1998 Major League Baseball draft

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.

DateJune 2–3, 1998

First selectionPat Burrell
Philadelphia Phillies

Hall of Famers

P CC Sabathia

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1998 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date	June 2–3, 1998
Overview
First selection	Pat Burrell Philadelphia Phillies
Hall of Famers	1 P CC Sabathia
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First round selections

= All-Star

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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

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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

[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

Gerald Laird, 2nd round, 45th overall by the Oakland Athletics
Adam Dunn, 2nd round, 50th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
Matt Belisle, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Atlanta Braves
Brandon Inge, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Detroit Tigers
Jody Gerut, 2nd round, 71st overall by the Colorado Rockies
Barry Zito, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
Mike Maroth, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Boston Red Sox
Josh Fogg, 3rd round, 89th overall by the Chicago White Sox
Ryan Langerhans, 3rd round, 101st overall by the Atlanta Braves
Jason Michaels, 4th round, 104th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
Eddy Furniss, 4th round, 118th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Javier López, 4th round, 133rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Scott Proctor, 5th round, 156th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Ryan Vogelsong, 5th round, 158th overall by the San Francisco Giants
Aubrey Huff, 5th round, 162nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Bill Hall, 6th round, 176th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
Matt Holliday, 7th round, 210th overall by the Colorado Rockies
John Buck, 7th round, 212th overall by the Houston Astros
David Ross, 7th round, 216th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
Eric Byrnes, 8th round, 225th overall by the Oakland Athletics
Will Ohman, 8th round, 226th overall by the Chicago Cubs
Andrew Good, 8th round, 251st by the Arizona Diamondbacks
Joe Kennedy, 8th round, 252nd overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Ryan Madson, 9th round, 254th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
Jack Wilson, 9th round, 258th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Mark Teixeira, 9th round, 265th overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
Morgan Ensberg, 9th round, 272nd overall by the Houston Astros
Juan Pierre, 13th round, 390th overall by the Colorado Rockies
Jay Gibbons, 14th round, 411th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
Eric Hinske, 17th round, 496th overall by the Chicago Cubs
J. J. Putz, 17th round, 499th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
B. J. Ryan, 17th round, 500th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
Brian Lawrence, 17th round, 502nd overall by the San Diego Padres
Ty Wigginton, 17th round, 514th overall by the New York Mets
Mike MacDougal, 17th round, 519th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
Joe Beimel, 18th round, 538th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Adam LaRoche, 18th round, 550th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
Cliff Lee, 20th round, 609th overall by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
Nick Punto, 21st round, 614th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
Bobby Crosby, 34th round, 1021st overall by the Anaheim Angels, but did not sign
Mark Buehrle, 38th round, 1139th overall by the Chicago White Sox
Todd Coffey, 41st round, 1220th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
Nyjer Morgan, 42nd round, 1260th overall by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign
Mike Jacobs, 48th round, 1413th overall by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, but did not sign

NFL players drafted

Chad Hutchinson, 2nd round, 48th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Drew Henson, 3rd round, 97th overall by the New York Yankees
Earnest Graham, 43rd round, 1273rd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies, but did not sign

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Preceded by

Matt Anderson

1st Overall Picks
Pat Burrell

Succeeded by

Josh Hamilton