Another lost year to Tommy John surgery blindsided the Tigers on Saturday when they announced Alex Faedo would be lost for 2021 with elbow-ligament surgery scheduled for this coming week.
Faedo, 25, was the Tigers’ first-round pick in 2017 out of the University of Florida. The right-hander was moving nicely up Detroit’s farm chain and wrapped up his 2019 season at Double-A Erie with a 3.90 ERA and 1.12 WHIP.
He ranks No. 6 on The Detroit News' top 50 prospects for 2021.
Faedo was shut down in August after six weeks of throwing with the Tigers’ taxi squad.