Including 54 First Round Picks This Year

In the past six years 4,129 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

Another new record in the 2007 MLB Draft

Perfect Game once again broke its own record for the most participants drafted out of any scouting/showcase organization. A record 1048 players who attended Perfect Game events were selected by MLB organizations this June. Even though the draft had 48 fewer players picked than 2006, PG’s number increased by 96 players drafted. A new record was set for first round picks as well, when 54 Perfect Game participants were selected in the first and supplemental first round. Overall, more than 72% of those players drafted in the 2007 had attended a Perfect Game event. The 2006 Perfect Game National Showcase in Fayetteville, Arkansas had 112 players who were drafted this year, including 17 first round selections from that one showcase. Another 100 or so college players drafted had also attended the Perfect Game National while in high school.

Last year in 2006 Perfect Game shattered it's own record, set the previous year, when an astounding 952 PG participants were selected in the MLB draft. This accounted for over 63% of the entire draft! Over the six year span Perfect Game has seen 4,129 players drafted. In that same six year period, 194 first round picks who had attended PG events. That includes an amazing 54 this year who were selected in the first round and supplemental 1st.

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.

Add to the above totals hundreds of Latin and other Free Agent signings that have come out of Perfect Game events. It has been estimated that by year 2008 or 2009 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. In 2006 the eight College World Series teams once again had over 150 players on their rosters that had attended PG events. 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!

2006 MLB Draft - Record Number 952 PG Participants Drafted
Including 38 First Round Picks

2005 MLB Draft - Record Number 823 PG Participants Drafted
Including 36 First Round Picks How does this happen?