1968 Amateur Draft

[CSCommish]

Prior to each round, teams will be assigned a time slot, with staggered 4-hour time limits. Go beyond this time limit and the team's pick may be auto-picked. Time limits will enforced within the 8:00 AM through 12:00 AM time frame, all times Eastern.

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First Round

1. CHN - 1B Cecil Cooper (via WAS)
2. HOU - LF George Foster
3. CLE - SP Ken Forsch
4. CIN - C Thurmon Munson
5. SDG - OF Cesar Cedeno (Expansion)
6. PHI - 3B Ron Cey
7. SEA - CL Jim Kern (Expansion)
8. WAS - LF Greg Luzinski (via CHN)
9. MON - LF Ben Ogilvie (Expansion)
10. BOS - 1B Steve Garvey
11. KCR - RF George Hendrick (Expansion)
12. CAL - SP Bill Lee
13. OAK - SP Bob Forsch
14. BAL - LF Gary Matthews Sr
15. STL - CF Al Bumbry (via NYN)
16. SFG - 2B Davey Lopes
17. NYA - 2B Jorge Orta (via ATL)
18. NYA - MR Elias Sosa
19. LAN - CF Garry Maddox
20. MIN - SP Paul Splittorff
21. STL - SP Doyle Alexander
22. CHA - SP Lynn McGlothen
23. SFG - 1B Bill Buckner (via PIT)
24. DET - C Joe Ferguson

Second Round

1. CHN - 3B Eric Soderholm (via WAS)
2. HOU - 1B Lamar Johnson
3. CLE - SP Bruce Kison
4. NYA - RF Oscar Gamble (via CIN
5. SDG - SP John Curtis (Expansion)
6. PHI - SP Bill Parsons
7. SEA - SP Geoff Zahn (Expansion)
8. CHA - SS Frank Tavares (via WAS via CHN)
9. MON - SP Roger Moret (Expansion)
10. BOS - RF Wayne Nordhagen
11. KCR - LF John Lowenstein (Expansion)
12. CAL - CF Elliot Maddox
13. OAK - LF Tom Paciorek
14. BAL - MR Lloyd Allen
15. PHI - 2B Manny Trillo
16. SFG - 1B John Milner
17. ATL - SP Milt Wilcox
18. MIN - SP Tom Bradley (via NYA)
19. LAN - MR Tom Walker
20. WAS - SP Bart Johnson (via CHN via MIN)
21. SFG - C Milt May
22. CHA - FORFEITED
23. BOS - MR Dyar Miller
24. DET - MR Paul Reuschel

Third Round

1. CHN - 3B Enos "Big E" Cabell (via WAS)
2. HOU - SP Bill Greif
3. CLE - LF Dave Robinson
4. CIN - 2B Jack Brohamer
5. SDG - SP Jesse Jefferson (Expansion)
6. PHI - 1B Ed Goodson
7. SEA - MR John Strohmayer (Expansion)
8. CHA - RF Rich Coggins (via WAS via CHN)
9. MON - MR Rick Austin (Expansion) ******
10. BOS - 2B Ron Dunn
11. KCR - 2B Junior Kennedy (Expansion)
12. CAL - LF Glenn Adams
13. OAK - SS Tim Foli
14. BAL - MR Rick Sawyer
15. NYN - SP Monty Montgomery
16. SFG - MR Ozzie Osborn
17. ATL - MR Charlie Williams
18. NYA - MR Dave Sells
19. LAN - SS Bobby Valentine
20. MIN - CF Luis Melendez
21. STL - LF Wilbur Howard
22. WAS - 1B Larry Biitner (via CHA)
23. PIT - LF Rich Chiles
24. DET - CF Matt Alexander

Round 4 :
Washington pick: C Larry Johnson
Houston pick: 2B Tom Heintzelman
Cleveland pick: LF Jim Nettles
Cincinnati pick: SS Mario Guerrero
San Diego (Expansion) pick: SS Terry Hankins
Philadelphia pick: SS Danny Thompson
Seattle (Expansion) pick: LF Danny Godby
Chicago (N) pick: SS Chuck Scrivener
Montreal (Expansion) pick: P Marc Bombard
Boston pick: P Mel Behney
Kansas City (Expansion) pick: P Clint Compton
California pick: 3B Carlos Alfonso
Oakland pick: C Skip Jutze
Baltimore pick: 1B Jim Breazeale
New York (N) pick: P Chris Floethe
San Francisco pick: 1B Tom Kelly
Atlanta pick: C Gene Dusan
New York (A) pick: P Gary Ignasiak
Los Angeles (N) pick: RF Jim Howarth
Minnesota pick: P Jimmy Britton
St. Louis pick: P Mark Connor
Chicago (A) pick: RF Richard Montgomery
Pittsburgh pick: CF Ike Blessitt
Detroit pick: P Lance Clemons

Round 5 :
Washington pick: P Chico Escarrega
Houston pick: C Grady Little
Cleveland pick: P Roger Hambright
Cincinnati pick: P Buddy Harris
San Diego (Expansion) pick: P Migel Puente
Philadelphia pick: C Sergio Robles
Seattle (Expansion) pick: P Dave Lemonds
Chicago (N) pick: P Bruce Ellingsen
Montreal (Expansion) pick: SS Ken Szotkiewicz
Boston pick: SS Jim Redman
Kansas City (Expansion) pick: P Rick Henninger
California pick: P Bob Babcock
Oakland pick: SS Frankie Libran
Baltimore pick: P Sandy Vance
New York (N) pick: P Don Rose
San Francisco pick: 1B Mako Oliveras
Atlanta pick: P Tom Dettore
New York (A) pick: SS Tim Johnson
Los Angeles (N) pick: 1B Reggie J. Sanders
Minnesota pick: P Stan Perzanowski
St. Louis pick: RF Dick Sharon
Chicago (A) pick: P Terry Cox
Pittsburgh pick: P Don Leshnock
Detroit pick: P Chuck Machemehl

Round 6 :
Washington pick: P Harvey Shank
Houston pick: P Bill Slayback
Cleveland pick: SS Jim Mason
Cincinnati pick: 3B Jerry Terrell
San Diego (Expansion) pick: LF Chris Ward
Philadelphia pick: RF Bob Gallagher
Seattle (Expansion) pick: P Larry Yount
Chicago (N) pick: P Bill Zepp
Montreal (Expansion) pick: P Jack Hubbard
Boston pick: P Mike McQueen
Kansas City (Expansion) pick: P Richie Moloney
California pick: P Dan Neumeier
Oakland pick: 2B Hugh Yancy
Baltimore pick: 3B Rich McKinney
New York (N) pick: CF Dave Schneck
San Francisco pick: P Vince Colbert
Atlanta pick: SS Milt Ramirez
New York (A) pick: P Jeff Terpko
Los Angeles (N) pick: 1B Jim Obradovich
Minnesota pick: P Tim Plodinec
St. Louis pick: LF Ken Hottman
Chicago (A) pick: P Bob Kaiser

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The Chicago Cubs, after trading up to the 1 spot in the 1968 amateur draft will get this draft underway by selecting:

1B Cecil Cooper

The Houston Astros are now on the clock

[astrosgm]

LF George Foster

[Reddington]

Ken Forsch, Starting Pitcher



Edit
Sorry, didn't wake up till about 20 minutes ago

[Padres]

Thurman "Tugboat" Munson, Catcher

[Zach]

Padres select Cesar Cedeno, Centerfield

[tadontask]

Thanks to those who sent me messages. Perhaps when I get my feet under me I'll be more active on the trade market.

For now, I'm going to select 3B, Ron Cey.

[CSCommish]

Pilots select CL Jim Kern via PM'd list

[Texas]

Greg Luzinski, Leftfield

[noah]

Spos pick LF Ben Oglivie.

[Boston Red Sox]

1B Steve Garvey

[CSCommish]

OF Hendrick to Royals via list.

[soonerfantu]

CAL selects SP Bill Lee, via auto.

[soonerfantu]

OAK selects SP Bob Forsch, via auto.

BAL selects LF Gary Matthews Sr, via list.

I will be away for a couple of hours after this pick, fyi.

[Matt]

Had my eye on two guys...any guesses who they were?

STL will take Al "The Bee" Bumbry

[Spencer]

Al Bumbry CF

[Danny Glover]

Dec 22, 2015 13:23:51 GMT -5 Spencer said:

Al Bumbry CF

Already picked by Stl 

[Sha-Le Unique]

Texted Spence about this and he said he'd take 2B Davey Lopes instead

[CSCommish]

2B Orta and MR Sosa

[soonerfantu]

Dodgers select CF Garry Maddox.

[The Vermont Bombers]

SP Paul Splittorff.

[Matt]

SP Doyle Alexander

[bigmark]

Lynn McGlothen, Starting Pitcher

[Spencer]

Bill Buckner 1B

[tderr]

C Joe Ferguson