3rd Round of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
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3rd Round of the 1979 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
Other Rounds: 1978 3rd / 1979 2nd / 1979 3rd / 1979 4th / 1980 3rd
Drafted Players
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Drafted Players Table
Year |
Rnd |
DT |
OvPck |
FrRnd |
RdPck |
Tm |
Signed |
Bonus |
Name |
Pos |
WAR |
G |
AB |
HR |
BA |
OPS |
G |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
SV |
Type |
Drafted Out of |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 53 | FrRnd | 1 | Mets | Y | | Marques Cooper (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Three Rivers Community College (Poplar Bluff, MO) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 54 | FrRnd | 2 | Mariners | N | | Carlos Diaz (minors) | LHP | 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 | 55 | FrRnd | 3 | Braves | Y | | Ricky Coatney (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Arkansas-Fort Smith (Fort Smith, AR) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 56 | FrRnd | 4 | Blue Jays | Unk | | Steve Roche (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 57 | FrRnd | 5 | Cardinals | N | | Mike Evans (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Merced College (Merced, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 58 | FrRnd | 6 | Athletics | N | | David Granger (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Santa Barbara City College (Santa Barbara, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 59 | FrRnd | 7 | Astros | N | | Jeff Etsell (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Palm Beach State College (Lake Worth, FL) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 60 | FrRnd | 8 | Indians | N | | Rodney McDonald (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, OH) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 61 | FrRnd | 9 | Expos | N | | Derrell Baker (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 62 | FrRnd | 10 | White Sox | Y | | Randy Johnson (minors) | 1B | -0.2 | 101 | 254 | 10 | .244 | .723 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 63 | FrRnd | 11 | Cubs | N | | Steve Podraza (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Brookdale Community College (Lincroft, NJ) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 64 | FrRnd | 12 | Twins | N | | Tracy Turner (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | El Camino College (Torrance, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 65 | FrRnd | 13 | Padres | N | | Victor Woods (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Laney College (Oakland, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 66 | FrRnd | 14 | Tigers | N | | Brian Stehling (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 67 | FrRnd | 15 | Pirates | N | | Carl Taylor (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Camden County College (Blackwood, NJ) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 68 | FrRnd | 16 | Angels | N | | Al Newman (minors) | SS | 2.5 | 854 | 2107 | 1 | .226 | .570 | | | | | | | JC | Chaffey College (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 69 | FrRnd | 17 | Giants | N | | Mario Ramirez (minors) | P | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Lincoln, NE) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 70 | FrRnd | 18 | Rangers | N | | Larry Mikesell (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 71 | FrRnd | 19 | Phillies | Y | | Jon Lindsey (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, FL) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 72 | FrRnd | 20 | Orioles | Y | | Randolph Miller (minors) | 2B | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Florida State College at Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 73 | FrRnd | 21 | Reds | N | | Kevin Lindsley (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Linn-Benton Community College (Albany, OR) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 74 | FrRnd | 22 | Royals | N | | Al Christy (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 75 | FrRnd | 23 | Dodgers | N | | Kyle Dunning (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Linn-Benton Community College (Albany, OR) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 76 | FrRnd | 24 | Brewers | N | | Larry Robinson (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Compton College (Compton, CA) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 77 | FrRnd | 25 | Red Sox | N | | Harley Woody (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN) |
1979 | 3 | 1rg | 78 | FrRnd | 26 | Yankees | Y | | Jeff Van Der Plass (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Camden County College (Blackwood, NJ) |
Other Rounds: 1978 3rd / 1979 2nd / 1979 3rd / 1979 4th / 1980 3rd
26 matching player(s). 3 played in the majors (11%). Total of 3.9 WAR, or 1.3 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 2023 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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