Tigers sign new draft picks

The Detroit Tigers announced the club has agreed to terms with 20 players selected during the 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

The list of drafted players signed follows:

Rd Player Position Ht. Wt. B/T Age School
4 Jason King 3B 6-0 216 S/R 21 Kansas State University
7 Brian Flynn LHP 6-8 239 L/L 21 Wichita State University
9 Chad Wright OF 5-10 195 L/R 21 University of Kentucky
12 Jeff Holm OF 6-3 220 L/L 22 Michigan State University
13 Ryan Woolley RHP 6-1 190 R/R 23 University of Alabama - Birmingham
16 Ismael Salgado OF 6-2 175 R/R 18 International Baseball Academy (PR)
20 Tyler Barrett LHP 6-2 205 R/L 21 Lewis-Clark State
24 Matt Crouse LHP 6-4 190 L/L 20 University of Mississippi
26 Colin Kaline INF 5-10 180 S/R 22 Florida Southern College
27 Scott Matyas RHP 6-4 220 R/R 23 University of Minnesota
28 Guido Knudson RHP 6-1 185 R/R 21 University of California –San Diego
29 Montreal Robertson RHP 6-4 220 R/R 20 Coahoma Community College
31 Brian Stroud RHP 6-4 215 R/R 22 Western Michigan University
32 Brandon Eckerle OF 5-11 175 R/R 22 Michigan State University
33 Daniel Kickham RHP 6-4 205 R/R 22 Missouri State University
34 Zachary Maggard C 5-11 181 R/R 22 Florida Southern College
35 Eric Heckaman RHP 6-2 215 R/R 23 Western Michigan University
36 Jake Sabol RHP 6-5 220 R/R 22 Central Michigan University
37 Nick Avila RHP 6-2 220 R/R 22 Nova Southeastern University
44 Chretien Matz OF 6-0 195 R/R 21 University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff