1998 Major League Baseball draft

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1998 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)June 2–3, 1998
Overview
First selectionPat Burrell
Philadelphia Phillies
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The 1998 Major League Baseball draft, was the choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1998. A total of 1445 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.

First round selections[edit]

= All-Star
Pick Player Team Position School
1 Pat Burrell Philadelphia Phillies 1B Miami (FL)
2 Mark Mulder Oakland Athletics P Michigan State
3 Corey Patterson Chicago Cubs OF Harrison High School (GA)
4 Jeff Austin Kansas City Royals P Stanford
5 J. D. Drew St. Louis Cardinals OF Florida State
6 Ryan Mills Minnesota Twins P Arizona State
7 Austin Kearns Cincinnati Reds OF Lafayette High School (KY)
8 Felipe López Toronto Blue Jays 3B Lake Brantley High School (FL)
9 Sean Burroughs San Diego Padres 3B Woodrow Wilson Classical High School (CA)
10 Carlos Peña Texas Rangers 1B Northeastern
11 Josh McKinley Montreal Expos SS Malvern Prep School (PA)
12 Adam Everett Boston Red Sox SS South Carolina
13 J.M. Gold Milwaukee Brewers P Toms River High School (NJ)
14 Jeff Weaver Detroit Tigers P Fresno State
15 Clint Johnston Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Vanderbilt
16 Kip Wells Chicago White Sox P Baylor
17 Brad Lidge Houston Astros[Compensation 1] P Notre Dame
18 Seth Etherton Anaheim Angels P USC
19 Tony Torcato San Francisco Giants[Compensation 2] OF Woodland High School (CA)
20 CC Sabathia Cleveland Indians P Vallejo High School (CA)
21 Jason Tyner New York Mets OF Texas A&M
22 Matt Thornton Seattle Mariners P Grand Valley State
23 Bubba Crosby Los Angeles Dodgers OF Rice
24 Andy Brown New York Yankees OF Richmond High School (IN)
25 Nate Bump San Francisco Giants P Penn State
26 Rick Elder Baltimore Orioles OF Sprayberry High School (GA)
27 Chip Ambres Florida Marlins OF West Brook High School (TX)
28 Matt Roney Colorado Rockies[Compensation 3] P Edmond North High School (OK)
29 Arturo McDowell San Francisco Giants[Compensation 4] OF Forest Hill High School (MS)
30 Matt Burch Kansas City Royals[Compensation 5] P VCU

Supplemental first round selections[edit]

Pick Player Team Position School
31 Chris George Kansas City Royals[Compensation 6] P Klein High School (TX)
32 Ben Diggins St. Louis Cardinals[Compensation 7] P Bradshaw Mountain High School (AZ)
33 Brad Wilkerson Montreal Expos[Compensation 8] OF Florida
34 Nate Cornejo Detroit Tigers[Compensation 9] P Wellington High School (KS)
35 Aaron Rowand Chicago White Sox[Compensation 10] OF Cal State Fullerton
36 Raphael Freeman Colorado Rockies[Compensation 11] OF Dallas Christian School (TX)
37 Mike Nannini Houston Astros[Compensation 12] P Green Valley High School (NV)
38 Chris Jones San Francisco Giants[Compensation 13] P South Mecklenburg High School NC)
39 Mamon Tucker Baltimore Orioles[Compensation 14] OF Stephen F. Austin High School (TX)
40 Jeff Winchester Colorado Rockies[Compensation 15] C Archbishop Rummel High School (LA)
41 Jeff Urban San Francisco Giants[Compensation 16] P Ball State
42 Eric Valent Philadelphia Phillies[Compensation 17] OF UCLA
43 Mark Prior New York Yankees[Compensation 18] P University High School (CA)

Compensation Picks[edit]

  1. ^ Pick from Colorado Rockies as compensation for signing of free agent Darryl Kile
  2. ^ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Doug Henry
  3. ^ Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Andres Galarraga
  4. ^ Pick from Tampa Bay Devil Rays as compensation for signing of free agent Roberto Hernández
  5. ^ Pick from Arizona Diamondbacks as compensation for signing of free agent Jay Bell
  6. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jay Bell
  7. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dennis Eckersley
  8. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Darrin Fletcher
  9. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Willie Blair
  10. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dave Martinez
  11. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Andres Galarraga
  12. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Darryl Kile
  13. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roberto Hernández
  14. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Randy Myers
  15. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Walt Weiss
  16. ^ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Wilson Álvarez
  17. ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1997 No. 1 pick J. D. Drew
  18. ^ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1997 No. 1 pick Tyrell Godwin

Other notable players[edit]

NFL players drafted[edit]

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

Preceded by 1st Overall Picks
Pat Burrell
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