1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
Other Years: 1975 / 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981
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 |
1978 | 1 | | 19 | 19 | Pirates | Y | $60,000 | Brad Garnett (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | DeSoto HS (DeSoto, TX) |
1978 | 1 | | 21 | 21 | Pirates via Dodgers | Y | | *Jerry Aubin (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Dougherty HS (Albany, GA) |
1978 | 2 | | 45 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Bradley Palmer (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Escondido HS (Escondido, CA) |
1978 | 3 | | 71 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Patrick Rubino (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) |
1978 | 4 | | 97 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Thomas Siebert (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Coeur d'Alene HS (Coeur d'Alene, ID) |
1978 | 5 | | 123 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Robert Davis (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT) |
1978 | 6 | | 149 | 19 | Pirates | N | | Don McCarthy (minors) | P | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1978 | 7 | | 175 | 19 | Pirates | N | | Scott Roberts (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Roosevelt HS (Seattle, WA) |
1978 | 8 | | 201 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Donald Cline (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1978 | 9 | | 227 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Frank Miloszewski (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN) |
1978 | 10 | | 253 | 19 | Pirates | N | | Dave Rosenhahn (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | West Seneca HS (West Seneca, NY) |
1978 | 11 | | 279 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Timothy Florey (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Brooklyn Park HS (Baltimore, MD) |
1978 | 12 | | 305 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Dennis Jones (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Kearny HS (San Diego, CA) |
1978 | 13 | | 331 | 19 | Pirates | N | | Barry Brown (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lake Worth HS (Fort Worth, TX) |
1978 | 14 | | 357 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Wesley Hair (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Albany State University (Albany, GA) |
1978 | 15 | | 383 | 19 | Pirates | N | | John Young (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Henry Ford II HS (Sterling Heights, MI) |
1978 | 16 | | 409 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Stanton Brown (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Davidson College (Davidson, NC) |
1978 | 17 | | 435 | 19 | Pirates | Y | | Michael Nedelisky (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID) |
1978 | 18 | | 460 | 18 | Pirates | Y | | John Stuper (minors) | RHP | 1.4 | 111 | 134 | 0 | .112 | .295 | 111 | 32 | 28 | 3.96 | 1.44 | 1 | 4Yr | Point Park University (Pittsburgh, PA) |
1978 | 19 | | 484 | 17 | Pirates | N | | Jeff Vlha (minors) | INF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Fullerton Union HS (Fullerton, CA) |
1978 | 20 | | 508 | 17 | Pirates | Y | | Stephen Denby (minors) | INF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Fluvanna County HS (Palmyra, VA) |
1978 | 21 | | 531 | 17 | Pirates | Y | | Dave Dravecky (minors) | LHP | 13.8 | 237 | 313 | 1 | .121 | .326 | 226 | 64 | 57 | 3.13 | 1.21 | 10 | 4Yr | Youngstown State University (Youngstown, OH) |
1978 | 22 | | 553 | 17 | Pirates | Y | | Thaddeus Reed (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | E. C. Glass HS (Lynchburg, VA) |
1978 | 23 | | 572 | 14 | Pirates | N | | Arbrey Lucas (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Chaparral HS (Las Vegas, NV) |
1978 | 24 | | 591 | 14 | Pirates | N | | David McDonald (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Allegheny College (Meadville, PA) |
1978 | 25 | | 609 | 14 | Pirates | N | | Vince Pellegrini (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Father Judge HS (Philadelphia, PA) |
1978 | 26 | | 626 | 13 | Pirates | Y | | John Huey (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mannington HS (Mannington, WV) |
1978 | 27 | | 642 | 12 | Pirates | Y | | Jeff Zaske (minors) | RHP | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | HS | Meadowdale HS (Lynnwood, WA) |
1978 | 28 | | 658 | 12 | Pirates | N | | David Pascho (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Juanita HS (Kirkland, WA) |
1978 | 29 | | 674 | 12 | Pirates | N | | Michael O'Boyle (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Northport HS (Northport, NY) |
1978 | 30 | | 689 | 11 | Pirates | N | | Mark Johnson (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Kearns HS (Kearns, UT) |
1978 | 31 | | 704 | 11 | Pirates | Y | | Dean Rick (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Wilson HS (West Lawn, PA) |
1978 | 32 | | 716 | 9 | Pirates | Y | | James Fiori (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Carlynton HS (Carnegie, PA) |
1978 | 33 | | 726 | 8 | Pirates | N | | John West (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Granite Falls HS (Marysville, WA) |
1978 | 34 | | 733 | 5 | Pirates | N | | Kevin Johnson (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus (Catonsville, MD) |
1978 | 35 | | 740 | 5 | Pirates | N | | Geoff Meadows (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Southmoreland HS (Alverton, PA) |
1978 | 36 | | 745 | 4 | Pirates | N | | Tim Ronan (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of California, San Diego (La Jolla, CA) |
1978 | 37 | | 750 | 4 | Pirates | N | | Albert Brehm (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Foothill HS (Santa Ana, CA) |
1978 | 38 | | 754 | 3 | Pirates | N | | Mike Bretz (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) |
1978 | 39 | | 758 | 3 | Pirates | Y | | Vance Law (minors) | SS | 10.5 | 1212 | 3802 | 71 | .256 | .703 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 1.50 | 0 | 4Yr | Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) |
1978 | 40 | | 762 | 3 | Pirates | N | | Fenton Lebon (minors) | P | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lincoln Academy (Newcastle, ME) |
*Compensation Picks
Jerry Aubin (Pirates-1) - Pick from Dodgers as compensation for Free Agent Terry Forster
Other Years: 1975 / 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981
41 matching player(s). 4 played in the majors (9%). Total of 25.9 WAR, or 6.5 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
NOTES: We have not yet matched the 2024 debuts to their draft into. We hope to do so soon.
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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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