1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase

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1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase

Other Years: 1975 / 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981

Drafted Players

  • Links to minor league stats are incomplete and may not indicate a player signing
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
197811rg2020PiratesNPete Chapin (minors)RHPJCFullerton College (Fullerton, CA)
197821rg4620PiratesYBrent Hillenga (minors)1BJCSan Diego Mesa College (San Diego, CA)
197831rg7220PiratesNMel Locke (minors)RHPJCPasadena City College (Pasadena, CA)
197841rg9719PiratesNWilliam Waag (minors)SSJCLower Columbia College (Longview, WA)
197851rg12017PiratesNRobert Smith (minors)OFJCOrange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA)
197861rg14115PiratesYMichael Leveton (minors)1B
197871rg16014PiratesNCourtney Wyrick (minors)RHPJCWest Los Angeles College (Culver City, CA)
197881rg17511PiratesNJohn Garcia (minors)PJCChattahoochee Valley Community College (Phenix City, AL)
197891rg18911PiratesNJoe Nemeth (minors)1BJCOrange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA)

Other Years: 1975 / 1976 / 1977 / 1978 / 1979 / 1980 / 1981

9 matching player(s). 0 played in the majors (0%). Total of 0.0 WAR, or -- 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 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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