With the 2021 MLB Draft ending on Tuesday. We sat down and broke down everything.
Where Junior College Ties were, The percent that Had junior College Ties. Which teams had the most Junior College Bandits, Who had the least number of bandits, what was the longest Stretch between Bandit picks, and a few others
To start, let’s look at the draft as a whole.
Over the 20 Rounds, there were 612 players drafted. Of those 612 there were 115 High School Guys and 497 College guys.
Of those College guys, there were 128 that had Junior College Ties in one way or another.
Of those 128 with Junior college ties, there were 47 Players taken straight from a Junior College. (39 NJCAA, 7 CCCAA, 1 NWAC)
So 20.9% of the Total draft had a Junior College tie.
And 25.7% of Just Drafter College Players had Junior College Ties.
Here is the breakdown by Junior College Division
NWAC
3 with NWAC Connections
1 straight from an NWAC School
CCCAA
17 with CCCAA Connections
7 straight from a CCCAA School
NJCAA
108 with NJCAA Connections
39 straight from an NJCAA School
What is the age-old question that is always asked? Does the Junior College Route help you get drafted/seen?
Does this answer that question?
As mentioned in the Day 2 Recap. There were no players taken in the 1st and CB-A rounds. Making the first Player with Junior College Ties taken at #45 in Ky Bush who was a former Central Arizona Pitcher, who was picked by the Angels.
The next was taken at #71 (CB-B) in Robert Gasser, former San Joaquin Delta Pitcher, who was drafted by the Padres.
The first Straight of Junior College Player that was taken was taken #91 (3rd Round) in Ricky Tiedemann out of Golden West, who was drafted by the Blue Jays.
There were multiple times in the 2nd two days where Bandits were taken in back-to-back picks. The first time it happened was in the 4th Round with picks 121 and 122. With pick 121 the Blue Jays selected former Panola Pitcher Chad Dallas, and with Pick 122 the Yankees selected former Iowa Western Infielder Cooper Bowman.
It happened two different times in the 9th Round. First was back to back with picks 261 and 262 (Brandon Olthoff-Palomar, Levi David-Navarro). Then again with picks 266,267, and 268 (Mat Olsen-Central Arizona, Brannon Jordan-Cowley, Aaron Brown-State College of Florida)
It happened 13 other times in the rest of the draft.
Every Single MLB Team Drafted someone that had a Junior College Tie. Every single one of them.
The Reds led the way drafting 10, the Pirates and Royals each drafted 7, and the Angels, Astros, Brewers, Mariners, and Twins each drafted 6.
The teams with the least were both the Giants and Rockies who each drafted 1.
To wrap up the Draft recap here is a list of the top 10 Junior College Schools that had Current/Former Players Taken in the 2021 MLB Draft
There were a total of 75 Different Junior Colleges with Players Selected. (12 CCCAA, 3 NWAC, 60 NJCAA)
Schools with the Most Current/Former Players Drafted
Juco | Div | Total |
State College of Florida | NJCAA | 8 |
Central Arizona | NJCAA | 6 |
Chipola | NJCAA | 5 |
Florida SouthWestern State | NJCAA | 5 |
San Jac | NJCAA | 5 |
Southern Nevada | NJCAA | 4 |
Cypress | CCCAA | 4 |
John A. Logan | NJCAA | 4 |
McLennan | NJCAA | 3 |
Cental Florida | NJCAA | 3 |
Iowa Western | NJCAA | 3 |
Northwest Florida | NJCAA | 3 |
Yavapia | NJCAA | 3 |
Gold West | CCCAA | 2 |
Sac City | CCCAA | 2 |
South Mountain | NJCAA | 2 |
Weatherford | NJCAA | 2 |
Blinn | NJCAA | 2 |
Santa Fe | NJCAA | 2 |
St. Johns River | NJCAA | 2 |
Schools with the Most Current Players Drafted
Juco | Div | Current |
Chipola | NJCAA | 4 |
Florida SouthWestern State | NJCAA | 4 |
Central Arizona | NJCAA | 3 |
Southern Nevada | NJCAA | 3 |
State College of Florida | NJCAA | 2 |
San Jac | NJCAA | 2 |
Cypress | CCCAA | 2 |
McLennan | NJCAA | 2 |
Gold West | CCCAA | 2 |
22 with Just 1 |
Schools with the most Former Players Drafted
Juco | Div | Former |
State College of Florida | NJCAA | 6 |
John A. Logan | NJCAA | 4 |
Central Arizona | NJCAA | 3 |
San Jac | NJCAA | 3 |
Iowa Western | NJCAA | 3 |
Northwest Florida | NJCAA | 3 |
Yavapia | NJCAA | 3 |
Cypress | CCCAA | 2 |
Cental Florida | NJCAA | 2 |
Blinn | NJCAA | 2 |
Santa Fe | NJCAA | 2 |
St. Johns River | NJCAA | 2 |
San Joaquin Delta | CCCAA | 2 |
Break Down of How Many Bandits were taken by each team
Team | # of Bandits |
Reds | 10 |
Pirates | 7 |
Royals | 7 |
Angels | 6 |
Astros | 6 |
Brewers | 6 |
Mariners | 6 |
Twins | 6 |
Dodgers | 5 |
Phillies | 5 |
Rangers | 5 |
Red Sox | 5 |
Tigers | 5 |
A’s | 4 |
Blue Jays | 4 |
Diamondbacks | 4 |
Marlins | 4 |
Rays | 4 |
White Sox | 4 |
Yankees | 4 |
Braves | 3 |
Orioles | 3 |
Padres | 3 |
Cardinals | 2 |
Cubs | 2 |
Indians | 2 |
Mets | 2 |
Narionals | 2 |
Giants | 1 |
Rockies | 1 |
2021 Full List of Junior College Drafted Players
Round | Pick | Teams | Name | Pos | School | Juco |
2nd | 45 | Angels | Ky Bush | LHP | St. Mary’s | Central Arizona |
CB-B | 71 | Padres | Robert Gasser | LHP | Houston | San Joaquin Delta |
3rd | 81 | Mets | Dominic Hamel | RHP | Dallas Baptist | Yavapia |
3rd | 91 | Blue Jays | Ricky Tiedemann | LHP | Golden West | |
3rd | 96 | Braves | Dylan Dodd | LHP | Southeast Missouri | Kankakee |
3rd | 98 | Twins | Cade Povich | LHP | Nebraska | South Mountain |
4th | 113 | Mariners | Bryce Miller | RHP | Texas A&M | Blinn |
4th | 116 | Brewers | Logan Hemderson | RHP | *Texas A&M | McLennan |
4th | 121 | Blue Jays | Chad Dallas | RHP | Tennessee | Panola |
4th | 122 | Yankees | Cooper Bowman | 2B | Louisville | Iowa Western |
4th | 128 | Twins | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 3B | Oklahoma State | Yavapia |
5th | 133 | Pirates | Jackson Glenn | 3B | Dallas Baptist | Grayson |
5th | 135 | Tigers | Tanner Kohlhepp | RHP | Notre Dame | Iowa Western |
5th | 137 | Orioles | Carlos Tavera | RHP | UT-Arlington | Weatherford |
5th | 150 | Reds | Thomas Farr | RHP | South Carolina | Northwest Florida |
5th | 154 | Cubs | Liam Spence | Ss | Tennessee | Central Arizona |
5th | 161 | Rays | Mason Auer | OF/RHP | *Oregon | San Jac |
6th | 163 | Pirates | Mike Jarvis | 2B | San Diego State | Saddleback |
6th | 165 | Tigers | Austin Murr | OF | NC State | Des Moines Area |
6th | 169 | Royals | Dayton Dooney | 2B | *Tennessee | Central Arizona |
6th | 171 | Angels | Jake Smith | RHP | Miami | State College of Florida |
6th | 177 | Brewers | Carlos Rodrigez | P | Florida Southwestern State | |
6th | 178 | Astros | Spencer Arrighetti | RHP | Louisiana Lafayette | Navarro |
6th | 180 | Reds | Justice Thompson | OF | North Carolina | Northwest Florida |
6th | 185 | White Sox | Taylor Broadway | RHP | Mississipppi | Tyler |
7th | 193 | Pirates | Wyatt Hendrie | C | San Diego State | Antelope Valley |
7th | 201 | Angels | Ryan Costeiu | RHP | Arkansas | Sac City |
7th | 205 | Phillies | Christian Mcgowan | RHP | *Texas Tech | Eastern Oklahoma |
7th | 207 | Brewers | Tristan Peters | OF | SIU-Carbondale | Chandler Gilbert |
7th | 213 | Yankees | Robert Ahlstrom | LHP | Oregon | Chemeka |
7th | 218 | A’s | Brett Harris | 3B | Gonzaga | Central Arizona |
8th | 238 | Astros | Colton Gordon | LHP | Central Florida | Hillsbourough |
8th | 240 | Reds | Hunter Parks | RHP | *South Carolina | Florence Darlington Tech |
9th | 253 | Pirates | Luke Brown | OF | Lousiville | John A. Logan |
9th | 254 | Rangers | Liam Hicks | C | Arkansas State | Mineral Area |
9th | 256 | Red Sox | Tyler Miller | 3B | Auburn | East Mississippi |
9th | 258 | Diamondbacks | Jake Rice | LHP | Kennesaw state | Gulf Coast |
9th | 261 | Angels | Brandon Olthoff | RHP | Tulane | Palomar |
9th | 262 | Mets | Levi David | RHP | Northwestern (LA) | McLennan |
9th | 264 | Mariners | Spencer Packard | OF | Campbell | Arizona Western |
9th | 266 | Giants | Mat Olsen | RHP | *Arizona State | Central Arizona |
9th | 267 | Brewers | Brannon Jordan | RHP | South Carolina | Cowley |
9th | 268 | Astros | Aaron Brown | P | Middle Tennessee State | State College of Florida |
9th | 274 | Cubs | Chase Watkins | LHP | Oregon State | Central Florida |
9th | 281 | Rays | Alex Ayala | LHP | Florida SouthWestern State | |
10th | 284 | Rangers | CJ Widger | LHP | Rowan Gloucester | |
10th | 291 | Angels | Andrew Peters | RHP | South Carolina | John A. Logan |
10th | 294 | Mariners | Jordan Jackson | RHP | Georgia Shouthern | Spartanburg Methodist |
10th | 299 | Marlins | Hunter Perdue | Florida State | State College of Florida | |
10th | 300 | Reds | Donovan Benoit | Rhp | Tulane | Santa Fe |
10th | 306 | Indians | Franco Aleman | RHP | Florida | St. Johns River |
11th | 315 | Tigers | Josh Crouch | C | Central Florida | State College of Florida |
11th | 321 | Angels | Chase Silseth | RHP | Arizona | Southern Nevada |
11th | 323 | Nationals | Marc Davis | RHP | Florida Southwestern State | |
11th | 325 | Phillies | Andrew Baker | RHP | *South Carolina | Chipola |
11th | 330 | Reds | Shawn Guilliams | RHP | *Florida | Central Florida |
11th | 331 | Cardinals | Mach Chambers | SS | New Mexico | Seminole State (OK) |
11th | 333 | Yankees | Jack Neely | RHP | Ohio State | Iowa Western |
11th | 336 | Indians | Hunter Stanleu | RHP | Southern Miss | Meridian |
11th | 339 | Twins | Brandon Birdsell | RHP | Texas Tech | San Jac |
11th | 342 | Dodgers | Justin Wrobleski | LHP | Oklahoma State | State College of Florida |
12th | 343 | Pirates | Chazz Martinez | RHP | Orange Coast | |
12th | 344 | Rangers | Jackson Leath | RHP | Tennessee | Blinn |
12th | 349 | Royals | Tyson Guerrero | LHP | Washington | Lower Columbia |
12th | 354 | Mariners | Corey Rosier | OF | UNC Greensboro | Chipola |
12th | 358 | Astros | Rhett Kouba | RHP | Dallas Baptist | North Central Texas |
12th | 360 | Reds | Juilian Aguiar | RHP | Cypress | |
12th | 365 | White Sox | Johnny Ray | RHP | TCU | John A. Logan |
12th | 367 | Braves | Andrew Hoffmann | RHP | Illinois | John A. Logan |
12th | 368 | A’s | Mitch Meyers | RHP | Pittsburgh | Florida Southwestern State |
12th | 371 | Rays | Johnny Cuevas | RHP/3B | *Cal State Fullerton | Southern Nevada |
12th | 372 | Dodgers | Ronan Kopp | LHP | South Mountain | |
13th | 374 | Rangers | Thomas Ireland | RHP | Polk State | |
13th | 378 | Diamondbacks | Josh Swales | RHP | Southern Nevada | |
13th | 379 | Royals | Patrick Hallogan | RHP | Pensacola State | |
13th | 395 | White Sox | Colby Smelley | C | Shelton State | |
13th | 400 | Padres | Kobe Robinson | RHP | Chattanooga State | |
13th | 402 | Dodgers | Antonio Knowles | RHP | *Florida | Florida Southwestern State |
14th | 404 | Rangers | Tucker Mitcjell | C | State College of Florida | |
14th | 406 | Red Sox | Jacob Webb | P | Miami (Oh) | Sinclair |
14th | 408 | Diamondbacks | Channy Ortiz | Ss | Grand Canyon | Yavapia |
14th | 414 | Mariners | Andrew Moore | RHP | Chipola | |
14th | 418 | Astros | Bryant Salgado | RHP | Oregon State | San Jac |
14th | 422 | Blue Jays | Damiano Palmegiani | 3B | *Arizona | Southern Nevada |
14th | 425 | White Sox | Noah Owens | RHP | Golden West | |
14th | 428 | A’s | Jonny Butler | OF | NC State | Heartland |
15th | 433 | Pirates | Tyler Samaniego | P | South Alabama | Northeast Mississippi |
15th | 439 | Royals | River Towns | OF | Dallas Baptist | LSU-Eunice |
15th | 447 | Brewers | Hunter Hollan | P | San Jac | |
15th | 448 | Astros | Adrian Chaidez | RHP | UCLA | Cypress |
15th | 461 | Rays | Connor Angel | P | UL-Lafayette | Northwest Florida |
16th | 466 | Red Sox | BJ Vela | 2B | Reedley | |
16th | 467 | Orioles | Peter Van Loon | RHP | UC-Irvine | Ohlone |
16th | 469 | Royals | Anthony Simonelli | P | Virginia Tech | St. Johns River |
16th | 475 | Phillies | Ty Collins | P | Glendale | |
16th | 479 | Marlins | Ivan Melendez | 1B | Texas | Odessa |
16th | 480 | Reds | Owen Holts | P | *TCU | Alvin |
16th | 481 | Cardinals | Aaron McKeithan | C | Charlotte | State College of Florida |
16th | 483 | Yankees | Cole Ayers | P | State College of Florida | |
16th | 487 | Braves | Kris Anglin | P | Howard | |
16th | 489 | Twins | Johnathan Lavaller | RHP | Long Beach | LA Pierce |
17th | 496 | Red Sox | Luis Guerrero | P | Chipola | |
17th | 500 | Rockies | Jarrod Cande | OF | Florida Southern | Santa Fe |
17th | 509 | Marlins | Justin Fall | LHP | Arizona State | Brookdale |
17th | 510 | Reds | Dennis Boatman | RHP | Sac City | |
17th | 522 | Dodgers | Adam Tulloch | LHP | West Birginia | Central Florida |
18th | 525 | Tigers | Ben Malgeri | OF | Northeastern | New Mexico |
18th | 526 | Red Sox | Phillip Sikes | OF | TCU | Pima |
18th | 529 | Royals | Harrison Beethe | RHP | TCU | North Iowa Area |
18th | 535 | Phillies | Malik Binns | P | Benveu Mesa | Waubonsee |
18th | 540 | Reds | Austin Callahan | 3B | Hutchinson | |
18th | 548 | A’s | Mariano Ricciardi | 2B | Dayton | Cypress |
19th | 559 | Royals | Cam wIlliams | 3B | Texas | San Jac |
19th | 563 | Nationals | Riggs Threadgill | P | McLennan | |
19th | 569 | Marlins | Noah Williamson | OF | Everett | |
19th | 572 | Blue Jays | Juan Gonzalez | C | Miami Dade | |
19th | 579 | Twins | Jaylen Nowlin | P | Chipola | |
19th | 580 | Padres | Gabriel Rincomes | OF | St. Petersburg | |
19th | 582 | Dodgers | Gabe Emmett | P | Folsom Lake | |
20th | 583 | Pirates | Brenden Dixon | SS | Weatherford | |
20th | 585 | Tigers | J.D. McLaughlin | OF | Central Arizona | |
20th | 587 | Orioles | Trendon Craig | OF | Louisburg | |
20th | 588 | Diamondbacks | Ross Carver | P | Dallas Baptist | Crowder |
20th | 594 | Mariners | Troy Taylor | P | Cypress | |
20th | 595 | Phillies | Cam Wynne | RHP | Nebraska | Johnson County |
20th | 597 | Brewers | Samuel Mendez | RHP | Cisco | |
20th | 600 | Reds | Javi Rivera | RHP | Florida Atlantic | Indian Rivers State |
20th | 609 | Twins | Dillion Tatum | C | UC-Irvine | San Joaquin Delta |