1998 Amateur Draft

1998 First Round Picks

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
1	Philadelphia Phillies	Pat Burrell	1B	University of Miami (Col.)	Eureka Springs, AR
2	Oakland Athletics	Mark Mulder	LHP	Michigan State University (Col.)	South Holland, IL
3	Chicago Cubs	Corey Patterson	OF	Harrison High School (HS)	Kennesaw, GA
4	Kansas City Royals	Jeff Austin	RHP	Stanford University (Col.)	San Bernardino, CA
5	St. Louis Cardinals	J.D. Drew	OF	Northern League (IND)	Valdosta, GA
6	Minnesota Twins	Ryan Mills	LHP	Arizona State University (Col.)	[[]]
7	Cincinnati Reds	Austin Kearns	RF	Lafayette High School (Lexington) (HS)	Lexington, KY
8	Toronto Blue Jays	Felipe Lopez	SS	Lake Brantley High School (HS)	Altamonte Springs, FL
9	San Diego Padres	Sean Burroughs	3B	Wilson High School (Long Beach) (HS)	Long Beach, CA
10	Texas Rangers	Carlos Pena	1B	Northeastern University (Col.)	Santo Domingo, DR
11	Montreal Expos	Josh McKinley	SS	Malvern Prep High School (HS)	Dowingtown, PA
12	Boston Red Sox	Adam Everett	SS	University of South Carolina (Col.)	[[]]
13	Milwaukee Brewers	J.M. Gold	RHP	Toms River North High School (HS)	Toms River, NJ
14	Detroit Tigers	Jeff Weaver	RHP	Fresno State University (Col.)	Northridge, CA
15	Pittsburgh Pirates	Clint Johnston	LHP	Vanderbilt University (Col.)	[[]]
16	Chicago White Sox	Kip Wells	RHP	Baylor University (Col.)	[[]]
17	Houston Astros	Brad Lidge	RHP	University of Notre Dame (Col.)	Sacramento, CA	Compensation from Colorado Rockies for Darryl Kile
18	Anaheim Angels	Seth Etherton	RHP	University of Southern California (Col.)	Laguna Beach, CA
19	San Francisco Giants	Tony Torcato	3B	Woodland (CA) High School (HS)	Woodland, CA	Compensation from Houston Astros for Doug Henry
20	Cleveland Indians	C.C. Sabathia	LHP	Vallejo High School (HS)	Vallejo, CA
21	New York Mets	Jason Tyner	CF	Texas A&M University (Col.)	Beaumont, TX
22	Seattle Mariners	Matt Thornton	LHP	Grand Valley State University (Col.)	[[]]
23	Los Angeles Dodgers	Bubba Crosby	CF	Rice University (Col.)	Houston, TX
24	New York Yankees	Andy Brown	OF	Richmond (IN) High School (HS)	Richmond, IN
25	San Francisco Giants	Nate Bump	RHP	Penn State University (Col.)	[[]]
26	Baltimore Orioles	Rick Elder	OF	Sprayberry High School (HS)	Marietta, GA
27	Florida Marlins	Chip Ambres	OF	West Brook High School (HS)	Beaumont, TX
28	Colorado Rockies	Matt Roney	RHP	Edmond North High School (HS)	Edmond, OK	Compensation from Atlanta Braves for Andres Galarraga
29	San Francisco Giants	Arturo McDowell	OF	Forest Hill High School (Jackson) (HS)	Jackson, MS	Compensation from Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Roberto Hernández
30	Kansas City Royals	Matt Burch	RHP	Virginia Commonwealth University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation from Arizona Diamondbacks for Jay Bell

Supplemental First Round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School (Type)	Hometown	Notes
31	Kansas City Royals	Chris George	P	Klein High School (HS)	Klein, TX	Compensation for Jay Bell
32	St. Louis Cardinals	Ben Diggins	P	Bradshaw Mountain High School (HS)	Prescott Valley, AZ	Compensation for Dennis Eckersley
33	Montreal Expos	Brad Wilkerson	OF	University of Florida (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Darrin Fletcher
34	Detroit Tigers	Nate Cornejo	P	Wellington High School (HS)	Wellington, KS	Compensation for Willie Blair
35	Chicago White Sox	Aaron Rowand	OF	California State University, Fullerton (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Dave Martinez
36	Colorado Rockies	Choo Freeman	OF	Dallas Christian High School (Col.)	Mesquite, TX	Compensation for Andres Galarraga
37	Houston Astros	Mike Nannini	P	Green Valley High School (HS)	Henderson, NV	Compensation for Darryl Kile
38	San Francisco Giants	Chris Jones	P	South Mecklenburg High School (HS)	Charlotte, NC	Compensation for Roberto Hernandez
39	Baltimore Orioles	Mamon Tucker	OF	Stephen F. Austin High School (HS)	Austin, TX	Compensation for Randy Myers
40	Colorado Rockies	Jeff Winchester	C	Archbishop Rummel High School (HS)	Metairie, LA	Compensation for Walt Weiss
41	San Francisco Giants	Jeff Urban	P	Ball State University (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for Wilson Alvarez
42	Philadelphia Phillies	Eric Valent	OF	UCLA (Col.)	[[]]	Compensation for failure to sign 1997 pick J.D. Drew
43	New York Yankees	Mark Prior	P	University City High School (HS)	Bonita, CA	Did not sign/Compensation for failure to sign 1997 pick Tyrell Godwin

Other Notable Selections

Matt Belisle, Adam Dunn, Brandon Inge (2nd round); Javier Lopez, Jason Michaels (4th round); Aubrey Huff (5th round); Bill Hall (6th round); John Buck, Matt Holliday (7th round); Ryan Madson, Jack Wilson (9th round); Juan Pierre (13th round); Eric Hinske, B.J. Ryan, Ty Wigginton (17th round); Joe Beimel (18th round); Mark Buehrle (38th round)

Other Sports Selections

Chad Hutchinson (2nd round); Chris Tiller (umpire) (41st round)