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1981 New York Mets

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Franchise
New York Mets
Total Picks
37
College Picks
19
High School Picks
18
Signed Picks
26
Unsigned Picks
11
MLB Players
11
1st Rounders
1
NCAA D1
14
NCAA D2
0
NCAA D3
2
NAIA
2
Junior College
1
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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
198114June-RegTerry BlockerOFYesCollegeTennessee StateCF6-2195LL1959-08-18Columbia,SCMLB1985-19891981-1989
1981238June-RegJohn ChristensenOFYesCollegeCal State FullertonRF-OF6-3205RR1960-09-15Downey,CAMLB1984-19881979-1989
1981481June-RegDave CochraneP-3BYesHSTroy (Fullerton,CA)3B-C6-2180BR1963-01-31Riverside,CAMLB1986-19921982-1992
19815107June-RegSteve PhillipsSSYesHSDe La Salle Collegiate (Warren,MI)SS6-0175LR1963-05-18Warren,MIAA 1981-1987
19816133June-RegKen HarrisSS-OFYesCollegeLa Verne3B-SS5-10180RR El Cerrito,CAA+ 1981-1984
19817159June-RegJay KeelerPNoCollegeFlorida StateP6-0180BR1959-05-23Barcelona,SPAA 1980-1983
19818185June-RegMark CarreonOFYesHSSalpointe Catholic (Tucson,AZ)1B-LF6-0195RL1963-07-19Chicago,ILMLB1987-19961981-2000
19819211June-RegRich WebsterPYesCollegeMemphisP6-1175RR  A+ 1978-1982
198110237June-RegAl CandelariaPNoHSYerba Buena (San Jose,CA)P6-0180LL1962-11-27San Jose,CAA+ 1982-1986
198111263June-RegSteve WalkerPYesHSMount Carmel (San Diego,CA)P6-1190RR1962-11-20Toronto,ONAA 1981-1989
198112289June-RegRoger ClemensPNoCollegeSan JacintoP6-4230RR1962-08-04Dayton,OHMLB1984-20071982-2012
198113315June-RegLenny DykstraOFYesHSGarden Grove (Garden Grove,CA)CF-OF5-10185LL1963-02-10Santa Ana,CAMLB1985-19961981-1996
198114341June-RegGary KanwisherpNoHSPascack Valley (Hillsdale,NJ)P6-3200RR1963-09-15Hillsdale,NJA+ 1982-1987
198115367June-RegLarry McNutt1BYesCollegeJackson State1B6-0180RR  A+ 1981-1983
198116393June-RegMatt WoellertpNoHSArchbishop Moeller (Cincinnati,OH)P    1963-08-10Cincinnati,OH   
198117419June-RegBryan Olden2BNoHSBeaverton (Beaverton,OR)2B5-9165RR Beaverton,ORA- 1985-1985
198118445June-RegEd Garton3BYesCollegeIowa3B5-10190RR1960-05-24Upper Darby,PAA- 1981-1981
198119471June-RegLou Thornton3BYesHSJefferson Davis (Montgomery,AL)OF6-2185LR1963-04-26Montgomery,ALMLB1985-19891981-1990
198120497June-RegMark BoydCNoHSMcEachern (Powder Springs,GA)C6-3215RR Powder Springs,GAA+ 1984-1985
198121523June-RegSteve StatonpYesCollegeLong Beach StateP         
198122549June-RegMatthew FittspYesHSLompoc (Lompoc,CA)P6-4210RR Lompoc,CARk 1981-1982
198123574June-RegKurt GriffonOFNoHSPlaquemine (Plaquemine,LA)OF         
198124599June-RegBob CostelloCYesCollegeNew York TechC6-3215RR1960-11-22Brooklyn,NYA 1981-1983
198125624June-RegRussell OrrickOFYesHSVintage (Napa,CA)OF5-9175LL1961-12-30Woodbury,TNRk 1981-1982
198126647June-RegRandy HoffmanOFYesCollegeSE LouisianaOF6-4225RR1959-08-21Crowley,LARk 1981-1981
198127670June-RegJames OatespYesCollegeHuntingtonP5-11180LL  A 1981-1982
198128692June-RegJoe LicataOF-3BYesCollegeFlorida StateOF-3B6-0180RR Tampa,FLA- 1981-1981
198129714June-RegGary HeienpNoHSO'Fallon Township (O'Fallon,IL)P6-0187RR1963-01-02Belleville,IL   
198130734June-RegMichael Franks2BYesCollegeLoyola Marymount2B5-10165RR  A- 1981-1981
198131752June-RegMike HarlanderpYesCollegeNebraskaP6-1195RR  A- 1981-1981
yearrndovlphaseplayerd-possignedsourceschoolposhtwtbathbornplacehilvlmlb yearsstat years
198132769June-RegSteve DeMattiesCYesCollegeIthacaC5-11188LL Geneva,NYA- 1981-1982
198133785June-RegLuis MedinaOFNoHSWarren (Downey,CA)1B6-4200RL1963-03-26Santa Monica,CAMLB1988-19911984-1992
198134799June-RegBruce KastelicSSYesCollegeOklahoma StateSS6-1175LR Tulsa,OKAA 1980-1982
198135811June-RegLouis MartinezCYesHSDeWitt Clinton (Bronx,NY)C         
198136820June-RegDarrell RodgerspNoHSEisenhower (Lawton,OK)P6-3185RR1962-10-06Lawton,OKAA 1982-1990
198137829June-RegLarry CzeszewskiCYesCollegeMidwestern StateC5-10 RR  A 1981-1982
198138836June-RegScott HolidayOfYesCollegeMiddle Tenn StateOF         
1981114June-SecJohn FelceOFYesCollegeCol of CanyonsOF         
1981239June-SecGail ArnoldPYesCollegeBrigham YoungP6-9235RR Boise,IDA- 1981-1987
1981360June-SecGreg GriffinOFNoFATexasOF5-10175RR Corpus Christi,TXAA 1982-1984
1981471June-SecKevin SliwinskiOFYesCollegeOrange Coast CollegeOF6-3195RR1962-10-02Garden Grove,CAAAA 1983-1988
1981576June-SecGreg CaryPYesCollegeChabot CollegeP         
198113Jan-RegRandy MilliganOFYesCollegeSan Diego Mesa1B6-1225RR1961-11-27San Diego,CAMLB1987-19941981-1994
1981229Jan-RegSteve RayPYesCollegeSouthwestern CollegeP6-4210LL1961-09-15Chula Vista,CAA+ 1981-1984
1981355Jan-RegReynaldo TolentinoPYesCollegeChaffeyP6-2175RR  Rk 1983-1983
1981481Jan-RegDodd Hook1BNoCollegeIndian Hills CC1B         
19815107Jan-RegJim CazetSSYesCollegeModesto Junior CollegeSS6-0165BR  Rk 1981-1981
19816133Jan-RegGreg CaryPNoCollegeChabot CollegeP         
19817158Jan-RegCraig WalterPYesCollegeWaldorfP5-11175RR1961-11-11Wadena,MNA+ 1984-1985
19818183Jan-RegTim HamptonPYesCollegeModesto Junior CollegeP6-5210RR  A+ 1981-1982
19819202Jan-RegBrian PateiF-OfYesCollegeColumbia State CCIF-OF6-2180RR1962-05-07 A+ 1982-1984
198110220Jan-RegWilliam Bankhead3BYesCollegeGreen River CC3B         
198111237Jan-RegRoger LeeOF-1BYesCollegeGarden City CCOF-1B         
198112250Jan-RegGreg ShirleyCNoCollegeFaulknerC     Huntington Beach,CA   
198113262Jan-RegRobert SmithiF-OfYesFAFloridaIF-OF6-1170RR Sanford,FLA 1981-1981
198119Jan-SecHerm WinninghamOFYesCollegeGeorgia PerimeterCF-OF5-11185LR1961-12-01Orangeburg,SCMLB1984-19921981-1993
1981235Jan-SecBilly IrionsPNoCollegeSeminole FloridaP6-3200LL  A 1981-1982
1981360Jan-SecNick EspositoPNoCollegeLos Medanos CollegeP5-11180RR  A+ 1982-1984
58 Record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.
Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings