1979 Major League Baseball draft

The 1979 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held on June 5–7, 1979, via conference call.

First round selections

The following are the first round picks in the 1979 Major League Baseball draft.

* Did not sign

Compensation Picks

  • Pick from California Angels as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Barr
  • Pick from Pittsburgh Pirates as compensation for signing of free agent Lee Lacy
  • Pick from Baltimore Orioles as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Stone
  • Pick from Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent Pete Rose
  • Pick from Milwaukee Brewers as compensation for signing of free agent Jim Slaton
  • Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Derrel Thomas
  • Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Tommy John
  • Pick from Boston Red Sox as compensation for signing of free agent Steve Renko
  • Background

    Later rounds of the draft included the following notable players:

    2012 Major League Baseball draft

    The 2012 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held from June 4 through June 6, 2012 from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Houston Astros, with the first overall pick, selected Carlos Correa from the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School.

    Draft order

    The draft order was determined by the 2011 Major League Baseball season standings. With the worst record in 2011, the Houston Astros received the first pick.

    Also, teams can lose draft picks for signing certain free agents, while teams losing free agents will receive draft picks as compensation. The Elias Sports Bureau ranks all players based on performance over the past two seasons, with the top 20% being considered "Type A" and the next 20% considered "Type B". If a team offers a Type A free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the player's former team obtains the new team's first- or second-round pick, depending on whether the new team is in the top 15 or bottom 15 in won-loss records in 2011, as well as a supplemental pick after the first round. If a team offers a Type B free agent arbitration and he signs with another club, the former team gets a supplemental pick after the first round. The new Collective Bargaining Agreement between MLB and the MLBPA announced on November 22, modified the compensation required for certain Type A players. Six Type A players became modified Type A free agents, meaning a team signing one of them was not required to forfeit a draft pick, but the team losing them will receive a draft pick in the slot immediately before the pick they would have received had the player actually had Type A status. Five further Type A players became modified Type B free agents, with compensation equivalent to other Type B free agents.

    2007 Major League Baseball draft

    The 2007 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, and was held on June 7, 2007, and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds, was scheduled to be broadcast "live" from Orlando, Florida, on television for the first time, on ESPN2 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Daylight Time (18002200 UTC). Previously the conference call format draft was broadcast live, along with commentary, on both draft days exclusively from the MLB.com website as streaming audio. In total, the draft featured 50 rounds and 1453 selections.

    First Round Selections

    Supplemental First Round selections

    Compensation Picks

    Other notable players

  • Jordan Zimmermann, 2nd round, 67th overall by the Washington Nationals
  • Giancarlo Stanton, 2nd round, 76th overall by the Miami Marlins
  • Freddie Freeman, 2nd round, 78th overall by the Atlanta Braves
  • Zack Cozart, 2nd round, 79th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
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