With the new rules attached to the Major League Baseball draft, nondrafted players can sign free-agent deals with professional clubs for a maximum bonus of $20K. And as many know not many teams will take Undrafted Free Agent Signees straight out of Junior College.
However, that does not mean that there is not any former Junior College Standouts that signed free agent deals so far this year!
This list will be updated as we get more ect. but here is what has happened so far this time around!
Leading the way is a combination of teams. Chipola, Howard, Jefferson (MO), Spartanburg Methodist, and Walter State lead the way with 2 former players signing contracts in the recent weeks.
Including those 5 schools, 33 different schools have former players signing contracts.
Baltimore Orioles:
| Brandon Young | RHP | ULL | Howard (’17-18) |
| Dylan Harris | OF | North Carolina | Walters State (’17-’18) |
Boston Red Sox:
| Brian Van Belle | RHP | Miami | Broward (’16-’18) |
| Cole Milam | RHP | SIU-Edwardsville | Jefferson (’18) |
| Robert Kwiatkowski | RHP | Marshall | Spartanburg Methodist (’17-’18) |
Chicago Cubs:
| Scott McKeon | INF | Coastal Carolina | Brunswick (’17-’18) |
| Graham Lawson | RHP | South Carolina | Spartanburg Methodist (’16) |
| Scott Kobos | LHP | Coastal Carolina | St. Johns River (’17) |
Chicago White Sox:
| Brandon Jenkins | RHP | Seattle | Central Arizona (’19) |
| Brandon Bossard | INF | Robert Morris (NAIA) | Heartland (’17-’18) |
| Duke Ellis | OF | Texas | Panola (’17) |
Cincinnati Reds:
| Francisco Urbaez | 2B | Florida Atlantic | Chipola (’17-’18) |
| Tyler Keysor | RHP | Miami | East Florida State (’17-’18) |
| Brett Lockwood | RHP | Kansas State | Palomar (’16-’18) |
| Alex McGarry | UTIL | Oregon State | Tacoma (’17) |
Houston Astros:
| JC Correa | INF | Lamar | Alvin (’17-’18) |
| Justin Dirden | OF | Southeast Missouri | Jefferson (’17) |
| Cesar Gomez | RHP | UT-Arlington | North Central Texas (’17-’18) |
| Peter Zimmermann | INF | Missouri | San Jac (’18) |
| Kyle Gruller | RHP | Houston Baptist | Wharton (’17-’18) |
Kansas City Royals:
| Matt Schmidt | 1B | Michigan | Cypress (’16-’17) |
| Saul Garza | C/1B | LSU | Howard (’18) |
Los Angeles Dodgers:
| Robbie Peto | RHP | Stetson | State College of Florida (’18) |
Miami Marlins:
| Antonio Velez | LHP | Florida State | Hillsborough (’17-’18) |
| Brett Norwood | 3B | Virginia Commonwealth | South Florida State (’17-’18) |
Milwaukee Brewers:
| Drew Smith | INF | Grand Canyon | Northeast (’19) |
New York Mets:
| Austin Faith | RHP | Lamar | Navarro (’18-’19) |
| Drake Nightengale | RHP | South Alabama | Pearl River (’17-’18) |
| Kody Davidson | RHP | Tennessee | Walters State (’19), Dyersburg State (’18) |
New York Yankees:
| Trevor Holloway | RHP | Central Florida | Chipola (’18) |
| Blane Abeyta | RHP | Nevada | Modesto (‘118-’19) |
| Aaron Palensky | OF | Nebraska | Southeast (’18) |
| Jarod lessar | RHP | BYU | Utah State Eastern (’17-’18) |
San Diego Padres:
| Michael Green | OF | Clemson | Florence Darlington Tech (’18) |
| Zack Mathis | INF | LSU | San Joaquin Delta (’18-’19) |
Seattle Mariners:
| Matt Schefler | C | Auburn | Pierce (’17-’18) |
Texas Rangers:
| Nick Krauth | RHP | UConn | Diablo Valley (’19) |
Toronto Blue Jays:
| Mack Mueller | OF | Baylor | Cisco (’18) |
