 481 Kody Kaiser of Oklahoma City OK
16 511 Mark Brackman rhp William Jewell (Mo.) MO
17 541 Noah Krol rhp Wichita State KS
18 571 Kevin Rhoderick rhp Horizon HS, Scottsdale, Ariz. AZ
19 601 Andrew Hess rhp Michigan MI
20 631 Erik Crichton rhp Oral Roberts OK
21 661 Kyle Brule rhp Marcos de Niza HS, Tempe, Ariz. AZ
22 691 Kristopher Rochelle c UNC Charlotte NC
23 721 Brandon Harrigan c Oklahoma City OK
24 751 Barret Loux rhp Stratford (Texas) HS TX
25 781 Colin Kaline 2b Groves HS, Beverly Hills, Mich. MI
26 811 Matthew Hoffman lhp Owasso (Okla.) HS OK
27 841 Stephen Susdorf of Fresno State CA
28 871 Warren McFadden of Tulane LA
29 901 Wade Lamont 1b Flagler (Fla.) FL
30 931 Joshua Kibler lhp Michigan State MI
31 960 Paul Nardozzi rhp Pittsburgh PA
32 989 Forrest Moore lhp Parkview Baptist HS, Baton Rouge, La. LA
33 1018 Shawn Roof ss Illinois IL
34 1047 Kyle Peter of Washburn (Kan.) KS
35 1076 Sean Finefrock rhp Butler County (Kan.) CC KS
36 1104 Tanner Rindels of Seward County (Kan.) CC KS
37 1132 Toby Matchulat rhp Redford Union HS, Redford, Mich. MI
38 1160 Austin Woodard lhp Bishop Carroll HS, Wichita, Kan. KS
39 1188 Jake Oberlechner ss Arkansas City (Kan.) HS KS
40 1215 D'Andrea Vaughn of Tavares (Fla.) HS FL
41 1241 D.J. LeMahieu 3b Brother Rice HS, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. MI
42 1267 Matthew Robertson rhp Valley Center (Kan.) HS KS
43 1293 Richard Zumaya rhp Bonita Vista HS, Chula Vista, Calif. CA
44 1319 Kolby Wood rhp Berrien Springs (Mich.) HS MI

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