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1981 Minnesota Twins Draft Class
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1981 1 11 June-Reg Mike Sodders 3B Yes College Arizona State 3B 6-3 190 R R 1958-12-26 Compton,CA AAA 1981-1984 1981 2 37 June-Reg Frank Viola P Yes College St. John's P 6-4 209 L L 1960-04-19 Hempstead,NY MLB 1982-1996 1981-1996 1981 2 51 June-Reg Craig Henderson P Yes College UW Oshkosh P 6-2 185 L L 1960-10-20 Milwaukee,WI AAA 1981-1986 1981 3 55 June-Reg John Marzano OF No HS Central (Philadelphia,PA) C 5-11 195 R R 1963-02-14 Philadelphia,PA MLB 1987-1998 1985-1999 1981 3 56 June-Reg Curt Wardle P Yes College UC Riverside P 6-5 220 L L 1960-11-16 Downey,CA MLB 1984-1985 1981-1987
1981 3 63 June-Reg Eric Broersma P Yes College UCLA P 6-4 235 R R 1960-01-24 Los Alamitos,CA AAA 1980-1987 1981 4 88 June-Reg Don Fleming OF Yes HS St. John (Garyville,LA) OF 6-0 178 R R 1962-02-28 Garyville,LA A 1981-1982 1981 5 114 June-Reg Dave Meier SS Yes College Stanford OF 6-0 185 R R 1959-08-08 Helena,MT MLB 1984-1988 1979-1988 1981 6 140 June-Reg George Skeens C Yes College Ramapo C 6-2 190 R R Oakland,NJ AA 1981-1982 1981 7 166 June-Reg Jeff Arney P Yes College UC Riverside P 6-1 190 R R 1959-05-12 Ames,IA AA 1981-1985
1981 8 192 June-Reg Stan Holmes OF Yes College Arizona State OF 6-0 206 R R 1960-02-01 Dos Palos,CA AAA 1981-1989 1981 9 218 June-Reg Steve Lombardozzi SS Yes College Florida 2B 6-0 175 R R 1960-04-26 Malden,MA MLB 1985-1990 1980-1990 1981 10 244 June-Reg Ken Proctor OF Yes College Cal Poly Pomona OF 6-0 185 R R A 1981-1981 1981 11 270 June-Reg Tom Schubert P No HS Peekskill (Peekskill,NY) P Peekskill,NY 1981 12 296 June-Reg Steve Korczyk p Yes College Upsala College P 5-11 190 R R 1959-10-09 New Brunswick,NJ AAA 1981-1983
1981 13 322 June-Reg Herbert Carter OF Yes HS St. John (Garyville,LA) OF 6-1 190 R R 1962-05-12 New Orleans,LA A 1981-1982 1981 14 348 June-Reg Mike Weiermiller p Yes College Rochester P 5-11 175 L L 1960-10-21 Elmira,NY A 1981-1982 1981 15 374 June-Reg Sebby Borriello C Yes College St. John's C 6-1 195 R R 1959-08-24 Brooklyn,NY A 1981-1982 1981 16 400 June-Reg Mike McCain IF Yes College Arizona State SS 5-11 175 L R 1954-05-21 San Diego,CA AAA 1981-1984 1981 17 426 June-Reg Carson Carroll 2B Yes College UC Irvine 2B 6-1 170 R R 1959-09-23 Sunland,CA AA 1980-1987
1981 18 452 June-Reg Dave Hoyt OF Yes College New Haven OF 5-11 190 R R 1959-07-29 Madrid,SP A+ 1981-1985 1981 19 478 June-Reg Jim Flores SS Yes College Fresno State SS 5-8 155 B R AA 1981-1983 1981 20 504 June-Reg Mike Giordano p Yes College New Haven P 6-0 183 R R 1959-08-12 Neubruke,GE AAA 1981-1984 1981 21 530 June-Reg Albert Everett p Yes HS Hillsborough (Tampa,FL) R 6-0 185 R R Tampa,FL AA 1981-1982 1981 22 556 June-Reg Jerry Lomastro OF Yes College Louisiana Tech OF 5-11 190 R R 1958-08-09 Miami,FL AAA 1980-1987
1981 23 581 June-Reg Dean Kappes C Yes HS Breckenridge (Breckenridge,MN) C 6-1 182 R R Breckenridge,MN Rk 1981-1981 1981 24 606 June-Reg Randy Weibel p Yes College Eastern Illinois P 6-1 195 L R 1959-11-17 Oconomowoc,WI AA 1981-1983 1981 25 630 June-Reg Bill Blount p No HS Hoover (San Diego,CA) P 6-4 180 L L 1963-09-27 San Diego,CA AAA 1985-1988 1981 26 653 June-Reg George Flower 3B No HS Calvert Hall (Baltimore,MD) 3B 5-11 185 R R Baltimore,MD A+ 1984-1986 1981 27 676 June-Reg Robert Heimert OF Yes HS Henry Sibley (Mendota Heights,MN) OF Rk 1981-1981
1981 28 698 June-Reg Rick Hazard OF No College UC Riverside OF 6-0 185 L L San Bernardino,CA A 1983-1984 1981 29 720 June-Reg Gary Robertson 1B Yes College Cal State Stanislaus 1B 6-5 210 L R A+ 1981-1983 1981 30 740 June-Reg Rob Vodvarka p No HS Montclair (Montclair,CA) P 6-1 185 L L Montclair,CA Rk 1983-1983 1981 31 758 June-Reg Marc Page p Yes HS Riverview (Sarasota,FL) P 6-3 205 R Sarasota,FL A 1982-1982 1981 32 775 June-Reg Mike Piatnik SS Yes College Florida Southern SS 5-11 170 R R A+ 1981-1982
1981 33 790 June-Reg Michael Watson OF No College Delgado CC OF 5-10 165 R R A- 1983-1983 1981 34 804 June-Reg Gary Jost 2B No College Minnesota 2B NCAA 1979-1982 1981 1 13 June-Sec John Salery OF Yes College Indian River CC OF 5-11 170 R R 1960-09-06 Montgomery,AL AA 1981-1984 1981 2 38 June-Sec Jeff Salazar P No College Los Angeles Valley P 6-2 190 R R 1962-04-02 Mission Hills,CA A+ 1982-1983 1981 1 12 Jan-Reg Pete Kutsukos P No College Seminole Florida P 6-1 180 R R 1962-05-11 Port Orange,FL AA 1981-1986
1981 2 38 Jan-Reg Cedric Gray OF Yes College Canada College OF 5-11 190 R R 1962-03-07 San Francisco,CA Rk 1981-1981 1981 3 64 Jan-Reg Talbot Aiello iF-Of Yes College Miami Dade IF-OF 6-0 195 R R A 1981-1981 1981 4 90 Jan-Reg Robin Thompson P Yes College Santa Monica P 1981 5 116 Jan-Reg Dan Devers P Yes College Yavapai College P 1981 6 142 Jan-Reg Steve Shields OF No College Santa Monica P 6-2 190 R A+ 1983-1985
1981 7 167 Jan-Reg Art Valencia P Yes College Cerritos P 6-1 185 R R 1962-05-30 Downey,CA Rk 1981-1981 1981 8 191 Jan-Reg Michael Kribell P Yes FA South Dakota P 6-0 180 L L Rk 1981-1981 1981 9 209 Jan-Reg Steve Davis OF No College Middle Georgia P 6-1 195 L L 1960-08-04 San Antonio,TX MLB 1985-1989 1980-1989 1981 10 226 Jan-Reg Jeff Sutterfield P Yes College Orange Coast College P 1981 11 242 Jan-Reg Brian Kubala P-3B No College Miami Dade P-3B 6-2 205 R R A+ 1985-1987
1981 12 254 Jan-Reg Ignacio Velazquez iF-C Yes College Miami Dade IF-C 1981 13 266 Jan-Reg Ralph Bryant OF No College Abraham Baldwin OF 6-2 200 L R 1961-05-20 Fort Gaines,GA MLB 1985-1987 1981-1996 1981 14 277 Jan-Reg Ernie Moya p No College Hillsborough CC P 6-2 185 R R 1961-11-15 Tampa,FL AA 1981-1984 1981 1 25 Jan-Sec Rhett Whisman SS Yes College Gulf Coast CC SS 6-1 185 R R 1962-08-24 Cincinnati,OH A 1981-1982 1981 2 51 Jan-Sec Mike O'Hara P No FA California P 5-9 160 L L 1961-09-07 Reseda,CA A- 1983-1983
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