2013 MLB Draft: First Round Fun Facts

The MLB Draft has 40 rounds, so being selected in the first round is quite a distinction.

Baseball is one of the few sports where high schoolers are selected early and often, so the MLB Draft is much more relevant to the high school audience than most other drafts.

Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.), Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs, Fla.), Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) and Sarasota (Fla.) have produced the most first-round picks since 1990 with five each.

That three of the four schools come from California and Florida is no surprise (they are the two states with the most first-round selections), but Colorado is hardly a powerhouse when it comes to first-rounders. Colorado has had 13 players drafted in the first round since 1990, and five of them went to Cherry Creek.



Check below to see which schools have produced multiple first-round MLB draft picks, along with some other fun facts.

MLB First Round Fun Facts (from 1990-2012)

Most All-Stars
9 (1991): Dmitiri Young, Tyler Green, Shawn Estes, Manny Ramirez, Cliff Floyd, Shawn Green, Aaron Sele, Justin Thompson, Bobby Jones
8 (2005): Justin Upton, Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Braun, Ricky Romero, Troy Tulowitzki, Andrew McCutchen, Jay Bruce, Jacoby Ellsbury

Fewest All-Stars (before 2008)
3 (2000, 2006 and 2007): Adrian Gonzalez, Chase Utley, Adam Wainwright. 2006: Evan Longoria, Clayton Kershaw, Tim Lincecum. 2007: David Price, Matt Wieters, Jason Heyward

High Schools with multiple first-round picks:

Cherry Creek (Greenwood Village, Colo.) - 5
David Aardsma (No. 22, 2003)
Brad Lidge (No. 17, 1998)
Darnell McDonald (No. 26, 1997)
Matt Brunson (No. 9, 1993)
John Burke (No. 6, 1991 and No. 27, 1992)

Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs, Fla.) - 5
Nick Franklin (No. 27, 2009)
Jemile Weeks (No. 12, 2008)
Rickie Weeks (No. 2, 2003)
Felipe Lopez (No. 8, 1998)
Jason Varitek (No. 21, 1993 and No. 14, 1994)

Rancho Bernardo (San Diego) - 5
Allan Dykstra (No. 23, 2008)
Cole Hamels (No. 17, 2002)
Matt Wheatland (No. 8, 2000)
Scott Heart (No. 25, 2000)
Jamie Jones (No. 6, 1995)



Sarasota (Fla.) - 5
Casey Kelly (No. 30, 2008)
John-Ford Griffin (No. 23, 2001)
Bobby Seay (No. 12, 1996)
Doug Million (No. 7, 1994)
Matt Drews (No. 13, 1993)

Bellaire (Texas) - 4
Kyle McCulloch (No. 29, 2006)
Bubba Crosby (No. 23, 1998)
Jose Cruz Jr. (No. 3, 1995)
Kelly Wunsch (No. 26, 1993)

Lamar (Houston) - 4
Anthony Rendon (No. 6, 2011)
Joe Savery (No. 19, 2007)
Jeff Niemann (No. 4, 2004)
Kenny Baugh (No. 11, 2001)

Lowndes (Valdosta, Ga.) - 4
Stephen Drew (No. 15, 2004)
J.D. Drew (No. 2, 1997 and No. 5, 1998)
Tim Drew (No. 28, 1997)

Wellington (Fla.) - 4
Brian Snyder (No. 26, 2003)
Justin Pope (No. 28, 2001)
Sean Burnett (No. 19, 2000)
Bobby Bradley (No. 8, 1999)

Acadiana (Lafayette, La.) - 3
Stryker Trahan (No. 26, 2012)
Gil Meche (No. 22, 1996)
Joe Fontenot (No. 16, 1995)



Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati) - 3
Alex Wimmers (No. 21, 2010)
Andrew Brackman (No. 30, 2007)
Adam Hyzdu (No. 15, 1990)

Chatsworth (Calif.) - 3
Mike Moustakas (No. 2, 2007)
Matt Dominguez (No. 12, 2007)
Derek Wallace (No. 11, 1992)

Great Bridge (Chesapeake, Va.) - 3
Justin Upton (No. 1, 2005)
Michael Cuddyer (No. 9, 1997)
John Curtice (No. 17, 1997)

Jesuit (Tampa, Fla.) - 3
Geoff Goetz (No. 6, 1997)
Sam Marsonek (No. 24, 1996)
Marc Valdes (No. 27, 1993)

Kingwood (Texas) - 3
Jeff Austin (No. 4, 1998)
Mark Mangum (No. 18, 1997)
Andy Yount (No. 15, 1995)

La Quinta (Calif.) - 3
Ian Kennedy (No. 21, 2006)
Ian Stewart (No. 10, 2003)
Bobby Crosby (No. 25, 2001)



Malvern Prep (Pa.) - 3
Josh McKinley (No. 11, 1998)
Glenn Davis (No. 25, 1997)
Ben Davis (No. 2, 1995)

Norco (Calif.) - 3
Matt Hobgood (No. 5, 2009)
James Simmons (No. 26, 2007)
Daron Kirkreit (No. 11, 1993)

West Brook (Beaumont, Texas) - 3
Jay Bruce (No. 12, 2005)
Jason Tyner (No. 21, 1998)
Chip Ambres (No. 27, 1998)

American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) - 2
Deven Marrero (No. 24, 2012)
Eric Hosmer (No. 3, 2008)

Barbe (Lake Charles, La.) - 2
Gavin Cecchini (No. 12, 2012)
Joe Lawrence (No. 16, 1996)

Bishop England (Charleston, S.C.) - 2
Reese Havens (No. 22, 2008)
Drew Meyer (No. 10, 2002)

Brookwood (Snellville, Ga.) - 2
Lucas Sims (No. 21, 2012)
Jason Bulger (No. 22, 2001)



Buchholz (Gainesville, Fla.) - 2
LeVon Washington (No. 30, 2009)
Andrew Miller (No. 6, 2006)

Camarillo (Calif.) - 2
Delmon Young (No. 1, 2003)
Joe Borchard (No. 12, 2000)

Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo, Calif.) - 2
Tyler Matzek (No. 11, 2009)
Cade Gaspar (No. 18, 1994)

Carroll (Corpus Christi, Texas) - 2
Courtney Hawkins (No. 13, 2012)
Cliff Pennington (No. 21, 2005)

Chaparral (Scottsdale, Ariz.) - 2
Ike Davis (No. 18, 2008)
Paul Konerko (No. 13, 1994)

Christ the King (Middle Village, N.Y.) - 2
Allen Watson (No. 21, 1991)
Steve Karsay (No. 22, 1990)



Columbus (Miami) - 2
Carlos Gutierrez (No. 27, 2008)
David Yocum (No. 20, 1995)

Conroe (Texas) - 2
Andrew Cashner (No. 19, 2008)
Jeromy Burnitz (No. 17, 1990)

Coral Gables (Fla.) - 2
Yonder Alonso (No. 7, 2008)
Rick Greene (No. 16, 1992)

Crespi (Encino, Calif.) - 2
Trevor Plouffe (No. 20, 2004)
Sean Gilmartin (No. 28, 2011)

Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minn.) - 2
Joe Mauer (No. 1, 2001)
Chris Schwab (No. 18, 1993)

Cypress (Calif.) - 2
Josh Vitters (No. 3, 2007)
Scott Moore (No. 8, 2002)



Cypress Falls (Houston) - 2
Clint Evers (No. 5, 2002)
Scott Kazmir (No. 15, 2002)

Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Fla.) - 2
Johnny Damon (No. 35, 1992)
Brian Barber (No. 22, 1991)

El Camino (Sacramento, Calif.) - 2
Tim Wheeler (No. 32, 2009)
Derrek Lee (No. 14, 1993)

El Dorado (Placentia, Calif.) - 2
Phil Nevin (No. 1, 1992)
Pete Janicki (No. 8, 1992)

Fort Bend Elkins (Missouri City, Texas) - 2
James Loney (No. 19, 2002)
Kip Wells (No. 16, 1998)

Grand Prairie (Grand Prairie, Texas) - 2
Lance Broadway (No. 15, 2005)
Kerry Wood (No. 4, 1995)



Harrison (Kennesaw, Ga.) - 2
Corey Patterson (No. 3, 1998)
Adam Everett (No. 12, 1998)

Hartsville (S.C.) - 2
Lance Lynn (No. 39, 2008)
Jacob Shumate (No. 27, 1994)

Harvard-Westlake (Studio City, Calif.) - 2
Max Fried (No. 7, 2012)
Lucas Giolito (No. 16, 2012)

Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.) - 2
Tim Alderson (No. 22, 2007)
Ryan Mills (No. 6, 1998)

Huntington Beach (Calif.) - 2
Hank Conger (No. 25, 2006)
Jon Ward (No. 30, 1992)

John Carroll Catholic (Fort Pierce, Fla.) - 2
Colton Willems (No. 22, 2006)
Clint Johnston (No. 15, 1998)

Klein (Texas) - 2
Matt Purke (No. 14, 2009)
David Murphy (No. 17, 2003)



Marina (Huntington Beach, Calif.) - 2
Daric Barton (No. 28, 2003)
Marc Newfield (No. 6, 1990)

Marshall (Texas) - 2
Derick Grigsby (No. 29, 2002)
Colt Griffin (No. 9, 2001)

Martin (Arlington, Texas) - 2
Ben Grieve (No. 2, 1994)
Todd Van Poppel (No. 14, 1990)

Memorial (Houston) - 2
Kevin Ahrens (No. 16, 2007)
Jake Gautreau (No. 14, 2001)

Millikan (Long Beach, Calif.) - 2
Nick Bierbrodt (No. 30, 1996)
Dante Powell (No. 22, 1994)

Monsignor Pace (Miami) - 2
Chris Marrero (No. 15, 2006)
Alex Fernandez (No. 4, 1990)



Mt. Carmel (San Diego) - 2
Eric Munson (No. 3, 1999)
Eric Chavez (No. 10, 1996)

Mount St. Joseph (Baltimore) - 2
Gavin Floyd (No. 4, 2001)
Mark Teixiera (No. 5, 2001)

Owasso (Okla.) - 2
Dylan Bundy (No. 4, 2011)
Peter Kozma (No. 18, 2007)

Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.) - 2
Jeff Francoeur (No. 23, 2002)
Kendall Rhine (No. 37, 1992)

Putnam City (Oklahoma City) - 2
Andrew Heaney (No. 9, 2012)
C.J. Henry (No. 17, 2005)

Redwood (Visalia, Calif.) - 2
Richie Robnett (No. 26, 2004)
Aaron Hill (No. 13, 2003)



Round Rock (Texas) - 2
John Danks (No. 9, 2003)
Danny Peoples (No. 28, 1996)

Russell County (Seale, Ala.) - 2
Kasey Kiker (No. 12, 2006)
Colby Rasmus (No. 28, 2005)

Seton Hall Prep (West Orange, N.J.) - 2
Rick Porcello (No. 27, 2007)
Eric Duncan (No. 27, 2003)

Simi Valley (Calif.) - 2
Jered Weaver (No. 12, 2004)
Jeff Weaver (No. 14, 1998)

Sprayberry (Marietta, Ga.) - 2
Kris Benson (No. 1, 1996)
Rick Elder (No. 26, 1998)

St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) - 2
Tyler Greene (No. 30, 2005)
Chad Mottola (No. 5, 1992)



St. Xavier (Louisville, Ky.) - 2
Chris Burke (No. 10, 2001)
Matt Anderson (No. 1, 1997)

Stratford (Goose Creek, S.C.) - 2
Justin Smoak (No. 11, 2008)
Matt Wieters (No. 5, 2007)

The Woodlands (Texas) - 2
Jameson Taillon (No. 2, 2010)
Kyle Drabek (No. 18, 2006)

Thornwood (South Holland, Ill.) - 2
Mark Mulder (No. 2, 1998)
Cliff Floyd (No. 14, 1991)

Torrance (Calif.) - 2
Antone Williamson (No. 4, 1994)
Jason Kendall (No. 23, 1992)

Torrey Pines (San Diego) - 2
Adam Johnson (No. 2, 2000)
Chad Hutchinson (No. 26, 1995)



Tullahoma (Tenn.) - 2
Bryan Morris (No. 26, 2006)
Dewon Brazelton (No. 3, 2001)

Tupelo (Miss.) - 2
Chris Stratton (No. 20, 2012)
Kirk Presley (No. 8, 1993)

Turlock (Calif.) - 2
Dan Reichert (No. 7, 1997)
Steve Soderstrom (No. 6, 1993)

University City (San Diego) - 2
Mark Prior (No. 2, 2001)
Barry Zito (No. 9, 1999)

Upland (Calif.) - 2
Jeff Liefer (No. 25, 1995)
Dave Coggin (No. 30, 1995)

Westlake (Westlake Village, Calif.) - 2
Christian Yelich (No. 23, 2010)
Mike Lieberthal (No. 3, 1990)



Westminster Christian (Miami) - 2
J.P. Arencibia (No. 21, 2007)
Alex Rodriguez (No. 1, 1993)

Wheeler (Marietta, Ga.) - 2
Jeremy Hermida (No. 11, 2002)
Josh Burrus (No. 29, 2001)

Wolfson (Jacksonville, Fla.) - 2
Billy Butler (No. 14, 2004)
Eric Hurley (No. 30, 2004)

Woodrow Wilson (Long Beach, Calif.) - 2
Aaron Hicks (No. 14, 2008)
Sean Burroughs (No. 9, 1998)

Total First Round Draft Picks By State
California - 139 (62 straight out of high school)
Florida - 87 (53)
Texas - 81 (36)
Georgia - 42 (29)
Virginia - 20 (10)
Louisiana - 19 (7)
New York - 18 (5)
North Carolina - 17 (8)
Pennsylvania - 17 (10)
South Carolina - 16 (10)
Colorado - 13 (5)
Illinois - 13 (4)
Indiana - 13 (5)
Oklahoma - 13 (9)
Ohio - 13 (2)
Washington - 13 (9)
Arizona - 12 (3)
New Jersey - 12 (7)
Tennessee - 11 (2)
Kentucky - 10 (5)
Alabama - 9 (4)
Kansas - 9 (2)
Puerto Rico - 9 (6)
Massachusetts - 8 (3)
Canada - 7 (3)
Missouri - 7 (4)
Mississippi - 7 (4)
Nevada - 7 (4)
Michigan - 6 (2)
Connecticut - 5 (1)
Minnesota - 5 (3)
Oregon - 5 (1)
Maryland - 4 (1)
Arkansas - 3 (1)
Hawaii - 2 (0)
North Dakota - 2 (0)
Nebraska - 2 (0)
New Hampshire - 2 (1)
New Mexico - 2 (2)
West Virginia - 2 (0)
Cuba - 1 (1)
Iowa - 1 (0)
Maine - 1 (1)
Rhode Island - 1 (1)
South Dakota - 1 (0)
Utah - 1 (1)
Wisconsin - 1 (0)
Wyoming - 1 (1)
Alaska - 0
Montana - 0
Idaho - 0
Vermont - 0
Washington, D.C. - 0

Highest percentage of draftees out of high school (min. 10 players drafted)
Georgia - 69 percent
Oklahoma - 69 percent
Washington - 69 percent
South Carolina - 62.5 percent
Florida - 61 percent




MaxPreps editorial assistant Chris Brown contributed to this report.