California Angels
Eager to get their top prospect to the majors as quickly as possible,the Angels assigned Goodwin to the double-A El Paso Diablos in the Texas League upon his signing. Joining El Paso midway through the 1975 season,Goodwin batted .275 with two home runs and 18 RBIs. He was called up to California in September and had just one hit (off the Kansas City Royals' Steve Busby [5] ) in ten at bats.
Goodwin split 1976 between El Paso and the California League Salinas Angels. He batted over .300 for both clubs,while hitting eight home runs and driving in 69. Playing triple-A ball for the first time in his career in 1977,Goodwin batted .305 with ten home runs &66 RBIs in half a season with the Salt Lake City Gulls to earn a call back up to the majors in mid-July. On July 29,Goodwin hit his first career home run off Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins. [6] He would end the season with a .209 batting average,eight RBIs and one home run.
Goodwin returned to the El Paso Diablos for the 1978 season where he excelled,producing an impressive .360 batting average along with 25 home runs and 89 RBIs in 101 games. He was called up to the major leagues that August,and seemed to finally display the promise that made him the first overall pick in two drafts. He batted .283 with two home runs and ten RBIs in August. After the season,he and first baseman Ron Jackson were traded to the Minnesota Twins for outfielder Dan Ford. Though Goodwin was a catcher in high school and college,he was only ever used as a designated hitter or pinch hitter by the Angels,and never saw any on the field action.
Minnesota Twins
Goodwin,who was never a very good fielding catcher,was converted into a first baseman by the Twins (though used primarily as a DH his first two seasons in Minnesota). His first season with the Twins stands as his best major league season. After once again starting the season in triple-A,Goodwin joined the Twins midway through the 1979 season. [7] In half a season,Goodwin batted .289 with five home runs and 27 RBIs,all career highs.
Though Goodwin spent a full season in the majors for the first time in his career in 1980,he did not see much playing time. Appearing in just 55 games,he batted .200 with one home run and eleven RBIs. Likewise,he appeared in 59 games in 1981 and batted just .225. He was released after the season.
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