Baseball Notes for 2020 MLB Draft
6/10/2020 1:04:00 PM | Baseball
Southern Miss 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Notes
* Total Players selected since 1966: 83 (92 times total)
* First Player Chosen: 1966 - Frank Baker, Giants [22]
* Last Player Chosen: 2019 – J.C. Keys, Reds [23]
* Picks By Decade: 1960s – 4; 1970s – 5; 1980s – 11; 1990s – 23; 2000s – 23; 2010s – 26.
* Picks By Teams: 7 – White Sox; 6 – Cardinals, Giants; 5 – Phillies, Pirates, Red Sox, Royals; 4 – Astros, Athletics, Reds, Yankees; 3- Blue Jays, Braves, Diamondbacks, Indians, Mets, Orioles, Tigers, Twins; 2 – Brewers, Cubs, Mariners, Marlins, Rockies; 1 – Angels, Padres, Rangers.
* Picks By Round: 1 – 1; 2 – 4; 3 – 5; 4 – 1; 5 -2; 6 – 2; 7 – 3; 8 – 5; 9 – 2; 10 -1; 11 – 1; 12 – 4; 13 – 2; 14 – 5; 15 – 3; 16 – 2; 17 – 4; 18 – 1; 19 – 3; 20 – 2; 21 – 3; 22 – 6; 23 -2; 24 – 7; 25 – 3; 26 – 1; 27 – 2; 28 – 0; 29 – 0; 30 – 0; 31 – 1; 32 – 3; 33 – 0; 34 – 1; 35 – 1; 36 – 2; 37 – 1; 38 – 1; 40 – 1; 41 – 1; 44 – 1; 46 – 1.
* Highest Pick: Matt Wallner, Minnesota Twins (No. 39 Competitive Balance Round A in 2019)
* Lowest Pick: Mickey Dutil, Pittsburgh Pirates (Round 46 in 1992)
* Most Players Taken in Single Draft: 5, three times
  1990: Damon Pollard - Royals [14], Kevin Young - Pirates [15], Kerry Valrie - White Sox [19], Tony Phillips - Mets [19], John Gilligan - Blue Jays [36]
  1997: Brandon Parker - Mariners [2], Braxton Whitehead - Reds [14], Kyle Logan - Astros [21], Jared Martin - Diamondbacks [24], Donovan Marbury - Red Sox [35]
  2004: Jarrett Hoffpauir – Cardinals [6], Matt Shepherd – Cardinals [8], Ryan Frith – Phillies [17], Austin Tubb – Cardinals [32], Anthony Dewitt – Astros [36]
* Most Top 10 Round Picks in One Draft: 2003 (Clint King, White Sox [3]; Bob McCrory, Orioles [4]; Jeff Cook, Diamondbacks [5]
* First Player Drafted That Made Major Leagues: Frank Baker (Second Round, Yankees in 1967; Made debut with Yankees on Aug. 9, 1970)
* Total Number of Players Drafted to make Major Leagues: 13 (Frank Baker, John Bale, Chad Bradford, Cody Carroll, Scott Copeland, Tommy Davis, Brian Dozier, Jarrett Hoffpauir, Brent Leach, Bob McCrory, Pat Rapp, Bill Selby, Kevin Young)
* Last Player Chosen by Current Major League Organization (Year, Round):
Arizona: Jake Winston (2016, 17)
Atlanta: Bradley Roney (2014, 8)
Baltimore: Scott Copeland (2010, 21)
Boston: Taylor Nunez (2014, 27)
Chicago Cubs: Luke Reynolds (2018, 10)
Chicago White Sox: Mason Robbins (2014, 25)
Cincinnati: J.C. Keys (2019, 23)
Cleveland: Nick Sandlin (2018, 2)
Colorado: Hayden Roberts (2017, 34)
Detroit: Dylan Burdeaux (2017, 20)
Houston: Chuckie Robinson (2016, 21)
Kansas City: Daniel Best (2006, 14; Marc Maddux also taken that year in 9th round)
Los Angeles Angels: Wilson Plunkett (1973, 31)
Los Angeles Dodgers: None
Miami: Taylor Braley (2017, 6)
Milwaukee: Brad Willcutt (2005, 27)
Minnesota: Matt Wallner (2019, 1)
New York Mets: James Ewing (2009, 12)
New York Yankees: Tim Lynch (2016, 9)
Oakland: B.A. Vollmuth (2011, 3)
Philadelphia: Ryan Frith (2004, 17)
Pittsburgh: Brian Leach (2008, 25)
San Diego: Bo Davis (2009, 24)
San Francisco: Trey Sutton (2008, 20)
St. Louis: Andrew Pierce (2013, 8)
Seattle: Brandon Parker (1997, 2)
Tampa Bay: None
Texas: Doug Cronk (1988, 22)
Toronto: Conor Fisk (2014, 24)
Washington: None
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* Total Players selected since 1966: 83 (92 times total)
* First Player Chosen: 1966 - Frank Baker, Giants [22]
* Last Player Chosen: 2019 – J.C. Keys, Reds [23]
* Picks By Decade: 1960s – 4; 1970s – 5; 1980s – 11; 1990s – 23; 2000s – 23; 2010s – 26.
* Picks By Teams: 7 – White Sox; 6 – Cardinals, Giants; 5 – Phillies, Pirates, Red Sox, Royals; 4 – Astros, Athletics, Reds, Yankees; 3- Blue Jays, Braves, Diamondbacks, Indians, Mets, Orioles, Tigers, Twins; 2 – Brewers, Cubs, Mariners, Marlins, Rockies; 1 – Angels, Padres, Rangers.
* Picks By Round: 1 – 1; 2 – 4; 3 – 5; 4 – 1; 5 -2; 6 – 2; 7 – 3; 8 – 5; 9 – 2; 10 -1; 11 – 1; 12 – 4; 13 – 2; 14 – 5; 15 – 3; 16 – 2; 17 – 4; 18 – 1; 19 – 3; 20 – 2; 21 – 3; 22 – 6; 23 -2; 24 – 7; 25 – 3; 26 – 1; 27 – 2; 28 – 0; 29 – 0; 30 – 0; 31 – 1; 32 – 3; 33 – 0; 34 – 1; 35 – 1; 36 – 2; 37 – 1; 38 – 1; 40 – 1; 41 – 1; 44 – 1; 46 – 1.
* Highest Pick: Matt Wallner, Minnesota Twins (No. 39 Competitive Balance Round A in 2019)
* Lowest Pick: Mickey Dutil, Pittsburgh Pirates (Round 46 in 1992)
* Most Players Taken in Single Draft: 5, three times
  1990: Damon Pollard - Royals [14], Kevin Young - Pirates [15], Kerry Valrie - White Sox [19], Tony Phillips - Mets [19], John Gilligan - Blue Jays [36]
  1997: Brandon Parker - Mariners [2], Braxton Whitehead - Reds [14], Kyle Logan - Astros [21], Jared Martin - Diamondbacks [24], Donovan Marbury - Red Sox [35]
  2004: Jarrett Hoffpauir – Cardinals [6], Matt Shepherd – Cardinals [8], Ryan Frith – Phillies [17], Austin Tubb – Cardinals [32], Anthony Dewitt – Astros [36]
* Most Top 10 Round Picks in One Draft: 2003 (Clint King, White Sox [3]; Bob McCrory, Orioles [4]; Jeff Cook, Diamondbacks [5]
* First Player Drafted That Made Major Leagues: Frank Baker (Second Round, Yankees in 1967; Made debut with Yankees on Aug. 9, 1970)
* Total Number of Players Drafted to make Major Leagues: 13 (Frank Baker, John Bale, Chad Bradford, Cody Carroll, Scott Copeland, Tommy Davis, Brian Dozier, Jarrett Hoffpauir, Brent Leach, Bob McCrory, Pat Rapp, Bill Selby, Kevin Young)
* Last Player Chosen by Current Major League Organization (Year, Round):
Arizona: Jake Winston (2016, 17)
Atlanta: Bradley Roney (2014, 8)
Baltimore: Scott Copeland (2010, 21)
Boston: Taylor Nunez (2014, 27)
Chicago Cubs: Luke Reynolds (2018, 10)
Chicago White Sox: Mason Robbins (2014, 25)
Cincinnati: J.C. Keys (2019, 23)
Cleveland: Nick Sandlin (2018, 2)
Colorado: Hayden Roberts (2017, 34)
Detroit: Dylan Burdeaux (2017, 20)
Houston: Chuckie Robinson (2016, 21)
Kansas City: Daniel Best (2006, 14; Marc Maddux also taken that year in 9th round)
Los Angeles Angels: Wilson Plunkett (1973, 31)
Los Angeles Dodgers: None
Miami: Taylor Braley (2017, 6)
Milwaukee: Brad Willcutt (2005, 27)
Minnesota: Matt Wallner (2019, 1)
New York Mets: James Ewing (2009, 12)
New York Yankees: Tim Lynch (2016, 9)
Oakland: B.A. Vollmuth (2011, 3)
Philadelphia: Ryan Frith (2004, 17)
Pittsburgh: Brian Leach (2008, 25)
San Diego: Bo Davis (2009, 24)
San Francisco: Trey Sutton (2008, 20)
St. Louis: Andrew Pierce (2013, 8)
Seattle: Brandon Parker (1997, 2)
Tampa Bay: None
Texas: Doug Cronk (1988, 22)
Toronto: Conor Fisk (2014, 24)
Washington: None
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