1979 Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase, with a listed position of LHP
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1979 Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase, with a listed position of LHP
Other Years: 1978 / 1979 / 1980
Drafted Players
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Drafted Players Table
Year |
Rnd |
DT |
OvPck |
FrRnd |
RdPck |
Tm |
Signed |
Bonus |
Name |
WAR |
G |
AB |
HR |
BA |
OPS |
G |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
SV |
Type |
Drafted Out of |
1979 | 1 | 1rg | 1 | FrRnd | 1 | Mets | N | | Neal Heaton (minors) | 8.4 | 184 | 187 | 0 | .171 | .384 | 382 | 80 | 96 | 4.37 | 1.40 | 10 | HS | Sachem North HS (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) |
1979 | 1 | 1rg | 15 | FrRnd | 15 | Pirates | Y | | William Nice (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | College of Southern Idaho (Twin Falls, ID) |
1979 | 1 | 1rg | 20 | FrRnd | 20 | Orioles | N | | Darren Dilks (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) |
1979 | 2 | 1rg | 27 | FrRnd | 1 | Mets | Y | | Mark Welch (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN) |
1979 | 2 | 1rg | 28 | FrRnd | 2 | Mariners | Y | | Donald Minnick (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1979 | 2 | 1rg | 32 | FrRnd | 6 | Athletics | N | | Bob Fallon (minors) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4.99 | 1.86 | 0 | JC | Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 54 | FrRnd | 2 | Mariners | N | | Carlos Diaz (minors) | 1.6 | 179 | 14 | 0 | .000 | .067 | 179 | 13 | 6 | 3.21 | 1.34 | 4 | JC | Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 57 | FrRnd | 5 | Cardinals | N | | Mike Evans (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Merced College (Merced, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 59 | FrRnd | 7 | Astros | N | | Jeff Etsell (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Palm Beach State College (Lake Worth, FL) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 64 | FrRnd | 12 | Twins | N | | Tracy Turner (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | El Camino College (Torrance, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 70 | FrRnd | 18 | Rangers | N | | Larry Mikesell (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 77 | FrRnd | 25 | Red Sox | N | | Harley Woody (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 78 | FrRnd | 26 | Yankees | Y | | Jeff Van Der Plass (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Camden County College (Blackwood, NJ) |
1979 | 4 | 1rg | 80 | FrRnd | 2 | Mariners | N | | Steve Lawrence (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) |
1979 | 4 | 1rg | 81 | FrRnd | 3 | Braves | N | | Edward Lambeth (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (Fort Smith, AR) |
1979 | 4 | 1rg | 94 | FrRnd | 16 | Angels | Y | | Edward Lindsey (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Broward College (Fort Lauderdale, FL) |
1979 | 5 | 1rg | 106 | FrRnd | 2 | Braves | N | | Randy Porter (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Linn-Benton Community College (Albany, OR) |
1979 | 5 | 1rg | 109 | FrRnd | 5 | Athletics | N | | Fred Conradi (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Centralia College (Centralia, WA) |
1979 | 5 | 1rg | 113 | FrRnd | 9 | Cubs | N | | Mike Maack (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL) |
1979 | 5 | 1rg | 114 | FrRnd | 10 | Twins | Y | | Ed Hodge (minors) | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 25 | 4 | 3 | 4.77 | 1.45 | 0 | JC | Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) |
1979 | 5 | 1rg | 120 | FrRnd | 16 | Rangers | Y | | David Orzel (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Macomb Community College (Warren, MI) |
1979 | 5 | 1rg | 123 | FrRnd | 19 | Reds | N | | Dale Chatham (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Gulf Coast State College (Panama City, FL) |
1979 | 5 | 1rg | 124 | FrRnd | 20 | Royals | N | | Curt Thrasher (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Oxnard College (Oxnard, CA) |
1979 | 5 | 1rg | 125 | FrRnd | 21 | Dodgers | N | | Phillip Smith (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA) |
1979 | 5 | 1rg | 128 | FrRnd | 24 | Yankees | N | | Otis Reuban (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Black Hawk College (Moline, IL) |
1979 | 6 | 1rg | 135 | FrRnd | 7 | Expos | N | | Rory Brown (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Broward College (Fort Lauderdale, FL) |
1979 | 6 | 1rg | 137 | FrRnd | 9 | Cubs | N | | Michael O'Malley (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Triton College (River Grove, IL) |
1979 | 6 | 1rg | 144 | FrRnd | 16 | Phillies | N | | Benny Smith (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Ranger College (Ranger, TX) |
1979 | 6 | 1rg | 145 | FrRnd | 17 | Orioles | N | | Craig Cunard (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Iowa Western Community College (Council Bluffs, IA) |
1979 | 7 | 1rg | 159 | FrRnd | 8 | Cubs | N | | Todd Wilson (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Mount San Antonio College (Walnut, CA) |
1979 | 8 | 1rg | 180 | FrRnd | 8 | Angels | N | | Stanford Hill (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | McLennan Community College (Waco, TX) |
1979 | 8 | 1rg | 185 | FrRnd | 13 | Reds | N | | Tim Henry (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Paris Junior College (Paris, TX) |
1979 | 9 | 1rg | 192 | FrRnd | 4 | Expos | N | | David Cohron (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA) |
1979 | 12 | 1rg | 226 | FrRnd | 6 | Giants | N | | Jack Glaze (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Lane Community College (Eugene, OR) |
1979 | 14 | 1rg | 234 | FrRnd | 1 | Cardinals | N | | Steve Heslop (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | San Bernardino Valley College (San Bernardino, CA) |
1979 | 17 | 1rg | 245 | FrRnd | 1 | Brewers | Y | | Rick Odekirk (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA) |
Other Years: 1978 / 1979 / 1980
36 matching player(s). 4 played in the majors (11%). Total of 9.6 WAR, or 2.4 per major leaguer.
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.
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