1998 Seattle Mariners draft picks Matt Thornton (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in . Information Owner Nintendo of America General Manager(s) Woody Woodward Manager(s) Lou Piniella First pick Matt Thornton Draft position 22nd Number of selections 50 Links Results Baseball-Reference Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Years 1997 • 1998 • 1999 The following is a list of 1998 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 50 selections in the 1998 draft, the first being pitcher Matt Thornton in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 23 pitchers, 9 outfielders, 7 catchers, 5 shortstops, 3 first basemen, 2 third basemen, and 1 second baseman.
Draft
Key Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners*Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball
Table Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolSource1 (22)Matt ThorntonLeft-handed pitcherGrand Valley State University2 (65)Jeff VerplanckeRight-handed pitcherCalifornia State University, Los Angeles3 (95)Andy Van HekkenLeft-handed pitcherHolland High School4 (125)Jerry AmadorOutfielderLuis Felipe Crespo High School5 (155)Corey FreemanShortstopC. Leon King High School6 (185)Jake WeberOutfielderUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill7 (215)Shawn McCorkleFirst basemanMontclair State University8 (245)Craig KuzmicCatcherTexas A&M University9 (275)Neil LongoRight-handed pitcherManhattan College10 (305)Jason PomarRight-handed pitcherUniversity of South Carolina11 (335)Jarrett ShearinOutfielderUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill12 (365)Justin DunningRight-handed pitcherStanford University13 (395)Israel CruzShortstopDr. José M. Lázaro School14 (425)Schuyler DoakesShortstopJackson State University15 (455)Wilfredo QuintanaOutfielderIndian Hills Community College16 (485)Pat BarnesLeft-handed pitcherEnglewood High School17 (515)Steve WrightOutfielderLiberty University18 (545)Craig WillisRight-handed pitcherPacific Lutheran University19 (575)Rick SouthallFirst basemanPortland State University20 (605)Jon NelsonShortstopTimpanogos High School21 (635)Brandon DeJaynesRight-handed pitcherQuincy Senior High School22 (665)Mike MyersShortstopBishop Verot High School23 (695)Bryan HartungRight-handed pitcherSinton High School24 (725)Matt WoodwardFirst basemanFlorida State University25 (755)Craig HelmandollarLeft-handed pitcherNorth Stafford High School26 (785)Caleb BalbuenaRight-handed pitcherCalifornia State University, Long Beach27 (815)Jason CristLeft-handed pitcherMissouri State University28 (845)Bo RobinsonThird basemanUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill29 (875)Derald DeasonOutfielderOrange High School30 (905)John RheineckerLeft-handed pitcherBelleville High School31 (935)Roy WellsRight-handed pitcherVolunteer State Community College32 (965)Clayton BriedOutfielderApache Junction High School33 (995)Branden PackCatcherCypress College34 (1025)Nick PadillaRight-handed pitcherCerritos College35 (1055)Guarionez RodriguezSecond basemanMedardo Carazo School36 (1085)Tim DierkesCatcherMehlville High School37 (1115)Michael KashubaRight-handed pitcherClarence Fulton Secondary School38 (1145)Clint PattonCatcherSonora High School39 (1175)Aaron KirklandRight-handed pitcherLurleen B. Wallace Community College40 (1205)Adam ThomasRight-handed pitcherNorth Miami High School41 (1235)Nicholas HobbsOutfielderChaparral High School42 (1264)Geoff ComfortOutfielderSerra High School43 (1292)James FarrisCatcherHattiesburg High School44 (1318)Israel TorresLeft-handed pitcherCerritos College45 (1343)Drew ParkinRight-handed pitcherAliso Niguel High School46 (1366)Ernie DurazoThird basemanPima Community College47 (1387)Clayton McCulloughCatcherJunius H. Rose High School48 (1407)Greg PinesCatcherSaddleback High School49 (1424)Scott AtchisonRight-handed pitcherTexas Christian University50 (1440)David HollidayLeft-handed pitcherAnderson Shiro High School
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