1981 New York Mets Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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1981 New York Mets Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
Other Years: 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981 / 1982 / 1983 / 1984
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 |
1981 | 1 | | 4 | 4 | Mets | Y | $127,500 | Terry Blocker (minors) | OF | -1.0 | 110 | 244 | 2 | .205 | .509 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 4Yr | Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN) |
1981 | 2 | | 38 | 12 | Mets via Braves | Y | | *John Christensen (minors) | OF | -1.0 | 132 | 294 | 5 | .225 | .654 | | | | | | | 4Yr | California State University, Fullerton (Fullerton, CA) |
1981 | 4 | | 81 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Dave Cochrane (minors) | RHP | -1.4 | 218 | 514 | 8 | .235 | .627 | | | | | | | HS | Troy HS (Fullerton, CA) |
1981 | 5 | | 107 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Steve Phillips (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | De La Salle HS (Detroit, MI) |
1981 | 6 | | 133 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Ken Harris (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of La Verne (La Verne, CA) |
1981 | 7 | | 159 | 4 | Mets | N | | Jay Keeler (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) |
1981 | 8 | | 185 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Mark Carreon (minors) | OF | 4.6 | 738 | 2012 | 69 | .277 | .766 | | | | | | | HS | Salpointe Catholic HS (Tucson, AZ) |
1981 | 9 | | 211 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Rich Webster (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Memphis (Memphis, TN) |
1981 | 10 | | 237 | 4 | Mets | N | | Al Candelaria (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Yerba Buena HS (San Jose, CA) |
1981 | 11 | | 263 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Steve Walker (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mount Carmel HS (San Diego, CA) |
1981 | 12 | | 289 | 4 | Mets | N | | Roger Clemens (minors) | RHP | 139.2 | 95 | 179 | 0 | .173 | .443 | 709 | 354 | 184 | 3.12 | 1.17 | 0 | JC | San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX) |
1981 | 13 | | 315 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Lenny Dykstra (minors) | OF | 42.4 | 1278 | 4559 | 81 | .285 | .793 | | | | | | | HS | Garden Grove HS (Garden Grove, CA) |
1981 | 14 | | 341 | 4 | Mets | N | | Gary Kanwisher (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Pascack Valley HS (Hillsdale, NJ) |
1981 | 15 | | 367 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Larry McNutt (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Jackson State University (Jackson, MS) |
1981 | 16 | | 393 | 4 | Mets | N | | Ron Woellert (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Archbishop Moeller HS (Cincinnati, OH) |
1981 | 17 | | 419 | 4 | Mets | N | | Bryan Olden (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Beaverton HS (Beaverton, OR) |
1981 | 18 | | 445 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Ed Garton (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) |
1981 | 19 | | 471 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Lou Thornton (minors) | 3B | -0.1 | 95 | 89 | 1 | .247 | .605 | | | | | | | HS | Jefferson Davis HS (Montgomery, AL) |
1981 | 20 | | 497 | 4 | Mets | N | | Mark Boyd (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | McEachern HS (Powder Springs, GA) |
1981 | 21 | | 523 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Steve Staton (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA) |
1981 | 22 | | 549 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Matthew Fitts (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lompoc HS (Lompoc, CA) |
1981 | 23 | | 574 | 4 | Mets | N | | Kurt Griffon (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Plaquemine HS (Plaquemine, LA) |
1981 | 24 | | 599 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Bob Costello (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, NY) |
1981 | 25 | | 624 | 4 | Mets | Y | | Russ Orrick (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Vintage HS (Napa, CA) |
1981 | 26 | | 647 | 3 | Mets | Y | | Randy Hoffman (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA) |
1981 | 27 | | 670 | 3 | Mets | Y | | James Oates (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Huntington University (Huntington, IN) |
1981 | 28 | | 692 | 3 | Mets | Y | | Joe Licata (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) |
1981 | 29 | | 714 | 3 | Mets | N | | Gary Heien (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | O'Fallon Township HS (O'Fallon, IL) |
1981 | 30 | | 734 | 2 | Mets | Y | | Michael Franks (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA) |
1981 | 31 | | 752 | 1 | Mets | Y | | Mike Harlander (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE) |
1981 | 32 | | 769 | 1 | Mets | Y | | Steve DeMatties (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1981 | 33 | | 785 | 1 | Mets | N | | Luis Medina (minors) | OF | 0.0 | 51 | 150 | 10 | .207 | .674 | | | | | | | HS | Earl Warren HS (Downey, CA) |
1981 | 34 | | 799 | 1 | Mets | Y | | Bruce Kastelic (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) |
1981 | 35 | | 811 | 1 | Mets | Y | | Louis Martinez (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | DeWitt Clinton HS (Bronx, NY) |
1981 | 36 | | 820 | 1 | Mets | N | | Darrell Rodgers (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Eisenhower HS (Lawton, OK) |
1981 | 37 | | 829 | 1 | Mets | Y | | Larry Czeszewski (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, TX) |
1981 | 38 | | 836 | 1 | Mets | Y | | Scot Holliday (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN) |
*Compensation Picks
John Christensen (Mets-2) - Pick from Braves as compensation for Free Agent Claudell Washington
Other Years: 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981 / 1982 / 1983 / 1984
37 matching player(s). 8 played in the majors (21%). Total of 182.7 WAR, or 22.8 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
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