California
California, Florida, North Carolina Lead With Most MLB Draft Picks
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announces the Arizona Diamondbacks 1st round pick, 29th overall, Slade Caldwell at the 2024 MLB Draft at Cowtown Coliseum in Ft. Worth, Texas on Sunday, July 14, 2024
As usual, the state of California led the way in having the most 2024 MLB Draft picks. But it is notable how some schools have steadily increased their number of players taken while one state in particular has continued to drop off in draft production.
California had 63 players selected this year, compared to Florida’s 57. North Carolina (46), Texas (40) and Virginia (29) rounded out the top five.
Last year, 67 players from California went in the draft, while 65 came from Texas.
The state that has declined the most precipitously in recent years is Georgia. Georgia saw 19 players picked this year after totaling just 18 in 2023. Throughout the 2010s, Georgia annually had 25 or more players picked in the top 20 rounds and didn’t have a year below 20 picks in any year that decade.
Five states—Vermont, South Dakota, Montana, Rhode Island and Wyoming—went pickless.
State
Picks
California
63
Florida
57
North Carolina
46
Texas
40
Virginia
29
Oklahoma
23
South Carolina
22
Tennessee
22
Mississippi
21
Alabama
20
Louisiana
20
Georgia
18
Illinois
17
Kentucky
17
Indiana
15
Kansas
15
Oregon
15
Arizona
14
Pennsylvania
14
Missouri
10
Arkansas
9
New York
9
Ohio
9
New Jersey
8
Massachusetts
7
Michigan
7
Washington
7
Canada
6
Iowa
6
Nebraska
6
Puerto Rico
6
West Virginia
6
Colorado
5
Wisconsin
5
Nevada
4
Utah
4
Minnesota
2
New Mexico
2
Alaska
1
Connecticut
1
Washington, D.C.
1
Hawaii
1
Idaho
1
Maryland
1
Maine
1
North Dakota
1
New Hampshire
1
Vermont
0
South Dakota
0
Montana
0
Rhode Island
0
Wyoming
0
This was produced using PramanaLabs’ Shift tool through Baseball America’s partnership with Pramana.