1980 Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase, with a listed position of LHP
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1980 Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase, with a listed position of LHP
Other Years: 1979 / 1980 / 1981
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 |
1980 | 1 | 1rg | 20 | FrRnd | 20 | Reds | Y | | Mark Bowden (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | San Jacinto College (Pasadena, TX) |
1980 | 1 | 1rg | 21 | FrRnd | 21 | Yankees | N | | Clem Freeman (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL) |
1980 | 1 | 1rg | 22 | FrRnd | 22 | Expos | N | | Rick Felt (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Georgia Perimeter College (Covington, GA) |
1980 | 2 | 1rg | 27 | FrRnd | 1 | Blue Jays | N | | Roger Samuels (minors) | -0.3 | 20 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4.33 | 1.37 | 0 | JC | San Jose City College (San Jose, CA) |
1980 | 2 | 1rg | 32 | FrRnd | 6 | Padres | N | | Curt Wardle (minors) | -1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 52 | 8 | 9 | 6.13 | 1.61 | 1 | JC | San Bernardino Valley College (San Bernardino, CA) |
1980 | 2 | 1rg | 37 | FrRnd | 11 | Twins | N | | Timothy Greene (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA) |
1980 | 2 | 1rg | 42 | FrRnd | 16 | Cardinals | Y | | Brian O'Donnell (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1980 | 2 | 1rg | 43 | FrRnd | 17 | Tigers | N | | Paul Huyck (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) |
1980 | 3 | 1rg | 63 | FrRnd | 11 | Twins | Y | | Keith Silva (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1980 | 3 | 1rg | 70 | FrRnd | 18 | Astros | N | | Pat Shortt (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Eastern Arizona College (Thatcher, AZ) |
1980 | 3 | 1rg | 72 | FrRnd | 20 | Reds | N | | Todd Wheeler (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Yakima Valley Community College (Yakima, WA) |
1980 | 4 | 1rg | 87 | FrRnd | 9 | Indians | Y | | Angelo Gilbert (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Laney College (Oakland, CA) |
1980 | 4 | 1rg | 97 | FrRnd | 19 | Angels | N | | Timothy Arnold (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Los Angeles Valley College (Los Angeles, CA) |
1980 | 4 | 1rg | 101 | FrRnd | 23 | Red Sox | N | | Wallace Dulling (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Columbia State Community College (Columbia, TN) |
1980 | 5 | 1rg | 112 | FrRnd | 8 | Indians | Y | | Michael Dixon (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Sacramento City College (Sacramento, CA) |
1980 | 5 | 1rg | 116 | FrRnd | 12 | Rangers | N | | Hans Herzog (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Louisburg College (Louisburg, NC) |
1980 | 5 | 1rg | 117 | FrRnd | 13 | Phillies | N | | Daniel Prine (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Mott Community College (Flint, MI) |
1980 | 6 | 1rg | 133 | FrRnd | 4 | Mariners | Y | | Michael Howe (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1980 | 6 | 1rg | 137 | FrRnd | 8 | Indians | Y | | Charles Tillett (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Eastern Florida State College (Cocoa, FL) |
1980 | 6 | 1rg | 145 | FrRnd | 16 | Tigers | Y | | John Engen (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, MN) |
1980 | 6 | 1rg | 146 | FrRnd | 17 | Angels | N | | Steve Ray (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Southwestern College (Chula Vista, CA) |
1980 | 6 | 1rg | 149 | FrRnd | 20 | Expos | N | | Rich Devincenzo (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) |
1980 | 7 | 1rg | 171 | FrRnd | 18 | Expos | N | | Steve Janousek (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Middle Georgia State University (Macon, GA) |
1980 | 9 | 1rg | 198 | FrRnd | 3 | White Sox | N | | Lamon Lawrence (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | College of the Sequoias (Visalia, CA) |
1980 | 9 | 1rg | 211 | FrRnd | 16 | Orioles | N | | David Maschino (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Seminole State College of Florida (Sanford, FL) |
1980 | 11 | 1rg | 225 | FrRnd | 2 | Indians | N | | Tracey Player (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Florida State College at Jacksonville (Jacksonville, FL) |
1980 | 12 | 1rg | 238 | FrRnd | 6 | Angels | N | | Joseph Mehallow (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Southwestern Illinois College (Belleville, IL) |
1980 | 13 | 1rg | 245 | FrRnd | 6 | Brewers | N | | Rory Brown (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Broward College (Fort Lauderdale, FL) |
1980 | 18 | 1rg | 260 | FrRnd | 1 | Indians | N | | Gordon Gradwohl (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Edmonds College (Lynnwood, WA) |
1980 | 18 | 1rg | 262 | FrRnd | 3 | Brewers | N | | Mike Evans (minors) | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Merced College (Merced, CA) |
Other Years: 1979 / 1980 / 1981
30 matching player(s). 2 played in the majors (6%). Total of -1.5 WAR, or -0.8 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
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
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selection made by this franchise. This means that the Twins' 10th
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