Over the last two Major League Baseball First-year Player Drafts, a total of 22 New Jersey college players have been selected.
In last year’s draft, nine players from New Jersey colleges — including two from Seton Hall, Princeton and Division II Felician — were tapped by Major League baseball teams.
But that total could decrease as the 2015 Major League Baseball First-year Player Draft takes place this week, beginning Monday night and ending Wednesday.
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“This is probably the worst year talent-wise in New Jersey in the two decades I’ve been scouting,” a scout affiliated with a Major League club told NJ Advance Media recently. “I’d be surprised if anyone was picked from New Jersey on the first two days for the draft. That might be the first time ever.”
Still, the scout said a few New Jersey college players could hear their names called in the later rounds of the 40-round MLB Draft.
Scroll through the photo gallery above for a look at 17 New Jersey college players who could potentially be chosen during the MLB Draft this week.
For a read through the gallery in an easier-to-view format, click HERE.
PLUS: A closer look at N.J.’s high school athletes in the MLB Draft mix
Keith Sargeant may be reached at ksargeant@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @KSargeantNJ. Find NJ.com Rutgers Football on Facebook.
