MLB Draft 2012 by the numbers

For a while during the second day of the Major League Baseball First Year Player Selection Draft, it looked like high school baseball players might become an endangered species.

With teams looking for easier signs due to the limited amount of signing bonus pool money allowed under the new collective bargaining agreement, college players were flying off the board while many high school players, including players ranked among the Top 100 in the country, were left to wonder if they would even be chosen in the draft.

However, a look at the numbers show that, percentage-wise, more high school players were chosen this year than in 2011. A total of 379 high school players (not counting Puerto Rico and Canada) were selected in the 40 rounds this year out of a total of 1,238 total selections. That means 30 percent of all players chosen were high school players.

In 2011, 448 high school players were chosen in the 50-round draft. With 1,530 overall players chosen, that works out to just 29 percent.



In fact, what appeared to be a lull in high school players selected on the second day of this year's draft was also a bit misleading. For the first 15 rounds, 32 percent of all players chosen were from high school. Over the final 25 rounds, only 29 percent were chosen.

California led the way among the 50 states with 80 selections, down just seven from last year despite 10 fewer rounds and nearly 300 fewer picks in this year's draft. Florida, after a strong first and second days, finished with 61, which is up four from last year. Texas finished with 43, also up from last year's total of 40.

Rounding out the Top 10 are Georgia with 23, Missouri and New York with 11 each and Alabama, Louisiana, North Carolina and Illinois with 10 apiece.

Alaska, Idaho, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming did not have any players chosen in the draft. Montana, which does not officially sanction baseball as a high school sport, had three players selected.

A total of 27 high schools had at least two players chosen in the draft. Two of those schools, Olympia (Orlando, Fla.) and Servite (Anaheim, Calif.) had three players, while Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) had four players chosen, including Nick Travieso, Ryan Castellanos, Nick Basto and Andre Martinez.

Only three Major League teams drafted 20 or more high school players, down from seven last year (due in part to the reduction in draft rounds). The New York Mets led the way with 23 while the Toronto Blue Jays chose 22 and the Philadelphia Phillies chose 20.



The Mets focused their draft on high school infielders, choosing seven that can play the middle infield, including their No. 1 overall pick Gavin Cecchini of Barbe (Lake Charles, La.).

For the second year in a row, the San Francisco Giants chose the fewest high school players, taking just five. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim also selected only five high school players.

No. of high school players chosen from each state (last year's total in parenthesis)

California - 80 (87)
    (Central Coast Section - 8)
    (Central Section - 4)
    (Los Angeles City Section - 0)
    (North Coast Section - 7)
    (Northern Section - 0)
    (Oakland Section - 0)
    (Sac-Joaquin Section - 8)
    (San Diego Section - 14)
    (San Francisco Section - 0)
    (Southern Section - 39)
Florida - 61 (57)
Texas - 43 (40)
Georgia - 23 (30)
Missouri - 11 (9)
New York - 11 (5)
Illinois - 10 (16)
Alabama - 10 (12)
Louisiana - 10 (9)
North Carolina - 10 (17)
Nevada - 7 (7)
Colorado - 6 (5)
Arizona - 6 (24)
Pennsylvania - 6 (16)
Oklahoma - 5 (12)
Mississippi - 5 (9)
Virginia - 4 (6)
Kentucky - 4 (7)
Michigan - 4 (9)
New Jersey - 4 (7)
South Carolina - 4 (12)
Tennessee - 4 (9)
New Mexico - 4 (2)
Ohio - 4 (4)
Delaware - 3 (2)
Montana - 3 (2)
Oregon - 3 (3)
Wisconsin - 2 (2)
Rhode Island - 2 (1)
Kansas - 2 (7)
Indiana - 2 (6)
Connecticut - 2 (3)
Arkansas - 2 (5)
Hawaii - 1 (7)
Iowa - 1 (5)
Minnesota - 1 (2)
West Virginia - 1 (0)
Alaska - 0 (0)
Idaho - 0 (1)
Maine - 0 (0)
Vermont - 0 (0)
North Dakota - 0 (1)
South Dakota - 0 (1)
Nebraska - 0 (1)
New Hampshire - 0 (2)
Wyoming - 0 (1)

High School Players chosen by MLB teams
New York Mets - 23
Toronto Blue Jays - 22
Philadelphia Phillies - 20
Pittsburgh Pirates - 18
Texas Rangers - 18
Kansas City Royals - 16
Cleveland Indians - 15
Boston Red Sox - 15
Chicago Cubs - 14
Atlanta Braves - 14
Arizona Diamondbacks - 13
Miami Marlins - 13
Seattle Mariners - 12
New York Yankees - 12
Colorado Rockies - 12
Los Angeles Dodgers - 12
Chicago White Sox - 11
San Diego Padres - 11
Oakland Athletics - 11
Minnesota Twins - 11
Washington Nationals - 11
Milwaukee Brewers - 10
Baltimore Orioles - 10
Detroit Tigers - 10
Houston Astros - 9
Cincinnati Reds - 9
St. Louis Cardinals - 8
Tampa Bay Rays - 6
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - 5
San Francisco Giants - 5

Top 100
Here's the Top 100 based on the MLB draft with the player's original ranking and draft number listed. Previous Top 100 players also listed in bold.
1. Byron Buxton, Appling County (Ga.), 2 - 2
2. Albert Almora, Mater Academy (Hialeah, Fla.), 11 - 6
3. Max Fried, Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.), 5 - 7
4. David Dahl, Oak Mountain (Birmingham, Ala.), 4 - 10
5. Addison Russell, Pace (Fla.), 14 - 11
6. Gavin Cecchini, Barbe (Lake Charles, La.), 10 - 12
7. Courtney Hawkins, Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas), 21 - 13
8. Nick Travieso, Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 30 - 14
9. Lucas Giolito, Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.), 1 - 16
10. D.J. Davis, Stone (Wiggins, Miss.), 47 - 17
11. Corey Seager, Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, N.C.), 29 - 18
12. Lucas Sims, Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.), 12 - 21
13. Stryker Trahan, Acadiana (Lafayette, La.), 13 - 26
14. Clint Coulter, Union (Vancouver, Wash.), 35 - 27
15. Lewis Brinson, Coral Springs (Fla.), 24 - 29
16. Ty Hensley, Edmond Santa Fe (Okla.), 23 - 30
17. Zach Eflin, Hagerty (Oviedo, Fla.), 34 - 33
18. Daniel Robertson, Upland (Calif.), 48 - 34
19. Joey Gallo, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), 8 - 39
20. Shane Watson, Lakewood (Calif.), 80 - 40
21. Lance McCullers, Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.), 6 - 41
22. Matt Olson, Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.), 65 - 47
23. Keon Barnum, King (Tampa, Fla.), 39 - 48
24. Jesse Winker, Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), 25 - 49
25. Matthew Smoral, Solon (Ohio), 9 - 50
26. Collin Wiles, Blue Valley West (Stilwell, Kan.), NR - 53
27. Mitch Gueller, W.F. West (Chehalis, Wash.), NR - 54
28. Walker Weickel, Olympia (Orlando, Fla.), 3 - 55
29. Paul Blackburn, Heritage (Brentwood, Calif.), NR - 56
30. Mitch Nay, Hamilton (Chandler, Ariz.), 71 - 58
31. Steve Bean, Rockwall (Texas), NR - 59
32. Tyler Gonzales, Madison (San Antonio), 57 - 60
33. Joe DeCarlo, Garnet Valley (Glen Mills, Pa.), 53 - 64
34. Duane Underwood, Pope (Marietta, Ga.), 19 - 67
35. Wyatt Mathisen, Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas), 100 - 69
36. Max White, Williston (Fla.), NR - 73
37. Teddy Stankiewicz, Fort Worth Christian (North Richland Hills, Texas), 46 - 75
38. Dylan Cozens, Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.), NR - 77
39. Mitchell Brown, Century (Rochester, Minn.), NR - 79
40. Chase DeJong, Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.), 86 - 81
41. Jermyll Jarmon, Indian River (Dagsboro, Del.), NR - 83
42. Carson Kelly, Westview (Portland, Ore.), 22 - 86
43. Jamie Callahan, Dillon (S.C.), 50 - 87
44. Spencer Edwards, Rockwall (Texas), NR - 88
45. Austin Aune, Argyle (Texas), NR - 89
46. Joe Munoz, Los Altos (Hacienda Heights, Calif.), NR - 90
47. Jake Thompson, Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall, Texas), NR - 91
48. Tyrone Taylor, Torrance (Calif.), NR - 92
50. Nick Williams, Ball (Galveston, Texas), 17 - 93
51. Alec Rash, A-D-M (Adel, Iowa), NR - 95
52. Adrian Marin, Gulliver Prep (Miami), NR - 99
53. Colin Rodgers, Parkview Baptist (Baton Rouge, La.), NR - 100
54. Ryan McNeil, Nipomo (Calif.), 68 - 101
55. Jonathan Sandford, Winter Springs (Fla.), NR - 103
56. Avery Romero, Menendez (St. Augustine, Fla.), NR - 104
57. Kyle Twomey, El Dorado (Placentia, Calif.), 59 - 106
58. Kieran Lovegrove, Mission Viejo (Calif.), NR - 110
59. Anthony Alford, Petal (Miss.), 44 - 112
60. Bryan De La Rosa, Olympic Heights (Boca Raton, Fla.), NR - 116
61. Austin Schotts, Centennial (Frisco, Texas), NR - 121
62. Zachary Quintanas, Arbor View (Las Vegas), NR - 122
63. Nathan Mikolas, Bradford (Kenosha, Wis.), NR - 124
64. Zach Green, Jesuit (Carmichael, Calif.), NR - 125
65. Tyler Pike, Winter Haven (Fla.), NR - 126
66. Kolby Copeland, Parkway (Bossier City, La.), 49 - 127
67. Ryan Warner, Pine Creek (Colorado Springs, Colo.), NR - 128
68. Rio Ruiz, Bishop Amat (La Puente, Calif.), 15 - 129
69. Andrew Lockett, Providence (Jacksonville, Fla.), NR - 135
70. Austin Dean, Klein Collins, (Spring, Texas), 36 - 137
71. BJ Boyd, Palo Alto (Calif.), NR - 139
72. Brandon Kaupe, Baldwin (Wailuku, Hawaii), NR - 140
73. D'Vone McClure, Jacksonville (Ark.), NR - 143
74. Justin Chigbogu, Raytown South (Raytown, Mo.), NR - 146
75. Ty Buttrey, Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 38 - 151
76. Nolan Gannon, Santa Fe Christian (Solana Beach, Calif.), NR - 152
77. Chuck Taylor, Mansfield Timberview (Arlington, Texas), NR - 153
78. Colin Poche, Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas), NR - 162
79. Chad Johnson, Galesburg (Ill.), NR - 163
80. Anthony Prieto, Americas (El Paso, Texas), NR - 164
81. Nick Basto, Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 98 - 171
82. Mason Felt, Hebron Academy (Dacula, Ga.), NR - 172
83. Bralin Jackson, Raytown South (Raytown, Mo.), NR - 182
84. Andrew Pullin, Centralia (Wash.), 82 - 188
85. Brett Phillips, Seminole (Fla.), NR - 189
86. Andre Martinez, Archbishop McCarthy (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), NR - 190
87. Timmy Lopes, Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.), NR - 191
88. Zach Lovvorn, Oxford (Ala.), NR - 193
89. Hayden Jennings, Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, La.), NR - 204
90. Joey Curletta, Mountaine Pointe (Phoenix), NR - 206
91. Damion Carroll, King George (Va.), NR - 212
92. Corey Oswalt, Madison (San Diego), 78 - 230
93. Josh Schubert, Calhoun (Ga.), NR - 233
94. Theo Alexander, Lake Washington (Kirkland, Wash.), NR - 236
95. Chase Patterson, Montgomery (Semmes, Ala.), NR - 237
96. Andrew Velazquez, Fordham Prep (Bronx, N.Y.), NR - 243
97. Nick Halamandaris, Stevenson (Pebble Beach, Calif.), NR - 251
98. Alfredo Escalera, IMG Academies (Bradenton, Fla.), NR - 253
99. Kevin Ross, Niles West (Skokie, Ill.), NR - 256
100. Thomas Nido, Orangewood Christian (Maitland, Fla.), 90 - 260