TODD ANDREW SMYLY

BORN June 13, 1989 BIRTHPLACE Maumelle HIGH SCHOOL Little Rock Central COLLEGE Arkansas HT/WT 6-3, 190 pounds

BATS/THROWS left/left NOTEWORTHY Smyly was No. 16 on Baseball America’s list of top professional prospects in the state in 2007 and was a member of the Arkansas Democrat-gazette All-arkansas team. ... As a freshman at Arkansas in 2009, he earned the victory in Arkansas’ 11-0 victory over Oklahoma to advance to the NCAA super regionals. He allowed just 1 hit and struck out 12 in 8 1 / innings. 3 Smyly followed that by allowing 2 runs on 8 hits in 4 2 / innings against Virginia in 3 the College World Series. ... Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 2010 amateur draft and signed Aug. 16, 2010. ... Missed five starts at Class AA Erie in 2011 with left elbow tendonitis, but still finished the season with an 11-6 record and a 2.07 ERA.

Democrat-gazette file photo As a senior at Arkansas in 2010, Drew Smyly had a 9-1 record and a 2.80 overall ERA, including a 6-1 record and a 2.83 ERA in SEC games.