Joe McIlvaine

Joseph P. McIlvaine

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 5", Weight 185 lb.

• Born ~1949

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Biographical Information

Joe McIlvaine spent decades in baseball. His son Tim McIlvaine later was a scout.

McIlvaine spent four years studying to be a priest before going into baseball. He played in the minor leagues as a pitcher from 1969-1973, going 16-16. To avoid military service, he was teaching elementary school for most of the year, limiting his pitching availability.

McIlvaine was a scout for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels, and Milwaukee Brewers in the 1970's. He moved to the New York Mets as the Scouting Director from 1981 to 1985 (overseeing drafts where they signed Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell and Randy Myers), and assistant GM from 1986 to 1990. He moved to the San Diego Padres as General Manager 1990 to 1993 and returned to the Mets as GM from 1993 to 1997. In 2011 he was a special assistant to the GM of the Minnesota Twins. He held the same role in 2013 with the Seattle Mariners.

During his time with the Mets, McIlvaine drafted but was unable to sign many players who would go on to reach the majors for other teams including: Matt LeCroy, Scott Proctor, Aaron Rowand, Garrett Atkins, Jeremy Guthrie and David DeJesus.

Preceded by Jack McKeon

San Diego Padres General Manager 1991-1993

Succeeded by Randy Smith

Preceded by Al Harazin

New York Mets General Manager 1993-1997

Succeeded by Steve Phillips

Draft Picks

1st Round Picks - Padres

• 1991: 8th overall P Joey Hamilton - Georgia Southern University
• 1991: 31st overall P Greg Anthony - Tavares High School
• 1992: No Pick (Lost for signing Kurt Stillwell)
• 1993: 14th overall 1B Derrek Lee - El Camino High School (Sacramento)

Other Notable Selections - Padres

• 1992: 2nd round (55th overall) 1B Todd Helton - Central High School Did Not Sign
• 1993: 3rd round (86th overall) P Matt Clement - Butler Area High School
• 1993: 13th round (366th overall) OF Gary Matthews, Jr

1st Round Picks - Mets

• 1994: 1st overall P Paul Wilson - Florida State University
• 1994: 20th overall OF Terrence Long - Stanhope Elmore High School
• 1994: 29th overall OF Jay Payton - Georgia Tech
• 1995: 18th overall SS Ryan Jaroncyk - Orange Glen High School
• 1996: 13th overall OF Rob Stratton - San Marcos High School
• 1997: 6th overall P Geoff Goetz - Jesuit High School

Other Notable Selections - Mets

• 1995: 8th round (217th overall) P A.J. Burnett - Central Arkansas Christian High School

Significant Trades

Padres

• December 5, 1990 traded Joe Carter and Roberto Alomar to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tony Fernandez and Fred McGriff See More
• March 31, 1991 traded Joey Cora, Warren Newson and Kevin Garner to the Chicago White Sox for Adam Peterson and Steve Rosenberg
• December 8, 1991 traded Bip Roberts and Craig Pueschner to the Cincinnati Reds for Randy Myers
• March 26, 1992 traded Ricky Bones, Jose Valentin and Matt Mieske to the Milwaukee Brewers for Gary Sheffield and Geoff Kellogg
• October 26, 1992 traded Tony Fernandez to the New York Mets for Raul Casanova, Wally Whitehurst and D.J. Dozier
• March 30, 1993 traded Darrin Jackson to the Toronto Blue Jays for Derek Bell and Stoney Briggs

Mets

• January 5, 1994 traded Vince Coleman to the Kansas City Royals for Kevin McReynolds
• March 27, 1994 traded Kevin Baez and Tom Wegmann to the Baltimore Orioles for David Segui
• November 18, 1994 traded Jeromy Burnitz and Joe Roa to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Dipoto, Paul Byrd, Dave Mlicki and Jesus Azuaje
• November 28, 1994 traded Juan Castillo and Todd Beckerman to the Houston Astros for Pete Harnisch
• November 29, 1994 traded Quilvio Veras to the Florida Marlins for Carl Everett
• November 30, 1994 traded Fernando Vina and Javier Gonzalez to the Milwaukee Brewers for Doug Henry
• July 28, 1995 traded Bobby Bonilla to the Baltimore Orioles for Damon Buford, Alex Ochoa and Jimmy Williams
• July 31, 1995 traded Bret Saberhagen and David Swanson to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch
• January 22, 1996 traded Erik Hiljus, Eric Ludwick and Yudith Orozio to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bernard Gilkey

Significant Signings

Padres

• December 21, 1990 signed Larry Andersen as a Free Agent from Boston Red Sox
• February 28, 1991 signed Kurt Stillwell as a free agent from Kansas City Royals

Mets

• April 11, 1995 signed Brett Butler as a free agent from Los Angeles Dodgers
• November 7, 1995 signed Rick Reed as a free agent from Cincinnati Reds