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With the 32nd pick in the 2021 MLB draft, the Detroit Tigers have selected right-handed pitcher Ty Madden from Texas University. Considered by many as a top-10 talent in the class, Madden experienced a draft day slide that allowed the Tigers to pick him up in the Competitive Balance Round A.
Madden has been a known prospect since his days as a high schooler, but he made the right choice by joining the Longhorns rather than turning pro in 2018. At college, his stuff popped and he added an extra three miles per hour to the top end of his fastball velocity. During the 2021 season, he pitched to a 2.45 ERA and maintained an impressive rate of 10.85 strikeouts per nine innings.