re: All-time MLB 1st round draft picks by school

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I know Mississippi State had signage change on the outfield wall yesterday and put the number 15 for how many first rounds picks.

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Mississippi State is likely counting Del Unser who was drafted in the 1st round of the June Secondary draft in 1966 after he didn't sign as a 2nd round pick in the 1965 draft.

FanGraphs Page

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There had been only one, all-encompassing phase over the life of the draft, as presently exists. From 1966 to 1986, the baseball draft was split into four phases—a regular and secondary phase in January, and a regular and secondary phase in June. The June, regular phase has always been the attention-getter

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