This past week the MLB had its annual Amature draft. One thing we like to do every year is break down the draft by where people were taken. This year there were 20 rounds with 614 guys taken across all levels of College of Baseball and high school.
Now you are here to see the breakdown of the Junior College guys.
At first glance when you look at the draft you see that out of those 614 guys taken 446 were taken from a 4-year university, there were 124 taken from the high school ranks, and 44 were taken from the junior college level. When you look at the percentages. That’s 72.6% taken from 4-year schools, 20.2% taken from High School, and just 7.2% taken from the Junior College Ranks.
Now that does not tell the whole story.
If you take a deeper look and separate the guys who have junior college ties from the straight 4-year guys. Those numbers change dramatically. That changes it to 373 (60.7%) guys taken from 4-year schools, 124 (20.2%) taken from High School, and 117 (19.1%) guys taken who had a junior college tie.
There were 85 different junior colleges from the NJCAA (Div. 1, Div. 2, and Div. 3), the CCCAA, and the NWAC. There were 62 schools that had just 1 guy taken. 15 schools that had 2 taken, 7 schools that had 3 taken, and 1 school that had 4.
The school that had the most guys taken was Wabash Valley with 4. They had CJ Weins taken in the 6th Round by the Red Sox, Josh Timmerman taken by the Brewers in the 16th Round, Connor Oliver taken by the Royals in the 17th Round, and Brian Kalmer taken in the 18th Round by the Cubs.
The schools with 3 guys taken were Central Arizona, Florida SouthWestern, Iowa Western, Miami Dade, Palomar, Panola, and San Jac.
The schools with 2 guys taken were Catawba Valley, Central Florida, Cowley, Crowder, Eastern Oklahoma, McLennan, Niagara, Northwest Mississippi, Polk State, San Joaquin Delta, Southern Idaho, Temple, Tyler, Umpqua, Walters State, and Weatherford.
Below is the list of schools that had guys taken:
| Rank | Juco | Count |
| 1 | Wabash Valley | 4 |
| 2 | Central Arizona | 3 |
| 2 | Florida SouthWestern | 3 |
| 2 | Iowa Western | 3 |
| 2 | Miami Dade | 3 |
| 2 | Palomar | 3 |
| 2 | Panola | 3 |
| 2 | San Jac | 3 |
| 9 | Catawba Valley | 2 |
| 9 | Central Florida | 2 |
| 9 | Cowley | 2 |
| 9 | Crowder | 2 |
| 9 | Eastern Florida | 2 |
| 9 | Eastern Oklahoma | 2 |
| 9 | McLennan | 2 |
| 9 | Niagara | 2 |
| 9 | Northwest Mississippi | 2 |
| 9 | Polk State | 2 |
| 9 | San Joaquin Delta | 2 |
| 9 | Southern Idaho | 2 |
| 9 | Temple | 2 |
| 9 | Tyler | 2 |
| 9 | Umpqua | 2 |
| 9 | Walters State | 2 |
| 9 | Weatherford | 2 |
| 25 | Tacoma | 1 |
| 25 | Trinidad State | 1 |
| 25 | Barton | 1 |
| 25 | Bossier Parish | 1 |
| 25 | Butler CC | 1 |
| 25 | Chipola | 1 |
| 25 | Cleveland State (TN) | 1 |
| 25 | Cochise | 1 |
| 25 | College of the Canyons | 1 |
| 25 | Columbia State | 1 |
| 25 | Connors State | 1 |
| 25 | Cypress | 1 |
| 25 | Delgado | 1 |
| 25 | Dyersburg State | 1 |
| 25 | Florence-Darlington Tech | 1 |
| 25 | Fullerton | 1 |
| 26 | Grayson | 1 |
| 25 | Gulf Coast | 1 |
| 25 | Herkimer | 1 |
| 25 | Hinds | 1 |
| 25 | Howard | 1 |
| 25 | Indian Hills | 1 |
| 25 | Indian Rivers State | 1 |
| 25 | Itawamba | 1 |
| 25 | John A. Logan | 1 |
| 25 | Johnson County | 1 |
| 25 | Lackawanna | 1 |
| 25 | Lansing | 1 |
| 25 | Lincoln Trail | 1 |
| 25 | LSU-Eunice | 1 |
| 25 | Morris | 1 |
| 25 | Mt. Hood | 1 |
| 25 | Mt. San Antonio | 1 |
| 25 | Murray State | 1 |
| 25 | Navarro | 1 |
| 25 | New Mexico | 1 |
| 25 | New Mexico Military | 1 |
| 25 | North Central Texas | 1 |
| 25 | Orange Coast | 1 |
| 25 | Paris | 1 |
| 25 | Parkland | 1 |
| 25 | Pasco-Hernando | 1 |
| 25 | Pearl River | 1 |
| 25 | Pensacola State | 1 |
| 25 | Pima | 1 |
| 25 | Pitt | 1 |
| 25 | Riverside (CA) | 1 |
| 25 | Sacramento City | 1 |
| 25 | Santa Rosa | 1 |
| 25 | Seminole State (FL) | 1 |
| 25 | Seminole State (OK) | 1 |
| 25 | Shelton State | 1 |
| 25 | Siera (CA) | 1 |
| 25 | Sinclair | 1 |
| 25 | South Mountain | 1 |
| 25 | Southeastern (IA) | 1 |
| 25 | Southern Nevada | 1 |
| 25 | State College of Florida | 1 |
| 25 | Tacoma | 1 |
| 25 | Trinidad State | 1 |
The Highest guy taken with a Junior College tie was Andrew Walters who was taken by the Guardians with the 62nd pick. He was drafted out of Miami but had spent time at Eastern Florida State.
There were multiple times were there were multiple junior college guys taken in a row. The first time was in the 5th round with the 158th-160th picks, where the Cardinals took Zach Levenson (Seminole State (FL)), the Mets took Zach Thorton (Barton), and the Mariners took Brock Rodden (Seminole State (OK)).
The same thing happened in the 9th round between the picks of 259-261. The Royals took Jacob Widener (Palomar), the Tigers took Hayden Minton (Johnson County), and the Rangers took Quincy Scott (Palomar).
It happened three more times where 3 junior college guys were taken between picks 307-309, 419-421, and 516-518.
In the 14th round there happened to be a stretch of 4 junior college guys taken in a row. With the 411th pick the Rangers took Josh Trentadue (Southern Idaho), with the 412th pick the Rockie took Hunter Mann (Columbia State), with the 413th pick the Marlins took Jack Sellinger
(Southern Nevada), and with the 414th pick the Angels too Zach Joyce (Walters State).
There was a guy with junior college ties in every round from the 3rd round on.
When you take a look at which teams took junior college guys there was at least 1 taken by every single team in the MLB this year. The most being 7 by both the Angels and the White Sox, and the least being 1 by the Marlins.
Below is the list of how many guys were taken by which team:
| Rank | Team | Count |
| 1 | Angels | 7 |
| 1 | White Sox | 7 |
| 3 | Guardians | 6 |
| 3 | Mariners | 6 |
| 3 | Rangers | 6 |
| 3 | Reds | 6 |
| 7 | Astros | 5 |
| 7 | Braves | 5 |
| 7 | Brewers | 5 |
| 7 | Cardinals | 5 |
| 11 | Giants | 4 |
| 11 | Mets | 4 |
| 11 | Red Sox | 4 |
| 11 | Rockies | 4 |
| 11 | Twins | 4 |
| 11 | Yankees | 4 |
| 17 | Blue Jays | 3 |
| 17 | Cubs | 3 |
| 17 | Diamondbacks | 3 |
| 17 | Nationals | 3 |
| 17 | Orioles | 3 |
| 17 | Phillies | 3 |
| 17 | Pirates | 3 |
| 17 | Rays | 3 |
| 25 | Athletics | 2 |
| 25 | Dodgers | 2 |
| 25 | Padres | 2 |
| 25 | Royals | 2 |
| 25 | Tigers | 2 |
| 30 | Marlins | 1 |
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As of sitting down and writing this, there have been 5 former Junior College players that have signed for roughly 1.27 Million Dollars. There is roughly 12.4 Million in Bonus money on the tabel for the junior college guys that were taken in the first 10 Rounds.
We will update the total number signed for as well as who has signed a few times a week until things seem to have panned out.
Below is the full list of all of the junior college guys taken along with their pick values and what they signed for:
| Round | Pick | Team | Name | Juco | Pick Value | Signing Amount |
| CBB | 62 | Guardians | Andrew Walters | Eastern Florida | $1,270,000.00 | |
| 3 | 74 | Reds | Hunter Hollan | San Jac | $975,100.00 | |
| 3 | 94 | Braves | Sabin Ceballos | San Jac | $714,100.00 | |
| 3 | 97 | Yankees | Kyle Carr | Palomar | $692,000.00 | |
| 4 | 111 | Angels | Joe Redfield | Temple | $603,600.00 | |
| 4 | 131 | Astros | Cam Fisher | Walters State | $497,600.00 | |
| 5 | 152 | White Sox | Christian Oppor | Gulf Coast | $404,700.00 | |
| 5 | 155 | Brewers | Ryan Birchard | Niagara | $392,700.00 | |
| 5 | 158 | Cardinals | Zach Levenson | Seminole State (FL) | $381,300.00 | $381,300.00 |
| 5 | 159 | Mets | Zach Thorton | Barton | $378,000.00 | |
| 5 | 160 | Mariners | Brock Rodden | Seminole State (OK) | $374,400.00 | $200,000.00 |
| 6 | 166 | Athletics | Jonah Cox | Eastern Oklahoma | $354,500.00 | |
| 6 | 178 | Red Sox | CJ Weins | Wabash Valley | $320,200.00 | |
| 7 | 195 | Nationals | Ryan Snell | Panola | $278,400.00 | |
| 7 | 201 | Rangers | Izack Tiger | Butler CC | $265,500.00 | |
| 7 | 204 | Angels | Cole Fontenelle | McLennan | $258,900.00 | |
| 7 | 207 | Twins | Nolan Santos | Miami Dade | $252,500.00 | |
| 7 | 222 | Yankees | Kiko Romero | Central Arizona | $224,700.00 | |
| 8 | 225 | Nationals | Jared Simpson | Iowa Western | $219,700.00 | |
| 8 | 237 | Twins | Jace Stoffai | Umpqua | $202,200.00 | |
| 8 | 240 | Giants | Josh Bostick | Grayson | $198,800.00 | |
| 8 | 253 | Phillies | Bryson Ware | Pearl River | $187,100.00 | |
| 9 | 259 | Royals | Jacob Widener | Palomar | $183,900.00 | |
| 9 | 260 | Tigers | Hayden Minton | Johnson County | $182,600.00 | |
| 9 | 261 | Rangers | Quincy Scott | Palomar | $182,100.00 | |
| 9 | 264 | Angels | Chase Gocket | Parkland | $180,300.00 | |
| 9 | 265 | Diamondbacks | Kyle Amendt | Southeastern (IA) | $180,000.00 | |
| 9 | 271 | Orioles | Zach Fruit | Lansing | $177,100.00 | |
| 9 | 272 | Brewers | Mark Manfredi | Sinclair | $176,700.00 | |
| 9 | 273 | Rays | Dalton Fowler | Northwest Mississippi | $176,200.00 | |
| 9 | 284 | Astros | Jeron Williams | Lincoln Trail | $172,500.00 | $147,500.00 |
| 10 | 287 | Pirates | Landon Tomkins | Hinds | $171,200.00 | |
| 10 | 296 | Cubs | Luis Martinez-Gomez | Temple | $168,300.00 | |
| 10 | 301 | Orioles | Matthew Etzel | Panola | $167,000.00 | |
| 10 | 302 | Brewers | Morris Austin | North Central Texas | $166,800.00 | |
| 10 | 307 | Mariners | Jared Sundstrom | Santa Rosa | $165,500.00 | |
| 10 | 308 | Guardians | Matt Wilkerson | Central Arizona | $165,300.00 | |
| 10 | 309 | Braves | Pier-Olivier Boucher | Indian Hills | $164,800.00 | |
| 10 | 311 | Padres | Nik McClaughry | Sacramento City | $164,400.00 | |
| 11 | 315 | Nationals | Gavin Adams | Indian Rivers State | ||
| 11 | 325 | Diamondbacks | Casey Anderson | Southern Idaho | ||
| 11 | 328 | Red Sox | Nelly Taylor | Polk State | ||
| 11 | 329 | White Sox | Rikuu Nishida | Mt. Hood | ||
| 11 | 334 | Blue Jays | Grant Rodgers | Panola | ||
| 11 | 335 | Cardinals | Dakota Harris | Polk State | ||
| 11 | 336 | Mets | Bett Banks | Catawba Valley | ||
| 12 | 348 | Reds | Simon Miller | LSU-Eunice | ||
| 12 | 351 | Rangers | Paul Bonzagni | Weatherford | ||
| 12 | 352 | Rockies | Bryson Hammer | Catawba Valley | ||
| 12 | 355 | Diamondbacks | Sam Knowlton | Pensacola State | ||
| 12 | 359 | White Sox | Mathias LaCombe | Cochise | ||
| 12 | 364 | Blue Jays | Chay Yeager | Pasco-Hernando | ||
| 12 | 365 | Cardinels | Brayden Jobert | Delgado | ||
| 12 | 370 | Dodgers | Noah Ruen | Tyler | ||
| 12 | 372 | Yankees | Brady Rose | McLennan | ||
| 13 | 378 | Reds | Cody Adcock | Crowder | ||
| 13 | 382 | Rockies | Caleb Hobson | Northwest Mississippi | ||
| 13 | 384 | Angels | Riley Bauman | Navarro | ||
| 13 | 386 | Cubs | Sam Armstrong | Morris | ||
| 13 | 399 | Braves | Will Verdung | Itawamba | ||
| 13 | 403 | Phillies | Marty Gair | Florida SouthWestern | ||
| 13 | 404 | Astros | James Hicks | Crowder | $150,000.00 | |
| 14 | 407 | Pirates | Garrett McMillan | Shelton State | ||
| 14 | 411 | Rangers | Josh Trentadue | Southern Idaho | ||
| 14 | 412 | Rockies | Hunter Mann | Columbia State | ||
| 14 | 413 | Marlins | Jack Sellinger | Southern Nevada | ||
| 14 | 414 | Angels | Zach Joyce | Walters State | ||
| 14 | 419 | White Sox | Edrick Felix | Central Florida | ||
| 14 | 420 | Giants | Cale Lansville | San Jac | ||
| 14 | 421 | Orioles | Michael Forret | State College of Florida | ||
| 14 | 425 | Cardinels | Jacob Odle | Orange Coast | ||
| 14 | 427 | Mariners | Ernie Day | Iowa Western | ||
| 14 | 428 | Guardians | Zane Morehouse | Dyersburg State | ||
| 14 | 430 | Dodgers | Jaxon Jelkin | South Mountain | ||
| 15 | 440 | Tigers | Brady Cerkownyk | Connors State | $400,000.00 | |
| 15 | 441 | Rangers | Michael Trausch | Central Arizona | ||
| 15 | 449 | White Sox | Carlton Perkins | Cowley | ||
| 15 | 453 | Rays | Will Stevens | Iowa Western | ||
| 15 | 456 | Mets | Justin Lawson | Bossier Parish | ||
| 15 | 458 | Guardians | Kyle Scott | Lackawanna | ||
| 15 | 459 | Braves | David Rodriguez | San Joaquin Delta | ||
| 16 | 474 | Angels | Rio Foster | Florence-Darlington Tech | ||
| 16 | 477 | Twins | Anthony Silvas | Riverside (CA) | ||
| 16 | 478 | Red Sox | Isaac Stevens | Cowley | ||
| 16 | 480 | Giants | Justin Wishkoski | Howard | ||
| 16 | 482 | Brewers | Josh Timmerman | Wabash Valley | ||
| 16 | 483 | Rays | Wooyeoui Shin | Miami Dade | ||
| 16 | 487 | Mariners | Caleb Cali | Central Florida | ||
| 16 | 489 | Braves | Isaac Gallegos | Trinidad State | ||
| 16 | 494 | Astros | Will Bush | Tyler | ||
| 17 | 498 | Reds | JeanPierre Ortiz | Chipola | ||
| 17 | 499 | Royals | Connor Oliver | Wabash Valley | ||
| 17 | 507 | Twins | Kade Bragg | Weatherford | ||
| 17 | 509 | White Sox | Mikey Kane | College of the Canyons | ||
| 17 | 510 | Giants | Drew Cavanaugh | Eastern Florida | ||
| 17 | 516 | Mets | Bryce Jenkins | Cleveland State (TN) | ||
| 17 | 517 | Mariners | Jacob Sharp | Fullerton | ||
| 17 | 518 | Guardians | Barrett Riebock | Paris | ||
| 17 | 523 | Phillies | AJ Shaver | Florida SouthWestern | ||
| 17 | 524 | Astros | Colby Langford | Murray State | ||
| 18 | 528 | Reds | Drew Pestka | John A. Logan | ||
| 18 | 531 | Rangers | Brendan Morse | Niagara County | ||
| 18 | 536 | Cubs | Brian Kaimer | Wabash Valley | ||
| 18 | 539 | White Sox | Anthony Imhoff | Pima | ||
| 18 | 542 | Brewers | Dylan Watts | Tacoma | ||
| 18 | 545 | Cardinals | Hunter Kublick | Umpqua | ||
| 18 | 552 | Yankees | Coby Morales | Cypress | ||
| 19 | 557 | Pirates | Tayler Kennedy | Florida SouthWestern | ||
| 19 | 558 | Reds | Henrick Hernandez | Miami Dade | ||
| 19 | 568 | Red Sox | Stanley Tucker | New Mexico | ||
| 19 | 578 | Guardians | Josh Harlow | Pitt | ||
| 20 | 586 | Athletics | Diego Barrera | Mt. San Antonio | ||
| 20 | 592 | Rockies | Troy Butler | Herkimer | ||
| 20 | 594 | Angels | Mac McCroskey | Eastern Oklahoma | ||
| 20 | 604 | Blue Jays | Kai Peterson | Siera (CA) | ||
| 20 | 607 | Mariners | William Watson | San Joaquin Delta | ||
| 20 | 611 | Padres | B.Y. Choi | New Mexico Military |