1968 New York Mets Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

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1968 New York Mets Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

Other Years: 1965 / 1966 / 1967 / 1968 / 1969 / 1970 / 1971

Drafted Players

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Drafted Players Table
Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Signed Bonus Name Pos WAR G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Type Drafted Out of
196816sc1111MetsNBill Cotton (minors)C4YrArizona State University (Tempe, AZ)
196826sc3111MetsYTommy Williams (minors)CJCEast Los Angeles College (Monterey Park, CA)
196836sc5111MetsNRay Peters (minors)RHP-0.520020231.56.0004YrHarvard University (Cambridge, MA)
196846sc7111MetsNJohn Whitehurst (minors)CJCCollege of the Albemarle (Albemarle, NC)
196856sc9411MetsNRich Hand (minors)RHP3.8811090.147.36510424394.011.4434YrUniversity of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA)
196866sc1129MetsNMichael Wertz (minors)SSJCWharton County Junior College (Wharton, TX)
196876sc1268MetsNMike Sigman (minors)RHP4YrSanta Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)
196886sc1322MetsNMickey Rivers (minors)OF32.71468562961.295.724JCMiami Dade College (Miami, FL)
196896sc1362MetsNVincent Bigone (minors)OF4YrSanta Clara University (Santa Clara, CA)

Montreal Expos, Seattle Pilots (Brewers), Royals, and Padres did not receive picks in the first three rounds of the draft.

Other Years: 1965 / 1966 / 1967 / 1968 / 1969 / 1970 / 1971

9 matching player(s). 3 played in the majors (33%). Total of 36.0 WAR, or 12.0 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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