The 2021 MLB draft is Sunday, July 11, about a month later than its normal date in early June. That gives draft-eligible student-athletes more time to make an impression on MLB scouts than they normally would have.
That brings us to today, which is opening day for the inaugural MLB Draft League. Six teams â the Frederick Keys, Mohoning Valley Scrappers, State College Spikes, Trenton Thunder, West Virginia Black Bears and Williamsport Crosscutters â will battle during a 68-game season with some of the premier collegiate and high school baseball players eligible for the 2021 MLB draft in July.
Per the official site of the MLB Draft League: Draft League participants will receive unprecedented visibility to MLB Club scouts through both in-person observation and state-of-the-art scouting technology, and educational programming designed to prepare them for careers as professional athletes.
Open to draft-eligible baseball players at all levels, many former DII baseball players don the six rosters. Keep in mind, the DII baseball tournament is ready to get under way. There's some unfinished business for some of these players, with their sights set on a national championship. Expect to see some players a little later than others.
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DII players in the MLB Draft League
Rosters were announced Sunday, May 23. For now, here are the DII players expected to appear in the MLB Draft League per our friends at Prep Baseball Report. As with most summer leagues, like the Cape Cod Baseball League, rosters are expected to change â especially once you consider there was a transaction reported early on May 24.
| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick Keys | ||
| Tito Fuentes | IF | Sonoma State |
| Brady Gavin | RHP | Central Missouri |
| Brock Gilliam | RHP | Washburn |
| Nick Hernandez | 1B | UT Permian Basin |
| Dwayne Marshall | RHP | Felician |
| Chase Plymell | RHP | Central Missouri |
| Mahoning Valley Scrappers | ||
| Jimmy Burnette | LHP | Saint Leo |
| Logan Boente | RHP | McKendree |
| Sam Crail | OF | Saint Leo |
| State College Spikes | ||
| Jack Goonan | RHP | Mercyhurst |
| Kieran Higgins | RHP | Shippensburg |
| Jared Kengott | RHP | Emporia State |
| Marques Paige | CF | NW Oklahoma State |
| Blake Seigler | RHP | USC Aiken |
| Logan Workman | RHP | Lee |
| Zion Pettigrew | 3B | Illinois Springfield |
| Trenton Thunder | ||
| Adan Fernandez | OF | Nova Southeastern |
| Alex Mack | RHP | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Dexter Swims | 2B | Missouri Southern |
| Dylan Heid | RHP | Pitt-Johnstown |
| Garrett Thornton | OF | UT Permian Basin |
| Jordan Eglite | RHP | San Francisco State |
| JP Williams | RHP | Nova Southeastern |
| Logan VanWey | RHP | Missouri Southern |
| Shawn Vazquez | C | Felician |
| Zach Parish | LHP | Missouri Southern |
| Williamsport Crosscutters | ||
| Ben Terwilliger | RHP | Barry |
| Devin Smith | RHP | Kentucky Wesleyan |
| Jaxon Shirley | OF | Lubbock Christian |
| Jacob Teter | 1B | Florida Southern |
| Nolan Wosman | 3B | Quincy |
| Lance Logsdon | OF | Quincy |
