• Full name Tyler R. Mills
  • Born 01/10/1990 in Mt. Pleasant, MI
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 205 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Michigan
  • Drafted in the 9th round (290th overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 (signed for $100,000).
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    Tyler Mills arrived at Michigan as an outfielder, redshirting in 2009 and getting just 11 at-bats last season. He opened scouts' eyes when he pitched two innings of relief in the season opener against Louisville, throwing a 94-96 mph fastball and an 84-87 mph slider. He threw 127 pitches in the third outing of his college career, however, and his stuff rarely was as sharp afterward. The 6-foot-2, 200-pounder worked more at 88-92 mph and with a shorter slider, and he couldn't hold his spot in the weekend rotation. Mills still looks like a position player trying to pitch, working out of the stretch and struggling to repeat a less-than-smooth delivery. He'll have to be a reliever in pro ball. He's a draft-eligible sophomore, which complicates his signability.

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