The Detroit Tigers have had something of a pipeline with the University of Michigan’s baseball program of late. The Tigers have selected at least one Wolverine in each of the past three MLB drafts, and five overall since 2014.
It depends on how you look at it, though. Immediately prior to Detroit’s binge on Michigan players, they went six seasons (2008 to 2013) without drafting a Wolverine, and grabbed just three in all from 1999 to 2007. None of the eight selected in the past two decades have been selected all that highly, and not one of them has reached the majors (though 2014 pick Trent Szkutnik is currently at Triple-A Toledo).