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1978-8 Draft Results
Round #8 - June-Reg Phase
Draft Year
1978
Total Picks
26
Phase
June Regular Phase
Major Leaguers
5
Signed Picks
19
College Players
10
High School Players
15
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Glossary
year
round
ovl
phase
player
team
d-pos
signed
source
school
division
region
pos
ht
wt
ba
th
born
place
hilvl
mlb years
stat years
slot value
bonus
1978
8
183
June-Reg
Jose Alvarez
Atlanta Braves
P
Yes
College
Louisiana-Lafayette
NCAA 1
LA
P
5-10
170
R
R
1956-04-12
Tampa,FL
MLB
1981-1989
1977-1995
0
0
1978
8
184
June-Reg
Brad Burger
Toronto Blue Jays
P
Yes
HS
North Boone (Poplar Grove,IL)
HS
IL
P
6-1
185
L
R
Poplar Grove,IL
A
1978-1980
0
0
1978
8
185
June-Reg
James Cooperider
New York Mets
P
Yes
HS
Central Valley (Shasta Lake,CA)
HS
CA
P
6-4
195
L
L
Shasta Lake,CA
A
1979-1981
0
0
1978
8
186
June-Reg
Robert Adams
Oakland Athletics
OF
No
HS
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill (Verona,NY)
HS
NY
OF
Verona,NY
0
0
1978
8
187
June-Reg
Mike Parker
San Diego Padres
OF
Yes
College
Michigan
NCAA 1
MI
OF
6-0
190
R
R
Toledo,OH
A+
1975-1979
0
0
1978
8
188
June-Reg
Lazoro Santin
Seattle Mariners
P
Yes
HS
Rochester Adams (Rochester Hills,MI)
HS
MI
P
6-1
187
B
R
Rochester Hills,MI
A
1978-1980
0
0
1978
8
189
June-Reg
Alvin Davis
San Francisco Giants
3B-OF
No
HS
J.W North (Riverside,CA)
HS
CA
1B
6-1
195
L
R
1960-09-09
Riverside,CA
MLB
1984-1992
1982-1992
0
0
1978
8
190
June-Reg
Vine Pone
Milwaukee Brewers
3B
Yes
HS
El Camino Real (Woodland Hills,CA)
HS
CA
3B
6-1
200
R
R
Woodland Hills,CA
A+
1978-1983
0
0
1978
8
191
June-Reg
David Perez
Montreal Expos
SS-2B
Yes
College
Stanford
NCAA 1
CA
SS
6-0
175
R
R
San Mateo,CA
A+
1975-1979
0
0
1978
8
192
June-Reg
Eric Porter
Cleveland Indians
C
No
HS
Waseca (Waseca,MN)
HS
MN
C
6-2
195
R
R
Waseca,MN
A
1981-1982
0
0
1978
8
193
June-Reg
Larry Ashley
Houston Astros
Yes
HS
Oakland (Oakland,CA)
HS
CA
OF
5-11
180
R
R
1960-06-16
Oakland,CA
Rk
1979-1979
0
0
1978
8
194
June-Reg
Ted Hutson
Detroit Tigers
C
Yes
HS
Miami East (Fletcher,OH)
HS
OH
C
6-1
185
R
R
Fletcher,OH
A-
1978-1979
0
0
1978
8
195
June-Reg
Dave Klipstein
Chicago Cubs
SS
No
HS
Marshall (Milwaukee,WI)
HS
WI
SS
6-0
183
R
R
1960-06-20
Milwaukee,WI
AAA
1982-1988
0
0
1978
8
196
June-Reg
Tim Wallach
California Angels
1B
No
College
Cal State Fullerton
NCAA 1
CA
3B
6-3
200
R
R
1957-09-14
Huntington Park,CA
MLB
1980-1996
1978-1996
0
0
1978
8
197
June-Reg
Richard Budweg
St. Louis Cardinals
P
No
College
Bloomsburg
NCAA 2
PA
P
5-11
190
L
L
Rk
1979-1979
0
0
1978
8
198
June-Reg
Les Pearsey
Minnesota Twins
2B
Yes
College
Arizona
NCAA 1
AZ
SS
6-3
190
R
R
1956-01-31
Inglewood,CA
AAA
1975-1982
0
0
1978
8
199
June-Reg
Charles McKinney
Cincinnati Reds
P
Yes
HS
Badin (Hamilton,OH)
HS
OH
P
6-0
185
R
R
1960-07-03
Hamilton,OH
A
1978-1980
0
0
1978
8
200
June-Reg
Ivan Mesa
Chicago White Sox
SS
Yes
HS
Miami Springs (Miami Springs,FL)
HS
FL
SS
6-1
175
R
R
1961-05-04
Cienfuegos,CU
AAA
1979-1984
0
0
1978
8
201
June-Reg
Donald Cline
Pittsburgh Pirates
P
Yes
FA
Ohio
OH
P
6-5
220
R
R
Piqua,OH
A
1978-1979
0
0
1978
8
202
June-Reg
Wayne Tolleson
Texas Rangers
SS
Yes
College
Western Carolina
NCAA 1
NC
SS-2B
5-9
160
B
R
1955-11-22
Spartanburg,SC
MLB
1981-1990
1978-1990
0
0
1978
8
203
June-Reg
Bill Swiacki
Los Angeles Dodgers
P
Yes
College
Amherst
NCAA 1
MA
P
6-7
220
R
R
Wallingford,CT
AAA
1978-1982
0
0
1978
8
204
June-Reg
Scott Collins
Baltimore Orioles
SS
No
HS
Plymouth-Canton (Canton,MI)
HS
MI
SS
5-10
168
R
R
Canton,OH
A-
1981-1981
0
0
1978
8
205
June-Reg
Mike Henson
Philadelphia Phillies
C
Yes
HS
San Mateo (San Mateo,CA)
HS
CA
C
6-0
185
R
R
San Mateo,CA
A
1978-1979
0
0
1978
8
206
June-Reg
Ken Young
Boston Red Sox
OF
Yes
College
New Haven
NCAA 2
CT
OF
5-10
175
B
R
1957-01-03
Amityville,NY
AA
1978-1981
0
0
1978
8
207
June-Reg
Jeff Cornell
Kansas City Royals
P
Yes
College
Missouri
NCAA 1
MO
P
5-11
170
B
R
1957-02-10
Kansas City,MO
MLB
1984-1984
1978-1986
0
0
1978
8
208
June-Reg
Dan Plante
New York Yankees
C
Yes
HS
Crespi Carmelite (Encino,CA)
HS
CA
C
6-3
195
R
R
1960-02-14
Culver City,CA
AAA
1978-1984
0
0
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