Record Number 952 PG Participants Drafted
Including 38 First Round Picks This
Year
In the past five years 3,081 players who attended Perfect Game events have been
selected/drafted by Major League clubs. The numbers on this page might be amazing
to some people. Major League Scouting Departments and top College Programs caught
on several years ago. Perfect Game has more talented players attend their events
than all other organizations. The proof is always in the results!
By The Numbers
In 2002 Perfect Game broke the record for all organizations for
the most participants drafted with
364 Draft picks. In 2003 Perfect Game again
broke the record when 409
PG participants were drafted by MLB Clubs. In 2004 Perfect Game
once again broke the record when 533
PG participants were drafted by MLB Clubs. In 2005 Perfect Game
again broke the record with 823
PG participants were drafted by MLB clubs.
And again this year
Perfect Game shattered it's own record when an astounding
952 PG participants were selected in the
2006 MLB draft. This accounts for over 63%
of the entire draft! Over the five year span Perfect Game has seen
3,081 players drafted.
In that same five year period, 140
first round picks who had attended PG events. That includes an amazing
38 this year who
were selected in the first round and supplemental 1st.
Add to the above totals over 100 Latin and other Free Agent signings
that have come out of Perfect Game events. It has been estimated that by year
2008 over half of all the players on Major League rosters
will have attended Perfect Game events.
People sometimes think that Perfect Game is only for those prospects that are going
into professional baseball. The number of Perfect Game participants who play at
the college level is much, much larger than the draft totals. In the 2004 NCAA
DI College World Series, the 8 team rosters included 155 former PG
participants. The number was even higher at the 2005 College World Series.
Many of the top college programs in the country have nearly all former PG participants
on their rosters. Perfect Game also has many players who are continuing their baseball
careers at Junior Colleges and other Small Colleges.
Note: Often the PG naysayers get upset when we release these figures.
However, they are a very important part of our business. We ask, if anyone else
could claim these numbers, would they keep it confidential? Please everyone, understand
that we are not laying claim for these players getting drafted. Our job is to
identify talented players, not to develop them, draft them or recruit
them. That is why we use the term "attended PG events" rather than "PG Player".
We don't deserve any credit for the vast majority of talented players who attend
our events and go on to get College Scholarships or become draft picks. We understand
that Justin Upton would have been what he is, with or without PG.
The credit should go
to the many coaches, teams, teammates, instructors, parents and most of all, to
the individual players themselves. Many of these players play in excellent summer
and fall programs. Without those programs PG would miss a lot of talented players.
Last, but not least, people should really appreciate those who are involved in scouting
for Major League Clubs and the many college coaches who scout and recruit hard.
Without these people, we would all be wasting our time.
MLB Scouts and College Coaches
are the most important people in this whole process. They are the people who make
the most important decisions! Lucky for us is that they follow what we do very closely,
whether they actually attend a specific event or not.
We work very hard and we are very lucky!
We fully expect the record numbers to keep climbing!
2005 MLB Draft - Record
Number 823 PG Participants Drafted
Including 36 First Round Picks
How does this happen?
