1988 Amateur Draft

1988 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	San Diego Padres	Andy Benes	RHP	University of Evansville (Col.)	Evansville, IN
2	Cleveland Indians	Mark Lewis	SS	Hamilton (OH) High School (HS)	Hamilton, OH
3	Atlanta Braves	Steve Avery	LHP	Kennedy High School (HS)	Taylor, MI
4	Baltimore Orioles	Gregg Olson	RHP	Auburn University (Col.)	Scribner, NE
5	Los Angeles Dodgers	Bill Bene	RHP	California State-Los Angeles (Col.)	[[]]
6	Texas Rangers	Monty Fariss	SS	Oklahoma State University (Col.)	Cordell, OK
7	Houston Astros	Willie Ansley	OF	Plainview High School (HS)	Plainview, TX
8	California Angels	Jim Abbott	LHP	University of Michigan (Col.)	Flint, MI
9	Chicago Cubs	Ty Griffin	2B	Georgia Institute of Technology (Col.)	[[]]
10	Chicago White Sox	Robin Ventura	3B	Oklahoma State University (Col.)	Santa Maria, CA
11	Philadelphia Phillies	Pat Combs	LHP	Baylor University (Col.)	Newport, RI
12	Boston Red Sox	Tom Fischer	LHP	University of Wisconsin (Col.)	[[]]
13	Pittsburgh Pirates	Austin Manahan	SS	Horizon High School (HS)	Phoenix, AZ
14	Seattle Mariners	Tino Martinez	1B	University of Tampa (Col.)	Tampa, FL
15	San Francisco Giants	Royce Clayton	SS	St. Bernard High School (HS)	Playa del Rey, CA	Compensation from Cincinnati Reds for Eddie Milner
16	Oakland Athletics	Stan Royer	3B	Eastern Illinois University (Col.)	Olney, IL
17	Cleveland Indians	Charles Nagy	RHP	University of Connecticut (Col.)	Bridgeport, CT	Compensation from San Francisco Giants for Brett Butler
18	Kansas City Royals	Hugh Walker	OF	Jacksonville High School (HS)	Jacksonville, AR
19	Montreal Expos	Dave Wainhouse	RHP	Washington State University (Col.)	Scarborough, ON
20	Minnesota Twins	Johnny Ard	RHP	Manatee Community College (Col.)	[[]]
21	New York Mets	Dave Proctor	RHP	Allen County Community College (Col.)	[[]]
22	St. Louis Cardinals	John Ericks	RHP	University of Illinois (Col.)	Tinley Park, IL	Compensation from New York Yankees for Jack Clark
23	St. Louis Cardinals	Brad DuVall	RHP	Virginia Tech (Col.)	[[]]
24	Milwaukee Brewers	Alex Fernandez	RHP	Monsignor Pace High School (HS)	Miami, FL	Did not sign
25	Toronto Blue Jays	Ed Sprague, Jr.	3B	Stanford University (Col.)	Castro Valley, CA
26	Detroit Tigers	Rico Brogna	1B	Watertown High School (HS)	Watertown, CT

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
27	Cleveland Indians	Jeff Mutis	P	Lafayette College (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Brett Butler
28	Baltimore Orioles	Ricky Gutierrez	SS	American High School (HS)	Hialeah, FL	Compensation for failure to sign 1987 pick Brad Duvall
29	San Francisco Giants	Ted Wood	OF	University of New Orleans (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Chili Davis
30	St. Louis Cardinals	Brian Jordan	OF	University of Richmond (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Jack Clark

Other Notable Selections

Arthur Rhodes (2nd round); Marquis Grissom, Darren Oliver, David Weathers (3rd round); Luis Gonzalez (4th round); Mickey Morandini, John Valentin, Turk Wendell (5th round); Rhéal Cormier, Gary DiSarcina, Eric Karros (6th round); Jim Edmonds (7th round); Tim Wakefield, Mark Wohlers (8th round); Kenny Lofton (17th round); Darren Lewis (18th round); John Flaherty (25th round); Woody Williams (28th round); Damion Easley (30th round); Mike Piazza (62nd round)

Other Sports Selections

Rodney Peete (14th round Oakland A's), Todd Marinovich (43rd round California Angels)

Draft Notes

• Pitcher Dave Wainhouse became the first Canadian ever selected in the first round when the Montreal Expos chose him with the 19th pick.
• The Los Angeles Dodgers selected catcher Mike Piazza in the 62nd Round largely as a favor to his father, Vince, a friend of Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.