MLB Draft League History
Purchased Contracts
Below are the players from the post-draft/professional phase of the 2023 MLB Draft League whose contracts were purchased by Major League teams.
| Player | Position | Draft League Team | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casey Yamauchi | INF | Frederick Keys | Oakland Athletics |
| Brian Edgington | RHP | West Virginia Black Bears | Cincinnati Reds |
| Carson Lambert | RHP | West Virginia Black Bears | Cincinnati Reds |
| Nick Payero | RHP | Trenton Thunder | Cincinnati Reds |
Undrafted Free Agents
Below are the MLB Draft League players who signed with an MLB team as an undrafted free agent (UDFA) after playing in 2022 Draft League or the first half of the 2023 Draft League. (Players where Draft League team is marked with an asterisk indicates they played in the 2022 Draft League.)
| Player | Position | Draft League Team | School | Signed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Bockenstedt | RHP | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | SIU-Edwardsville | Chicago White Sox |
| Joan Gonzalez | RHP | Trenton Thunder | Bethune-Cookman | San Diego Padres |
| Anthony Calarco | 1B | Trenton Thunder | Ole Miss | Texas Rangers |
| Jack Maruskin | RHP | Frederick Keys | Frostburg State | Baltimore Orioles |
| Garrett Martin | OF | Frederick Keys | Austin Peay | New York Yankees |
| Connery Peters | RHP | State College Spikes | Rice | Chicago White Sox |
| Cam Tullar | LHP | Frederick Keys* | Western Kentucky | Los Angeles Angels |
| Connor Fenlong | RHP | Williamsport Crosscutters* | Indiana St. | Kansas City Royals |
| Ruddy Gomez | RHP | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | Central Florida | San Diego Padres |
| Nate LaRue | C | Williamsport Crosscutters | Auburn | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Ben Thompson | RHP | Mahoning Valley Scrappers* | Troy | Los Angeles Angels |
| Isaiah Jackson | RHP | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | Heartland CC | Milwaukee Brewers |
| KC Hunt | RHP | Trenton Thunder* | Mississippi St. | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Jared Belbin | 3B | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | Campbell | Seattle Mariners |
| Tevin Tucker | SS | West Virginia Black Bears | West Virginia | Colorado Rockies |
| Cody Tucker | RHP | West Virginia Black Bears | Grand Canyon | San Francisco Giants |
| Jacob Godman | C | Frederick Keys (2021) | Oral Roberts | Atlanta Braves |
| Bryce Arnold | INF | Frederick Keys | Campbell | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Tony Rossi | RHP | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | Charlotte | San Francisco Giants |
| JJ Sanchez | LHP | Williamsport Crosscutters* | Southeastern | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Kevin Dowdell | LHP | West Virginia Black Bears | West Virginia | Los Angeles Angels |
| Nick Schwartz | C | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | Southern New Hampshire | Oakland Athletics |
| Will Schomberg | RHP | Williamsport Crosscutters | Davidson | Seattle Mariners |
| Gabe Starks | RHP | State College Spikes | Texas-Arlington | Cincinnati Reds |
Below are the players from the post-draft/professional phase of the 2022 MLB Draft League whose contracts were purchased by Major League teams.
Purchased Contracts
| Player | Position | Draft League Team | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Joe Rodriguez | RHP | Trenton Thunder | New York Mets |
| Jordan Geber | RHP | Frederick Keys | New York Mets |
| Jon Beymer | RHP | State College Spikes | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Ryan Langford | RHP | Frederick Keys | Los Angeles Angels |
Below are the MLB Draft League players who signed with an MLB team as an undrafted free agent (UDFA) after playing in 2021 Draft League or the first half of the 2022 Draft League.
Undrafted Free Agents
| Player | Position | Draft League Team | School | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Geerdes | RHP | Mahoning Valley | Virginia | San Diego Padres |
| Cole Paplham | RHP | Mahoning Valley | New Orleans | San Diego Padres |
| Matt Archer | 2B | Mahoning Valley | Lynn | Chicago White Sox |
| Dakota Katowski | OF | Williamsport* | Missouri St. | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Mason Ronan | LHP | State College | Central Florida | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Connor Godwin | RHP | Frederick | Central Florida | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Trey Nordmann | RHP | Mahoning Valley* | Lipscomb | Baltimore Orioles |
| Connor Holden | RHP | State College | Wichita St. | Detroit Tigers |
| Logan VanWey | RHP | Trenton* | Miss. Southern | Houston Astros |
| Colin Fields | RHP | Mahoning Valley | Valparaiso | Detroit Tigers |
| Taishi Nakawake | SS | Frederick | UC Irvine | Chicago White Sox |
| Braden Nett | RHP | Williamsport | St. Charles CC | San Diego Padres |
| Ryan Velazquez | RHP | West Virginia/Williamsport* | Washington | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Max Alba | RHP | West Virginia | Liberty | Detroit Tigers |
| Chase Valentine | SS | Mahoning Valley* | Central Arizona | San Diego Padres |
| Andrew Walling | LHP | Williamsport | Mississippi State | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Hayden Harris | LHP | Frederick | Georgia Southern | Atlanta Braves |
| Zion Pettigrew | INF | State College* | Illinois Springfield | Washington Nationals |
| Drake Batcho | RHP | Mahoning Valley* | Florida International | Seattle Mariners |
| Austin Marozas | RHP | Williamsport | Missouri | Seattle Mariners |
| Braeden Fausnaught | LHP | Trenton | West Chester | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Wyatt Wendell | RHP | West Virginia | Purdue | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Jeffrey Wilson | RHP | Frederick/West Virginia* | Pensacola St. | New York Mets |
| Ricky Mineo | RHP | Mahoning Valley | Slippery Rock | Minnesota Twins |
| Nick Gile | 3B | State College | Illinois State | Colorado Rockies |
| Alan Carter | RHP | Mahoning Valley | Lee | Los Angeles Angels |
| Jason Hinchman | OF | Mahoning Valley | Tennessee Tech | Colorado Rockies |
| Allan Saathoff | RHP | Frederick | Erskine | Seattle Mariners |
| Maddux Houghton | OF | West Virginia | Lipscomb | Minnesota Twins |
| Jack Parisi | RHP | Williamsport | Indiana State | Seattle Mariners |
| Michael Brewer | RHP | Mahoning Valley | ASA College (Miami) | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Robert Brooks | C | Frederick Keys | Columbus State | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Chase Costello | RHP | Williamsport Crosscutters* | St. Thomas (FL) | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Grayson Thurman | RHP | West Virginia | Lynchburg (VA) | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Rob Griswold | RHP | Trenton* | Long Island | Atlanta Braves |
| Jarret Whorff | RHP | Williamsport | Louisiana Tech | Minnesota Twins |
| Turner Hill | OF | West Virginia | Marietta | San Francisco Giants |
| Ryan Hernandez | 1B | West Virginia | Houston | Los Angeles Angels |
| Daniel Harris IV | INF | Williamsport | Kentucky | Colorado Rockies |
| Jeffrey Wehler | INF | Williamsport | Pittsburgh | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Davis Feldman | RHP | Mahoning Valley* | Eastern Michigan | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Ryan McCarthy | OF | Trenton | The Citadel | Chicago White Sox |
Below are the players from the inaugural 2021 season of the MLB Draft League who were signed either with an MLB team as an undrafted free agent (UDFA) or with an independent league team.
Undrafted Free Agents
| Player | Position | Draft League Team | School | Level | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Alford | LHP | West Virginia | Virginia Tech (VA) | D1 | Seattle Mariners |
| Jacob DeLabio | RHP | Mahoning Valley | Carthage (WI) | D3 | Houston Astros |
| Zac Fascia | C | Frederick | Purdue (IN) | D1 | Cleveland Indians |
| Chris Jefferson | RHP | Trenton | New Mexico State (NM) | D1 | Seattle Mariners |
| Hayden Jones | C | Mahoning Valley | Illinois State (IL) | D1 | Cincinnati Reds |
| Francisco Mateo | RHP | Williamsport | College of Central Florida (FL) | JC | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Carson Matthews | SS | Trenton | San Diego State (CA) | D1 | Los Angeles Angels |
| Paul McIntosh | C/OF | West Virginia | West Virginia (WV) | D1 | Miami Marlins |
| Adam McKillican | RHP | Frederick | Georgia Gwinnett (GA) | NAIA | Texas Rangers |
| Deylen Miley | RHP | Mahoning Valley | Bellarmine (KY) | D1 | Houston Astros |
| Freylin Minyety | INF | West Virginia | Wabash Valley (IL) | JC | Philadelphia Phillies |
| JJ Niekro | RHP | Frederick | Florida Southern (FL) | D2 | Atlanta Braves |
| Ben Norman | OF | Trenton | Iowa (IA) | D1 | Chicago White Sox |
| Zach Parish | LHP | Trenton | Missouri Southern (MO) | D2 | Texas Rangers |
| Chase Plymell | RHP | Williamsport | Central Missouri (MO) | D2 | Chicago White Sox |
| Ethan Routzahn | LHP | Trenton | St. John's (NY) | D1 | San Diego Padres |
| Hayden Seig | RHP | Trenton | St. Joseph's (PA) | D1 | Los Angeles Angels |
| Blake Seigler | RHP | State College | USC-Aiken (SC) | D2 | Los Angeles Angels |
| Garrett Schoenle | LHP | Mahoning Valley | Cincinnati (OH) | D1 | Chicago White Sox |
| Trevor Tietz | RHP | West Virginia | Jefferson CC (MO) | JC | Milwaukee Brewers |
| Lucas Torres | C | Frederick | Toritos (PR) | HS | Los Angeles Angels |
| JP Williams | RHP | Trenton | Nova Southeastern (FL) | D2 | Seattle Mariners |
| Max Wright | C | West Virginia | Indiana State (IN) | D1 | San Francisco Giants |
Indy Ball Signees
| Player | Position | Draft League Team | School | Level | Indy League | Indy Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Barringer | LHP | Frederick | Bellarmine (KY) | D1 | American | Chicago Dogs |
| Chandler Brierley | LHP | Trenton | Stevens Institue of Technology (NJ) | D3 | Frontier | Joliet Slammers |
| Hunter Caudelle | RHP | Williamsport | Georgia Gwinnett (GA) | NAIA | Atlantic | Long Island Ducks |
| Breydon Daniel | OF | West Virginia | Oklahoma (OK) | D1 | Pioneer | Great Falls Voyagers |
| Michael DeSanti | RHP | Trenton | Florida Southern (FL) | D2 | Atlantic | Long Island Ducks |
| Davis Feldman | RHP | Mahoning Valley | Eastern Michigan (MI) | D1 | American | Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks |
| Davis Feldman | Atlantic | Lexington Legends | ||||
| JP Fullerton | C | Frederick | Alabama-Birmingham (AL) | D1 | Frontier | Joliet Slammers |
| Brock Gilliam | RHP | Frederick | Washburn (KS) | D2 | American | KC Monarchs |
| Rob Griswold | RHP | Trenton | Long Island (NY) | D1 | Atlantic | Long Island Ducks |
| Tyler Grauer | LHP | West Virginia | Indiana State (IN) | D1 | American | Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks |
| Duncan Hewitt | C | Mahoning Valley | Butler (IN) | D1 | United Shore | Utica Unicorns |
| Chris Jefferson | RHP | Trenton | New Mexico State (NM) | D1 | Pioneer | Billings Mustangs |
| Tyler LaPorte | RHP | Williamsport | Southern (LA) | D1 | Atlantic | Lancaster Barnstormers |
| Alex Mack | RHP | Trenton | St. Thomas Aquinas (NY) | D2 | Frontier | NY Boulders |
| Dwayne Marshall | RHP | Frederick | Maryland Eastern Shore (MA) | D1 | Frontier | Sussex County Miners |
| Adam McKillican | RHP | Frederick | Georgia Gwinnett (GA) | NAIA | Frontier | Capitales de Québec |
| Matt Mulhearn | RHP | Williamsport | Webster (MO) | D3 | Frontier | Gateway Grizzlies |
| Jake Mulholland | LHP | Trenton | Oregon State (OR) | D1 | Atlantic | Lancaster Barnstormers |
| Daryl Myers | INF | Trenton | Benedictine (KS) | NAIA | American | Sioux Falls Canaries |
| Ben Norman | OF | Trenton | Iowa (IA) | D1 | Pioneer | Great Falls Voyagers |
| Dalton Oates | LHP | State College | Shippensburg (PA) | D2 | Atlantic | Long Island Ducks |
| Dylan Peiffer | RHP | Williamsport | Widener (PA) | D3 | Atlantic | Long Island Ducks |
| Payton Robertson | INF | Frederick | LSU-Shreveport (LA) | NAIA | Frontier | Windy City Thunderbolts |
| Eric Santiago | INF | West Virginia | Cincinnati (OH) | D1 | United Shore | Birmingham Bloomfield Beavers |
| Hayden Seig | RHP | Trenton | St. Joseph's (PA) | D1 | American | Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks |
| Michael Slaten | RHP/INF | State College | Benedictine (KS) | NAIA | American | Sioux City Explorers |
| Thomas Spinelli | LHP | Frederick | Florida Southern (FL) | D2 | Frontier | New Jersey Jackals |
| David Stiehl | RHP | Williamsport | Northeastern (MA) | D1 | Frontier | Joliet Slammers |
| Dusty Stroup | 3B | Williamsport | Central Missouri (MO) | D2 | Frontier | Schaumberg Boomers |
| Luke Summers | RHP | West Virginia | Fontbonne (MO) | D3 | Pioneer | Grand Junction Rockies |
| Jack Surin | C | State College | Benedictine (IL) | D3 | American | Kane County Cougars |
| Zach Taglieri | RHP | State College | North Greenville (SC) | D2 | American | Kane County Cougars |
| Alec Thomas | RHP | Mahoning Valley | Clake (IA) | NAIA | Frontier | Southern Illinois Miners |