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Title: Some Interesting Info About the MLB Draft and the State of Alabama Post by: Marshal Dillon on June 15, 2011, 08:16:35 PM I was checking out MLB.com and found why the South dominates baseball. The number of players drafted in the MLB Draft from the following states:
New York (pop. 19 mil)- 40 players drafted Ohio (pop. 11.5 mil)- 33 Michigan (pop. 10 mil)- 26 Tennessee (pop. 6.3 mil)- 68 Alabama (pop. 4.7 mil)- 47 Georgia (pop. 9.8 mil)- 76 No doubt about where the baseball talent is at. I've attached the link if you want to research your baseball team and see who they drafted. Also, you can check your favorite college to see who they had drafted. I noticed that out of the first 7 picks by the Braves, they picked 4 pitchers. That's been their bread & butter for 20 years. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2011/drafttracker.jsp?p=0&s=30&sc=pick_number&so=ascending&st=number&ft=CT,ST&fv=US,TN Title: Re: Some Interesting Info About the MLB Draft and the State of Alabama Post by: rueben on June 15, 2011, 09:13:18 PM We had a 4 out of Dothan drafted. One was Hoke Granger, 3rd round / 47th pick to Houston.
Title: Re: Some Interesting Info About the MLB Draft and the State of Alabama Post by: pmull on June 15, 2011, 09:25:51 PM High School and college baseball has always been dominated by Southern and West Coast programs. The northern teams are at a disadvantage because of their late start due to weather. Thats the same reason the pros go to Florida or Arizona for spring training.
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