Jim Watkins 1978 Atlanta Braves (1st in the June - Secondary Phase) Rob Murphy 1981 Cincinnati Reds (3rd in the January – Secondary Phase) Randy O'Neal 1981 Detroit Tigers (15th in the June - Secondary Phase) Robby Thompson 1983 San Francisco Giants (2nd in the June - Secondary Phase) Rich Rice 1983 Baltimore Orioles (3rd in the June - Secondary Phase) Scott Ruskin 1986 Montreal Expos (8th in the January - Secondary Phase) Jamie McAndrew 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers (28th compensation) John Burke 1991 Houston Astros (6th) John Burke 1992 Colorado Rockies (27th) Marc Valdes 1993 Florida Marlins (27th) Brad Wilkerson 1998 Montreal Expos (33rd compensation) Matt LaPorta 2007 Milwaukee Brewers (7th) Mike Zunino 2012 Seattle Mariners (3rd) Brian Johnson 2012 Boston Red Sox (31st) Jonathon Crawford 2013 Detroit Tigers (20th) Richie Martin 2015 Oakland A's (20th) A.J. Puk 2016 Oakland A's (6th) Dane Dunning 2016 Washington Nationals (29th) Alex Faedo 2017 Detroit Tigers (18th)

The Detroit Tigers selected junior right-handerwith the 18th pick of the first round of the 2017 MLB Draft on Monday night.After his senior year of high school, the Tigers selected Faedo in the 40th round.Faedo, a native of Tampa, owns the best winning percentage in school history with a 26-6 career record (.813). He has a 2.96 earned run average over 273.1 career innings pitched and ranks third all-time with 324 strikeouts.In 2017, Faedo moved into the Friday night role and earned Second Team All-America honors after posting a 7-2 record with a 2.60 earned run average. He allowed one earned run or less in 11 of 17 starts this season.Faedo owns two of the top five single season strikeout marks, recording 133 in 2016 (fourth most in UF history) and 132 so far this season (fifth most).Florida head coachhas had seven players drafted in the first round, including at least one player in the first round for three years in a row (see chart below). There have been 19 Gators selected in school history in the first round of the MLB Draft.Monday, June 12, 2017 – 7 p.m. on MLB Network (Rounds 1-2)Tuesday, June 13, 2017 – 1 p.m. on MLB.com (Rounds 3-10)Wednesday, June 14, 2017 – 12 p.m. on MLB.com (Rounds 11-40)