1987 Seattle Mariners draft picks Ken Griffey Jr. (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in . Information Owners George Argyros General Manager(s) Dick Balderson Manager(s) Dick Williams First pick Ken Griffey Jr. Draft position 1st Number of selections 55 Links Results Baseball-Reference Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Years 1986 • 1987 • 1988 The following is a list of 1987 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 55 selections in the 1987 draft, the first being outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 29 pitchers, 11 outfielders, 4 shortstops, 3 catchers, 3 first baseman, 3 second basemen, and 2 third basemen.
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 (1)Ken Griffey Jr.OutfielderMoeller High School2 (33)Dave BurbaRight-handed pitcherOhio State University3 (59)Mike GoffRight-handed pitcherCalifornia State University, Fresno4 (85)Richard LantripShortstopGolden West High School5 (111)Brian WilkinsonRight-handed pitcherCherry Creek High School6 (137)Joe SlusarskiRight-handed pitcherUniversity of New Orleans7 (163)Mike McGuireRight-handed pitcherSweeny High School8 (189)Eric HelfandCatcherPatrick Henry High School9 (215)Ted EldredgeRight-handed pitcherUniversity of California, Berkeley10 (241)Emmanuel SpannThird basemanTulane University11 (267)Bob BretwischLeft-handed pitcherBradley University12 (293)Brian BaldwinRight-handed pitcherNortheastern University13 (319)Jim FoleyRight-handed pitcherOrange Coast College14 (345)Keith HeltonLeft-handed pitcherUniversity of Arkansas15 (371)Charlie WebbLeft-handed pitcherCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona16 (397)Corey PaulOutfielderBelmont High School17 (423)Ellerton MaynardOutfielderMiami Dade College18 (449)Mike GardinerRight-handed pitcherIndiana State University19 (475)Dorian DaughtryOutfielderKingsborough Community College20 (501)Mike SiscoShortstopUniversity of Arkansas21 (527)Daryl BurrusThird basemanLocke High School22 (553)Kevin ReichardtSecond basemanUniversity of Wisconsin–Oshkosh23 (579)Pat ListachShortstopMcLennan Community College24 (605)Greg BurlingameLeft-handed pitcherUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa25 (631)Otis PatrickOutfielderEdmonds Community College26 (657)Anthony GordonLeft-handed pitcherAvon Park High School27 (686)Randy RiveraRight-handed pitcherRanger College28 (709)Tony CaysonOutfielderForest High School29 (735)Brian CisarikOutfielderUniversity of Texas at Austin30 (761)Gary CameronLeft-handed pitcherUtah Technical College31 (787)Keith BarrettOutfielderCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona32 (813)Ranfred JohnsonRight-handed pitcherEl Camino College33 (838)Justin MittonShortstopTrevor G. Browne High School34 (863)Scott PitcherRight-handed pitcherHillsborough Community College35 (888)Steve HiseyOutfielderUniversity of California, Los Angeles36 (912)Jeff HooperCatcherWashington State University37 (935)Erick BryantRight-handed pitcherCalifornia State University, Los Angeles38 (958)Todd HaneySecond basemanUniversity of Texas at Austin39 (980)Scott StoerckRight-handed pitcherOrange Coast College40 (1001)Steve BiekshaRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell41 (1022)John HoffmanCatcherBallard High School42 (1041)Gar FinnvoldRight-handed pitcherPalm Beach State College43 (1059)Tom PetersRight-handed pitcherSanta Monica College44 (1076)Jeff BroueletteSecond basemanOrange Coast College45 (1093)Emmitt CohickOutfielderFullerton College46 (1109)Jeff DarwinRight-handed pitcherBonham High School47 (1125)Corey ThomasRight-handed pitcherPinole Valley High School48 (1140)Florentino LozanoOutfielderPalomar College49 (1154)Keith MaysRight-handed pitcherBassett High School50 (1167)John BurtonRight-handed pitcherBonita High School51 (1179)Ruben GonzalesFirst basemanPepperdine University52 (1190)James HurstLeft-handed pitcherSouth Florida Community College53 (1198)David BossRight-handed pitcherSan Jose City College54 (1205)Jeff KeitgesFirst basemanAmerican River College55 (1211)Jeff MorrisonFirst basemanChapman University
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External links Seattle Mariners official website