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1979 MLB Draft by Round

1979 MLB Draft by Round

Round #2 |Jan-Reg Phase

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draft year
1979
Phase Name
January Regular Phase
Total players Drafted
26
Major Leaguers
5
Signed Players
19
College Players
22
High School Players
0
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Round #2 Picks - 1979 Draft
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year rnd ovl phase player name draft team pos bonus signed hilvl mlbyears stat years source school dr reg pos ht wt ba th Born place
1979 2 27 Jan-Reg Mark Welch   New York Mets p 0.00 Yes A- -- 1979-1979 College Indianapolis IN p 6-3 182 L L 1958 --
1979 2 28 Jan-Reg Don Minnick Seattle Mariners p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1979-1981 FA Virginia VA p 6-3 210 L L 1959 Bedford,VA
1979 2 29 Jan-Reg Milt Thompson Atlanta Braves of 0.00 Yes MLB 1984-1996 1979-1996 FA Maryland MD cf-lf 5-11 170 L R 1959-01-05 Washington,DC
1979 2 30 Jan-Reg Mark Eichhorn Toronto Blue Jays ss-p 0.00 Yes MLB 1982-1996 1979-2000 College Cabrillo CA p 6-3 210 R R 1960-11-21 San Jose,CA
1979 2 31 Jan-Reg Keith Spreckels St. Louis Cardinals ss 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1979-1980 FA New York NY ss 5-10 175 B R 1957 Islip,NY
1979 2 32 Jan-Reg Bob Fallon Oakland Athletics p 0.00 No MLB 1984-1985 1979-1986 College Miami Dade FL p 6-3 200 L L 1960-02-18 Bronx,NY
1979 2 33 Jan-Reg Adailo Penate Houston Astros p 0.00 Yes AA -- 1979-1982 College Miami Dade FL p 6-4 190 -- R 1958-09-29 Miami,FL
1979 2 34 Jan-Reg Jeff Thompson Cleveland Baseball Team of 0.00 Yes College -- 1980-1981 College Miami Dade FL of -- -- L -- 1959 --
1979 2 35 Jan-Reg Jim Weaver Montreal Expos of 0.00 No MLB 1985-1989 1980-1990 College St Col of FL FL rf-of 6-3 190 L L 1959-10-10 Kingston,NY
1979 2 36 Jan-Reg Randy Riccardi Chicago White Sox of 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Miami Dade FL of -- -- -- -- 1959 --
1979 2 37 Jan-Reg David Means Chicago Cubs of 0.00 Yes -- -- -- FA Kentucky KY of -- -- -- -- -- Winchester,KY
1979 2 38 Jan-Reg Scott Stoltenberg Minnesota Twins ss-of 0.00 Yes A -- 1979-1979 College Sacramento City CA ss-of 5-10 175 R R 1959 Sacramento,CA
1979 2 39 Jan-Reg Carlos Moreno San Diego Padres p 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1982-1982 College Miami Dade FL p 6-1 190 R R 1959 --
1979 2 40 Jan-Reg Dave Kirby Detroit Tigers of 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Citrus College CA of -- -- R R 1959 --
1979 2 41 Jan-Reg Chris Goodchild Pittsburgh Pirates p 0.00 No A+ -- 1979-1985 College Santa Monica CA p 6-0 180 R R 1959-02-02 Los Angeles,CA
1979 2 42 Jan-Reg Bill Worden California Angels of 0.00 No AA -- 1980-1986 College Mission College CA c 5-11 205 R R 1959-09-16 Glendale,CA
1979 2 43 Jan-Reg Matthew Dunn San Francisco Giants c 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Brookdale CC NJ c -- -- -- -- 1959 --
1979 2 44 Jan-Reg Keith Showell Texas Rangers of 0.00 Yes Rk -- 1979-1979 College Prince George's CC MD of 5-10 180 L L 1958-03-01 Baltimore,MD
1979 2 45 Jan-Reg Robert Fischer Philadelphia Phillies p 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Panola College TX p -- -- -- -- 1959 --
1979 2 46 Jan-Reg Steven Espinoza Baltimore Orioles ss 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1979-1980 College Foothill CA ss 6-2 150 R R 1958-12-19 San Francisco,CA
1979 2 47 Jan-Reg Robert Elliott Cincinnati Reds p 0.00 No Rk -- 1980-1980 College Gulf Coast CC FL p 6-2 180 R R 1959 --
1979 2 48 Jan-Reg Tim Cates Kansas City Royals p 0.00 Yes AAA -- 1979-1985 College Georgia Perimeter College GA p 6-1 175 R R 1959-11-11 Hapeville,GA
1979 2 49 Jan-Reg Jim Teller Los Angeles Dodgers of 0.00 No A+ -- 1979-1982 College Sacramento City CA of 6-2 195 R R 1958-05-17 Redlands,CA
1979 2 50 Jan-Reg Jeff Heathcock Milwaukee Brewers p 0.00 No MLB 1983-1988 1980-1990 College Golden West CA p 6-4 205 R R 1959-11-18 Covina,CA
1979 2 51 Jan-Reg Michael Dolinar Boston Red Sox sb 0.00 Yes -- -- -- College Bakersfield College CA 3b -- -- -- -- 1959 --
1979 2 52 Jan-Reg Glenn Swires New York Yankees 3b 0.00 Yes A+ -- 1979-1980 College Mount San Antonio College CA 3b 5-10 185 R R 1959-03-12 --
26 record(s)