The Tigers assigned Mize to their minor-league camp Tuesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Mize, the top overall pick in the 2018 first-year player draft, made two appearances in Grapefruit League play, giving up one run and striking out a pair of hitters over two innings. He'll likely open the 2019 campaign at Double-A Erie or High-A Lakeland.

Mize made his spring training debut and allowed a hit to the only batter he faced in Wednesday's Grapefruit League win over the Yankees.

EDGE Analysis

Mize, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 first-year player draft, didn't have the chance to do much on the mound in this one, but the Tigers surely want to get a good look at their potential future ace this spring. The 21-year-old right-hander posted a combined 3.95 ERA and 14:3 K:BB across 13.2 innings between rookie ball and High-A in 2018, and he figures to begin this season at either High-A or Double-A as he looks to increase his minor league workload before advancing to the majors.

Mize was invited to the Tigers' major-league camp Monday, Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press reports.

EDGE Analysis

Mize, who was taken with the first overall pick in the 2018 first-year player draft, will get a chance to show off his skills in front of the big-league coaching staff, though he isn't a real candidate to earn a job right out of camp seeing as he hasn't appeared above High-A. The 21-year-old right-hander posted a combined 3.95 ERA and 14:3 K:BB across 13.2 innings between rookie ball and High-A in 2018.

Mize will be shut down for the rest of the minor league season because he's reached his innings limit, and he's expected to return for the fall Instructional League, Lynn Henning of the Detroit News reports.

EDGE Analysis

Henning notes that Mize isn't injured, but the Tigers are simply being conservative with the workload for the No. 1 overall pick in June's first-year player draft, especially after he tossed 114.2 innings this year as a junior at Auburn. The 21-year-old will finish with 13.2 innings between rookie ball and High-A Lakeland in his first taste of the professional level. Mize is expected to pitch in the fall Instructional League and he could begin next year at Double-A. The righty is one of the top pitching prospects in baseball, and his college pedigree could allow him to make it to the majors relatively quickly.

Mize worked three shutout innings Tuesday in his debut for High-A Lakeland. He ceded a base hit and no walks while striking out four in the outing.

EDGE Analysis

After breezing through his professional debut with the Tigers' Gulf Coast League affiliate last week, Mize moved up a few rungs on the minor-league ladder and looked similarly unfazed. The 21-year-old threw 28 of his 44 pitches for strikes and made use of his full arsenal, including the upper-80s splitter that's regarded as his most deadly offering. The Tigers are likely to monitor Mize's pitch and innings counts carefully after he was making regular starts into early June during his junior season at Auburn, with most of his appearances from here on out likely to come in the Florida State League.

Mize will make his professional debut Thursday in the Gulf Coast League, Emily Waldon of The Athletic Detroit reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Tigers understandably gave Mize plenty of rest after his junior season at Auburn, but he threw a 30-pitch side session Monday with High-A Lakeland and will now join the GCL Tigers West for a 30-pitch outing, going either one or two innings. Assuming all goes as expected, he will return to Lakeland for a 3-to-4 inning start July 31. The main takeaway for dynasty leagues is that Mize is healthy and appears poised to spend the bulk of the remainder of this season at the High-A level, which could set him up to open 2019 at Double-A.

Mize and the Tigers agreed Monday to a contract that includes a $7.5 million signing bonus, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The signing bonus is about $500,000 below recommend slot value, but it still amounts to the second-biggest contract in the history of the first-year player draft. Though he's now signed, Mize, whom the Tigers tabbed with the No. 1 overall selection, seems unlikely to pitch much for the rest of 2018 after accruing 114.2 innings this spring during his junior season at Auburn. Even if he fails to see much work over the next few months, Mize still checks in as the Tigers' clear top prospect thanks to his deep repertoire and plus control.