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Joy in Mudville · 12-15-2008, 08:09 PM

Pitchers Joe Niekro and Paul Hartzell were the first-round picks in the 1977 Joy in Mudville League expansion draft Monday evening.

A coin flip gave the Seattle Mariners the first selection in this landmark event. GM Tom D. wasted no time in choosing Niekro, younger brother of Atlanta pitcher Phil Niekro, off the Detroit Tigers' roster.

The Toronto Blue Jays followed by taking Hartzell, a 22-year-old right-hander from the California Angels.

One of the most interesting selections came in the sixth round when Toronto grabbed 19-game winner Marty Pattin from the American League champion Kansas City Royals. The 33-year-old Pattin was left unprotected and will now don the fifth different uniform of his career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers were the first team to have the maximum three players taken from its franchise.

The round-by-round selection appears below:

Round 1
Round 1, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: MR J. Niekro
Round 1, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP P. Hartzell

Round 2
Round 2, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP B. Owchinko
Round 2, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: MR D. Stanhouse

Round 3
Round 3, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP R. Cleveland
Round 3, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP H. Dues

Round 4
Round 4, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: 3B S. Ontiveros
Round 4, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: C I. Hampton

Round 5
Round 5, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: LF D. Thomas
Round 5, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF P. Dade

Round 6
Round 6, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR M. Pattin
Round 6, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: 3B P. Mankowski

Round 7
Round 7, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP C. Knapp
Round 7, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR M. Marshall

Round 8
Round 8, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR D. LaRoche
Round 8, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP D. Lemanczyk

Round 9
Round 9, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: 1B D. Meyer
Round 9, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR T. House

Round 10
Round 10, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR K. Clay
Round 10, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: MR B. McLaughlin

Round 11
Round 11, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: RF D. Bergman
Round 11, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: 1B R. Cash

Round 12
Round 12, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR B. Moose
Round 12, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: MR B. Slayback

Round 13
Round 13, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: CL J. Dilauro
Round 13, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: C B. Martinez

Round 14
Round 14, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: C L. Cox
Round 14, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SS B. Harrelson

Round 15
Round 15, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SS C. Robinson
Round 15, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: LF J. Rudi

Round 16
Round 16, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF W. Nordhagen
Round 16, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP E. Farmer

Round 17
Round 17, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP T. Griffin
Round 17, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP B. Stoneman

Round 18
Round 18, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP G. Stone
Round 18, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP L. Tiant

Round 19
Round 19, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP S. Thomas
Round 19, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF J. Simpson

Round 20
Round 20, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF S. Mejias
Round 20, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: RF K. Henderson

Round 21
Round 21, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: RF J. Hale
Round 21, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP G. Abbott

Round 22
Round 22, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP J. D'Acquisto
Round 22, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP M. Montgomery

Round 23
Round 23, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP S. Pitlock
Round 23, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP M. Strahler

Round 24
Round 24, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP W. Twitchell
Round 24, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: RF B. Coluccio

Round 25
Round 25, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: 1B E. Goodson
Round 25, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP S. Arlin

Round 26
Round 26, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: 3B A. Rodriguez
Round 26, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: C B. Fahey

Round 27
Round 27, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: 3B K. Macha
Round 27, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SS R. Picciolo

Round 28
Round 28, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF R. Foster
Round 28, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP S. Barber

Round 29
Round 29, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: RF L. Stanton
Round 29, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SS D. Rosello

Round 30
Round 30, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: 1B J. Lis
Round 30, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: 2B B. Parker

Round 31
Round 31, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: CF J. Ortiz
Round 31, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: C R. Fosse

Round 32
Round 32, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR L. Landreth
Round 32, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: RF T. Smith

Round 33
Round 33, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SS R. Auerbach
Round 33, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR P. Darcy

Round 34
Round 34, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP D. McNally
Round 34, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP C. Morton

Round 35
Round 35, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP J. Pactwa
Round 35, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP J. Strohmayer

12-15-2008, 08:09 PM	#2199
Joy in Mudville Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,591	Niekro, Hartzell Top Picks in Expansion Draft Pitchers Joe Niekro and Paul Hartzell were the first-round picks in the 1977 Joy in Mudville League expansion draft Monday evening. A coin flip gave the Seattle Mariners the first selection in this landmark event. GM Tom D. wasted no time in choosing Niekro, younger brother of Atlanta pitcher Phil Niekro, off the Detroit Tigers' roster. The Toronto Blue Jays followed by taking Hartzell, a 22-year-old right-hander from the California Angels. One of the most interesting selections came in the sixth round when Toronto grabbed 19-game winner Marty Pattin from the American League champion Kansas City Royals. The 33-year-old Pattin was left unprotected and will now don the fifth different uniform of his career. The Los Angeles Dodgers were the first team to have the maximum three players taken from its franchise. The round-by-round selection appears below: Round 1 Round 1, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: MR J. Niekro Round 1, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP P. Hartzell Round 2 Round 2, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP B. Owchinko Round 2, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: MR D. Stanhouse Round 3 Round 3, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP R. Cleveland Round 3, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP H. Dues Round 4 Round 4, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: 3B S. Ontiveros Round 4, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: C I. Hampton Round 5 Round 5, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: LF D. Thomas Round 5, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF P. Dade Round 6 Round 6, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR M. Pattin Round 6, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: 3B P. Mankowski Round 7 Round 7, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP C. Knapp Round 7, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR M. Marshall Round 8 Round 8, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR D. LaRoche Round 8, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP D. Lemanczyk Round 9 Round 9, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: 1B D. Meyer Round 9, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR T. House Round 10 Round 10, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR K. Clay Round 10, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: MR B. McLaughlin Round 11 Round 11, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: RF D. Bergman Round 11, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: 1B R. Cash Round 12 Round 12, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR B. Moose Round 12, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: MR B. Slayback Round 13 Round 13, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: CL J. Dilauro Round 13, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: C B. Martinez Round 14 Round 14, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: C L. Cox Round 14, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SS B. Harrelson Round 15 Round 15, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SS C. Robinson Round 15, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: LF J. Rudi Round 16 Round 16, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF W. Nordhagen Round 16, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP E. Farmer Round 17 Round 17, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP T. Griffin Round 17, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP B. Stoneman Round 18 Round 18, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP G. Stone Round 18, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP L. Tiant Round 19 Round 19, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP S. Thomas Round 19, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF J. Simpson Round 20 Round 20, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF S. Mejias Round 20, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: RF K. Henderson Round 21 Round 21, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: RF J. Hale Round 21, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP G. Abbott Round 22 Round 22, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP J. D'Acquisto Round 22, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP M. Montgomery Round 23 Round 23, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP S. Pitlock Round 23, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP M. Strahler Round 24 Round 24, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP W. Twitchell Round 24, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: RF B. Coluccio Round 25 Round 25, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: 1B E. Goodson Round 25, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP S. Arlin Round 26 Round 26, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: 3B A. Rodriguez Round 26, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: C B. Fahey Round 27 Round 27, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: 3B K. Macha Round 27, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SS R. Picciolo Round 28 Round 28, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: RF R. Foster Round 28, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP S. Barber Round 29 Round 29, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: RF L. Stanton Round 29, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SS D. Rosello Round 30 Round 30, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: 1B J. Lis Round 30, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: 2B B. Parker Round 31 Round 31, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: CF J. Ortiz Round 31, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: C R. Fosse Round 32 Round 32, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR L. Landreth Round 32, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: RF T. Smith Round 33 Round 33, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SS R. Auerbach Round 33, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: MR P. Darcy Round 34 Round 34, Pick 25 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP D. McNally Round 34, Pick 26 - Seattle Mariners: SP C. Morton Round 35 Round 35, Pick 1 - Seattle Mariners: SP J. Pactwa Round 35, Pick 2 - Toronto Blue Jays: SP J. Strohmayer Attached Images Last edited by Joy in Mudville; 12-15-2008 at 09:09 PM.