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3rd Round of the 1979 January Draft-Regular Phase
    Other Rounds:1978 3rd / 1979 2nd / 1979 3rd / 1979 4th / 1980 3rd

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck FrRnd RdPck Tm Pos G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Drafted Out of
1979 3 1rg 53 FrRnd 1 Mets Marcus Cooper OF Three Rivers CC (Poplar Bluff, MO)
1979 3 1rg 54 FrRnd 2 Mariners Carlos Diaz LHP 179 14 0 .000 .067 179 13 6 3.21 1.34 4 Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria, CA)
1979 3 1rg 55 FrRnd 3 Braves Rick Coatney RHP University of Arkansas, Fort Smith (Fort Smith, AR)
1979 3 1rg 56 FrRnd 4 Blue Jays Stephen Roache RHP Sacramento CC (Sacramento, CA)
1979 3 1rg 57 FrRnd 5 Cardinals Mike Evans LHP Merced College (Merced, CA)
1979 3 1rg 58 FrRnd 6 Athletics David Granger RHP Santa Barbara CC (Santa Barbara, CA)
1979 3 1rg 59 FrRnd 7 Astros Jeff Etsell LHP Palm Beach CC (Lake Worth, FL)
1979 3 1rg 60 FrRnd 8 Indians Rod McDonald RHP Cuyahoga CC (Cleveland, OH)
1979 3 1rg 61 FrRnd 9 Nationals Derrell Baker 2B Middle Georgia College (Cochran, GA)
1979 3 1rg 62 FrRnd 10 WhiteSox Randy Johnson 1B 101 254 10 .244 .723 Miami Dade South CC (Miami, FL)
1979 3 1rg 63 FrRnd 11 Cubs Steve Podraza C Brookdale CC (Lincroft, NJ)
1979 3 1rg 64 FrRnd 12 Twins Tracy Turner LHP El Camino College (Torrance, CA)
1979 3 1rg 65 FrRnd 13 Padres Victor Woods OF Laney College (Oakland, CA)
1979 3 1rg 66 FrRnd 14 Tigers Brian Stehling RHP San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX)
1979 3 1rg 67 FrRnd 15 Pirates Carl Taylor RHP Camden County JC (Blackwood, NJ)
1979 3 1rg 68 FrRnd 16 Angels Al Newman SS 854 2107 1 .226 .570 Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
1979 3 1rg 69 FrRnd 17 Giants Mario Ramirez P University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
1979 3 1rg 70 FrRnd 18 Rangers Larry Mikesell LHP Brevard CC (Cocoa, FL)
1979 3 1rg 71 FrRnd 19 Phillies Jort Lindsey SS Seminole CC (Sanford, FL)
1979 3 1rg 72 FrRnd 20 Orioles Randy Miller 2B Florida JC (Jacksonville, FL)
1979 3 1rg 73 FrRnd 21 Reds Kevin Lindsley RHP Linn-Benton CC (Albany, OR)
1979 3 1rg 74 FrRnd 22 Royals Alex Christy 1B Westerville (Westerville, OH)
1979 3 1rg 75 FrRnd 23 Dodgers Kyle Dunning RHP Linn-Benton CC (Albany, OR)
1979 3 1rg 76 FrRnd 24 Brewers Larry Robinson RHP Compton CC (Compton, CA)
1979 3 1rg 77 FrRnd 25 RedSox Harley Woody LHP Columbia State CC (Columbia, TN)
1979 3 1rg 78 FrRnd 26 Yankees Jeff Van Der Plass LHP Camden County JC (Blackwood, NJ)

Other Rounds:1978 3rd / 1979 2nd / 1979 3rd / 1979 4th / 1980 3rd

26 matching player(s). 3 played in the majors (11%).

DT Key

  • Blank - June Draft
  • 6sc - June Secondary
  • 6sa - June Secondary (normal, 1971 only)
  • 6sd - June Secondary (delayed, 1971 only)
  • 1rg - January Draft
  • 1sc - January Secondary Draft
  • 8lg - August Legion Draft

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    The 1965 draft had a major league and AAA section (rounds 1-3), a AA section (4-7) and A-ball sections (8+). Each team had one pick in rounds 1-7 (MLB, AAA, and AA picks). Starting with the 8th round teams received a pick for each A-ball team in their system in the reverse order of the affiliate finishes. Franchises that shared affiliates, alternated the picks round-by-round. This means that a franchise will have multiple picks in a "round". For presentation reasons here, we have re-labeled the rounds to be the number of the selection made by this franchise. This means that the Twins' 10th round pick could come after the Mets' 12th round pick.