2019 MLB Draft Division II Recap

The 2019 MLB Draft featured 87 Division II players being picked, the most since 2016 (92 players), and stays pretty consistent with last year's 84 players drafted. A few surprises were at the top of the list in terms of which schools produced the most picks. In past years, we've been acclimated to the likes of Tampa and UC San Diego leading the way in number of picks. This year, five schools shared the distinction for most draft picks, with four. Usual suspect Tampa was included in that group, along with fellow SSC schools Eckerd and Rollins, with Western Oregon and Lubbock Christian also representing.

Lubbock Christian had the best average draft pick for schools with at least three players drafted, at 636.8.

The Sunshine State Conference, for the fourth time in the last five years, had the most draft picks of any conference, and is the most for any conference in the last five years, at 17. The south region's 22 draft picks led all regions, as the Gulf South Conference also had five selections.

For the fifth straight year, the highest number of D-II draft picks by any one MLB team was seven. The Oakland Athletics took seven D-II products for the second consecutive year, while the Colorado Rockies also took seven D-II players this season.

Over the last five years, however, the St. Louis Cardinals have been by far the most D-II friendly MLB team, drafting 27 players from our favorite division of college baseball. This year, three MLB teams did not draft a single D-II player, as the Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, and for the second straight year, the Los Angeles Dodgers, failed to take a single D-II representative.

Over the last five years, the Boston Red Sox (six) and the two LA-based teams (seven) have drafted the least amount of D-II players. The Brewers and Indians (nine) are the only other teams to not have at least 10 D-II draft picks since 2015.

There was a large jump in the number of D-II outfielders drafted in 2019. Only seven outfielders were drafted in 2018 from the D-II ranks, but that number jumped to 19 this season, including the first D-II player off the board this year, outfielder Brenton Doyle from Shepherd.

With all that said, here is a list of all 87 NCAA Division II draftees in the 2019 MLB Draft, by round first. Below that is a breakdown of how the draft played out in various forms. Please be aware that all positions and classes are taken from what is listed for the player on the MLB Draft Tracker.

Round 4

129. Brenton Doyle (Shepherd) - Colorado Rockies - RF - JR

Round 5

166. Hunter Brown (Wayne State (MI)) - Houston Astros - RHP - JR

Round 10

293. Ethan Elliott (Lincoln Memorial) - San Diego Padres - LHP - SR
295. Joe Corbett (West Texas A&M) - Texas Rangers - RHP - SR
303. Andrew Pratt (Lubbock Christian) - Washington Nationals - C - SR
310. Zach Hart (Franklin Pierce) - Cleveland Indians - RHP - SR
315. Mitch Spence (USC Aiken) - New York Yankees - RHP - JR

Round 13

380. Cooper Bradford (Florida Southern) - Chicago White Sox - RHP - JR
390. Hunter Markwardt (Oklahoma Christian) - Philadelphia Phillies - CF - SR
400. Micah Pries (Point Loma Nazarene) - Cleveland Indians - CF - JR

Round 14

408. Mason Janvrin (Central Missouri) - Baltimore Orioles - CF - JR
412. Ted Stuka (UC San Diego) - Detroit Tigers - RHP - JR
414. Garrett Wolforth (Nova Southeastern) - Cincinnati Reds - C - SR
428. Logan Allen (Arkansas-Fort Smith) - Tampa Bay Rays - OF - JR

Round 15

449. Louie Varland (Concordia-St. Paul) - Minnesota Twins - RHP - JR
454. Garrett Leonard (Rollins) - Pittsburgh Pirates - RHP - JR
455. David Vinski (Northwood) - St. Louis Cardinals - OF - JR

Round 18
530. Sammy Peralta (Tampa) - Chicago White Sox - LHP - JR
533. Andrew Dean (Illinois-Springfield) - San Diego Padres - LHP - SR
536. Cole Waites (West Alabama) - San Francisco Giants - RHP - JR
552. Alex Moore (Lander) - Chicago Cubs - RHP - SR

Round 19
564. Tyler Garbee (Mercyhurst) - Cincinnati Reds - RHP - SR
565. Blaine Crim (Mississippi College) - Texas Rangers - 1B - SR
570. Spencer Van Scoyoc (Central Oklahoma) - Philadelphia Phillies - LHP - JR
573. Tyler Yankosky (Millersville) - Washington Nationals - RHP - JR
584. Jared McDonald (Western Oregon) - Oakland Athletics - C - SR
586. Tyler Krabbe (Montevallo) - Houston Astros - C - SR

Round 20
596. Najee Gaskins (St. Cloud State) - San Francisco Giants - CF - JR
597. Jimmy Robbins (Rollins) - Toronto Blue Jays - LHP - JR
600. Keaton Greenwalt (Lubbock Christian) - Philadelphia Phillies - CF - JR
606. Cade Marlowe (West Georgia) - Seattle Mariners - LF - SR
607. Peyton Williams (Catawba) - Atlanta Braves - RHP - SO
609. Yorvis Torrealba (Tampa) - Colorado Rockies - OF - JR

Round 21
634. Alex Roth (Western Oregon) - Pittsburgh Pirates - RHP - JR

Round 23
678. Shayne Fontana (Lynn) - Baltimore Orioles - CF - SR
698. Jayden Murray (Dixie State) - Tampa Bay RAys - RHP - SR
699. Blair Calvo (Flagler) - Colorado Rockies - RHP - SR
704. Austin Wahl (Cal State-Monterey Bay) - Oakland Athletics - RHP - SR
705. Matt Minnick (Mercyhurst) - New York Yankees - LHP - SR

Round 24
721. Shane Kelso (Oklahoma Baptist) - Los Angeles Angels - RHP - JR
725. Will Guay (Concord) - St. Louis Cardinals - RHP - SR
726. Kipp Rollings (North Greenville) - Seattle Mariners - RHP - SR

Round 25
739. Josh Broughton (Valdosta State) - Kansas City Royals - 3B - SR
754. Ethan Goforth (Carson-Newman) - Pittsburgh Pirates - C - SR
758. Garrett Hiott (Eckerd) - Tampa Bay Rays - CF - SR
763. Dan Wirchansky (Pace) - Milwaukee Brewers - LHP - SR
766. E.P. Reese (Winston-Salem State) - Houston Astros - CF - JR

Round 26
784. Ryan Troutman (Lander) - Pittsburgh Pirates - RHP - SR
789. Luke Chevalier (Northern State) - Colorado Rockies - RHP - SR
796. Chandler Casey (Lubbock Christian) - Houston Astros - RHP - SR

Round 27
798. Dillon McCollough (Eckerd) - Baltimore Orioles - LHP - SR
802. Beau Brieske (CSU Pueblo) - Detroit Tigers - RHP - JR
810. Tyler Adams (Indiana (PA)) - Philadelphia Phillies - LHP - JR
816. Brock Minich (Nova Southeastern) - Seattle Mariners - RHP - SR
819. Cameron Enck (Rollins) - Colorado Rockies - RHP - SR

Round 28
835. Jake Hoover (Hillsdale) - Texas Rangers - SS - JR
848. Hill Alexander (Lubbock Christian) - Tampa Bay Rays - RF - SR
849. Keven Pimentel (Tampa) - Colorado Rockies - RHP - SR
855. Michael Giacone (North Greenville) - New York Yankees - LHP - JR

Round 29
868. L.T. Struble (Felician) - New York Mets - CF - SR
876. Utah Jones (North Greenville) - Seattle Mariners - SS - SR
877. James Acuna (Azusa Pacific) - Atlanta Braves - RHP - SR
886. Whit Drennan (Rollins) - Houston Astros - LHP - SR

Round 30
899. Tyler Beck (Tampa) - Minnesota Twins - RHP - SR
907. Mitch Calandra (Eckerd) - Atlanta Braves - C - SR
909. Alex Achtermann (Pittsburg State) - Colorado Rockies - RF - SR
914. Edward Baram (Adelphi) - Oakland Athletics - RHP - SR

Round 31
924. Justin Gomez (Azusa Pacific) - Cincinnati Reds - C - SR

Round 32
967. Cody Birdsong (Quincy) - Atlanta Braves - 2B - SR

Round 33
978. Craig Lewis (Seton Hill) - Baltimore Orioles - CF - JR
988. Cole Kleszcz (Azusa Pacific) - New York Mets - OF - JR
1004. Charles Hall (Tusculum) - Oakland Athletics - RHP - SR

Round 34
1037. Ryan Berardino (Bentley) - Boston Red Sox - 1B - JR

Round 35
1039. Jonah Dipoto (UC San Diego) - Kansas City Royals - RHP - SR
1064. Zach Rafuse (USC Aiken) - Oakland Athletics - RHP - SR

Round 36
1068. Trevor Kehe (Colorado Mines) - Baltimore Orioles - OF - SR
1094. Jake Walkinshaw (Southern New Hampshire) - Oakland Athletics - RHP - SR

Round 37
1100. Garvin Alston (USC Aiken) - Chicago White Sox - LHP - SR
1102. Kolton Ingram (Columbus State) - Detroit Tigers - LHP - SR
1120. Jacob Forrester (Central Washington) - Cleveland Indians - RHP - SR
1124. Chase Wheatcroft (Cal State-Stanislaus) - Oakland Athletics - RHP - SR

Round 38
1153. Eli Nabholz (Millersville) - Milwaukee Brewers - RHP - SR

Round 39
1160. Tom Archer (Lynn) - Chicago White Sox - 2B - SR
1168. Nick Conti (Eckerd) - New York Mets - 2B - SR
1170. Austin Crowson (Western Oregon) - Philadelphia Phillies - LHP - JR
1174. Daniel Ross (Millersville) - Pittsburgh Pirates - RHP - SR

Round 40
1193. Koty Fallon (Western Oregon) - San Diego Padres - RHP - SR

And here are some breakdowns of the draft picks:

No. of MLB Draft Picks for Each Division II School

Four Selections
Eckerd (Average pick - 907.8)
Lubbock Christian (Average pick - 636.8)
Rollins (Average pick - 689.0)
Tampa (Average pick - 721.8)
Western Oregon (Average pick - 895.3)

Three Selections

Azusa Pacific (Average pick - 929.7)
Millersville (Average pick - 966.7)
North Greenville (Average pick - 819.0)
USC Aiken (Average pick - 826.3)

Two Selections

Lander
Lynn
Mercyhurst
Nova Southeastern
UC San Diego

One Selection

Adelphi
Arkansas-Fort Smith
Bentley
Cal State-Monterey Bay
Cal State-Stanislaus
Carson-Newman
Catawba
Central Missouri
Central Oklahoma
Central Washington
Colorado Mines
Columbus State
Concord
Concordia-St. Paul
CSU Pueblo
Dixie State
Felician
Flagler
Florida Southern
Franklin Pierce
Hillsdale
Illinois-Springfield
Indiana (PA)
Lincoln Memorial
Mississippi College
Montevallo
Northern State
Northwood
Oklahoma Baptist
Oklahoma Christian
Pace
Pittsburg State
Point Loma Nazarene
Quincy
Seton Hill
Shepherd
Southern New Hampshire
St. Cloud State
Tusculum
Valdosta State
Wayne State (MI)
West Alabama
West Georgia
West Texas A&M
Winston-Salem State

No. of MLB Draft Picks for Each Division II Conference

17 Selections

SSC

Seven Selections

PSAC

Six Selections

Heartland
PBC

Five Selections

GNAC
GSC
NE-10

Four Selections

CCAA
Conference Carolinas

PacWest
SAC

Three Selections

MIAA
NSIC

RMAC

Two Selections

GLIAC
GLVC

MEC

One Selection

CACC
GAC
GMAC
Independent
LSC

No. of MLB Draft Picks for Each Division II Region
Atlantic - 10 (Including Winston-Salem State's draft pick)
Central - 7
East - 6
Midwest - 5
South - 22
South Central - 10
Southeast - 14
West - 13

No. of Division II MLB Draft Picks by Listed Position on MLB.com

C - 7

1B - 2

2B - 3

SS - 2

3B - 1
(INF - 8 + 7 C's)

LF - 1

CF - 10

RF - 3

OF - 5

(All OF - 19)

RHP - 39

LHP - 14

(All P - 53)

Position Players - 34

Pitchers - 53

No. of Division II MLB Draft Picks by School Year

Sophomores - 1

Juniors - 30

Seniors - 56

No. of Division II Picks for Each MLB Team

Seven Selections
Colorado Rockies
Oakland Athletics (Second straight year with seven D-II picks)

Five Selections

Baltimore Orioles
Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates

Four Selections

Atlanta Braves
Chicago White Sox
Seattle Mariners
Tampa Bay Rays

Three Selections

Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
New York Mets
New York Yankees
San Diego Padres
Texas Rangers

Two Selections

Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Nationals

One Selection

Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Angels
Toronto Blue Jays

Zero Selections
Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers (Second straight year with no D-II picks)
Miami Marlins

No. of Division II Picks for Each MLB Team Since 2015
Arizona Diamondbacks - 12
Atlanta Braves - 19
Baltimore Orioles - 20
Boston Red Sox - 6
Chicago Cubs - 12
Chicago White Sox - 13
Cincinnati Reds - 12
Cleveland Indians - 9
Colorado Rockies - 19
Detroit Tigers - 10
Houston Astros - 22
Kansas City Royals - 10
Los Angeles Angels - 7
Los Angeles Dodgers - 7
Miami Marlins - 16
Milwaukee Brewers - 9
Minnesota Twins - 13
New York Mets - 14
New York Yankees - 11
Oakland Athletics - 17
Philadelphia Phillies - 19
Pittsburgh Pirates - 13
San Diego Padres - 11
San Francisco Giants - 15
Seattle Mariners - 21
St. Louis Cardinals - 27
Tampa Bay Rays - 14
Texas Rangers - 15
Toronto Blue Jays - 15
Washington Nationals - 11