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1978 Minnesota Twins

Draft Class
Franchise
Minnesota Twins
Total Picks
33
College Picks
20
High School Picks
13
Signed Picks
17
Unsigned Picks
16
MLB Players
4
1st Rounders
1
NCAA D1
9
NCAA D2
4
NCAA D3
3
NAIA
1
Junior College
3
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Full list of drafted players for the selected draft class for all phases. Undrafted free agents may not be complete for selected season and represent players signed to a contract outside the draft process

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yearrndovlphaseplayerd-possignedsourceschoolposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat years
1978116June-RegLenny FaedoSSYesHSThomas Jefferson (Tampa,FL)SS6-0170RR1960-05-13Tampa,FLMLB1980-19841978-1986
1978242June-RegMike RileyPYesHSAgawam (Agawam,MA)P6-7177RR1960-05-24Agawam,MAAA 1978-1996
1978368June-RegDave LeeperP-OFNoHSVilla Park (Orange,CA)OF5-11170LL1959-10-30Santa Ana,CAMLB1984-19851979-1988
1978494June-RegWade AdamsonPYesCollegeSouth Dakota StateP6-1185RR  AA 1978-1980
19785120June-RegFrank VilorioSSYesCollegeCal State FullertonSS5-10165RR1955-10-03La Habana,CUAAA 1977-1983
19786146June-RegNattie GeorgeOFNoHSWilliam C. Overfelt (San Jose,CA)OF5-10170RR1960-03-12San Jose,CAA 1981-1984
19787172June-RegMark MaherOFYesCollegeTulaneOF6-2200RR  AA 1977-1980
19788198June-RegLes Pearsey2BYesCollegeArizonaSS6-3190RR1956-01-31Inglewood,CAAAA 1975-1982
19789224June-RegTony FossasPNoCollegeSouth FloridaP6-0187LL1957-09-23Havana,CUMLB1988-19991979-1999
197810250June-RegTom MorrisPNoCollegeBrigham YoungP6-3190 L St. Paul,MNA 1979-1980
197811276June-RegDon SmithOFYesHSIstrouma (Baton Rouge,LA)C6-0185RR Baton Rouge,LARk 1978-1978
197812302June-RegScott BradleyCNoHSWest Essex (North Caldwell,NJ)C5-11185LR1960-03-22Glen Ridge,NJMLB1984-19921979-1994
197813328June-RegRon Grout1BYesCollegeWingate1B6-1190RR1958-09-17Denver,COAA 1978-1982
197814354June-RegCraig Shumock3BNoHSChestnut Hill Academy (Philadelphia,PA)3B6-1185RR Philadelphia,PAA- 1979-1981
197815380June-RegRobert JonespYesHSArchbishop Curley (Baltimore,MD)P6-1160LL1960-10-24Baltimore,MDA+ 1979-1980
197816406June-RegMichael WilliamsCYesCollegeWingateC5-11170RR  Rk 1978-1978
197817432June-RegKent Hrbek1BYesHSKennedy (Bloomington,MN)1B6-4235LR1960-05-21Minneapolis,MNMLB1981-19941979-1994
197818457June-RegAlex Dovalis3BYesCollegeLong Beach CC3B6-1170RR Lakewood,CAA 1978-1979
197819482June-RegGene RansomIFNoCollegeCalifornia2B5-9175RR1958-01-21Fresno,CAA+ 1976-1983
197820506June-RegKevin SevcikpYesCollegeSt. OlafP6-3190RR  Rk 1978-1978
197821529June-RegTom LounibosIFNoCollegeSan FranciscoSS6-1172       
197822551June-RegChris GeasonpYesCollegeAugsburg CollegeP6-1195LL1956-11-22Columbus,OHRk 1978-1978
197823570June-RegWilliam GuinnpNoHSBeaverton (Beaverton,OR)P         
197824589June-RegEdward CastropNoCollegeMarylandP         
197825607June-RegRobert HoldenCYesCollegeRowanC6-2200RR  Rk 1978-1978
197826624June-RegRufus ThompsonOFYesCollegeCal Poly PomonaOF6-2196LL Fontana,CAA 1978-1978
197827640June-RegAlfredo MejiaOFNoCollegeFullerton CollegeC6-0195RR La Habra,CAA+ 1979-1979
197828656June-RegRandy RamirezpNoHSKatella (Anaheim,CA)P6-4200RR1960-05-28Anaheim,CAAA 1982-1985
197829672June-RegSteven HoulbergSSNoCollegeAlabamaSS6-0175RR1957-01-29Miami,FLA+ 1980-1980
197830687June-RegRandy FilkinsOFNoCollegeWest HillsOF5-10185RR1958-01-15Chicago,ILA+ 1980-1982
yearrndovlphaseplayerd-possignedsourceschoolposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat years
197831702June-RegRobert WalduslyOFYesCollegeLa VerneOF6-1185LL  Rk 1978-1978
197832714June-RegRon Dearth3BNoHSLakewood (Lakewood,CA)3B6-2190RR Lakewood,CAA 1983-1984
197833724June-RegPaul MancusopNoHSArchbishop Shaw (Marrero,LA)P5-10165LL1960-01-12New Orleans,LAAA 1981-1986
1978124June-SecBruce KastelicSSNoCollegeRanger CollegeSS6-1175LR Tulsa,OKAA 1980-1982
1978115Jan-RegRalph CitarellaPNoCollegeEastern FL STP6-0180RR1958-02-07East Orange,NJMLB1983-19871979-1988
1978241Jan-RegJesse OroscoPYesCollegeSanta Barbara City CollegeP6-2205RL1957-04-01Santa Barbara,CAMLB1979-20031978-2003
1978367Jan-RegButch RoweSSYesHSSan Jose (San Jose,CA)SS5-11165RR1956-06-15San Jose,CAA+ 1978-1980
1978492Jan-RegTimothy MaderaOFYesCollegeCollege of MarinOF         
19785115Jan-RegSteven GreenPYesCollegeModesto Junior CollegeP6-3190RR1958-05-14Springfield,ORAA 1978-1981
19786137Jan-RegRick AustinCNoCollegeCerritosC5-11185RR1959-08-05Baudett,MNAAA 1979-1983
19787156Jan-RegDavid DodsonPYesCollegeSJ Delta CollegeP         
19788172Jan-RegLarry NavilhonPNoCollegeCollege of San MateoP6-2195RR San Bruno,CANCAA 1979-1980
19789186Jan-RegRonnie MearsSS-2BYesFACaliforniaSS6-0170RR Pinole,CAA+ 1978-1978
197810199Jan-RegArt PiccolottiOFYesCollegeSkylineOF6-0175LR Aurora,COA 1978-1978
197811206Jan-RegTom PaulOFYesCollegeTreasure Valley CCOF         
197812209Jan-RegGary ForilloSSYesCollegeCitrus CollegeSS         
197813210Jan-RegJohn MinarcinpYesHSOneonta (Oneonta,NY)P6-1180RR1956-10-01Oneonta,NYA 1978-1979
197811Jan-SecJoe IsaacsPYesCollegeEastern OK STP6-4200LR Asher,OKAA 1978-1979
1978227Jan-SecMike CoucheePNoCollegeSan Jose CityP6-0190RR1957-12-04San Jose,CAMLB1983-19831979-1987
1978351Jan-SecWillie LozadoSSYesCollegeMiami Dade3B6-0166RR1959-05-12New York,NYMLB1984-19841979-1988
1978464Jan-SecHarold WashingtonOF-PYesCollegeSouthwestern CollegeOF6-3190RR Los Angeles,CAA 1978-1978
1978569Jan-SecSteve McQueenSSYesCollegeGulf Coast CCSS6-1185RR1959-06-21Fernandina Beach,FLA+ 1979-1980
52 Record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.
Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings