# List of 1997 Seattle Mariners draft picks

The following is a list of 1997 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 62 selections in the 1997 draft, the first being pitcher Ryan Anderson in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 33 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 5 third basemen, 4 catchers, 4 shortstops, 2 second basemen, and 1 first 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) | Name | Position | School |
| 1 (19) | Ryan Anderson | Left-handed pitcher | Divine Child High School |
| 2 (55) | Brandon Parker | Right-handed pitcher | University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2 (71) | Patrick Boyd | Outfielder | Clearwater Central Catholic High School |
| 3 (103) | Pat Dunham | Right-handed pitcher | Auburn University |
| 4 (133) | Scott Prouty | Right-handed pitcher | Pekin High School |
| 5 (163) | Jermaine Clark | Second baseman | University of San Francisco |
| 6 (193) | Harvey Hargrove | Second baseman | California State University, Sacramento |
| 7 (223) | Sam Walton | Left-handed pitcher | W. W. Samuell High School |
| 8 (253) | Allan Simpson | Right-handed pitcher | Taft College |
| 9 (283) | Frank Corr | Catcher | Father Lopez Catholic High School |
| 10 (313) | Pete Duprey | Left-handed pitcher | Forest High School |
| 11 (343) | Cip Garcia | Catcher | La Cueva High School |
| 12 (373) | Joel Piñeiro | Right-handed pitcher | Edison State College |
| 13 (403) | Bret Soverel | Right-handed pitcher | Florida International University |
| 14 (433) | Peter Bauer | Right-handed pitcher | Paint Branch High School |
| 15 (463) | Richard Sundstrom | Right-handed pitcher | Cypress College |
| 16 (493) | Danny Delgado | Right-handed pitcher | Monsignor Edward Pace High School |
| 17 (523) | Clint Chrysler | Left-handed pitcher | Stetson University |
| 18 (553) | Ryan Oase | Right-handed pitcher | Edmonds Community College |
| 19 (583) | Jamie Clark | Outfielder | Brandon High School |
| 20 (613) | Mike Marchiano | Outfielder | Fordham University |
| 21 (643) | Emmanuel Ulloa | Right-handed pitcher | George Washington High School |
| 22 (673) | Hubert Parker | Shortstop | Eisenhower High School |
| 23 (703) | Jim Abbott | Right-handed pitcher | Caledonia High School |
| 24 (733) | Jason Farren | Right-handed pitcher | Karns City High School |
| 25 (763) | Ryan Reynolds | Third baseman | The Woodlands High School |
| 26 (793) | Glenn Murphy | Left-handed pitcher | Madison County High School |
| 27 (823) | John Gabaldon | Right-handed pitcher | La Cueva High School |
| 28 (853) | Kirk Bolling | Right-handed pitcher | Saddleback College |
| 29 (883) | Matt Huntingford | Outfielder | West Vancouver Secondary School |
| 30 (913) | Aaron Looper | Right-handed pitcher | University of Arkansas – Fort Smith |
| 31 (943) | Matt Woodward | First baseman | Florida State University |
| 32 (973) | Dave Garley | Right-handed pitcher | Glendale Community College |
| 33 (1003) | Dell Lindsey | Third baseman | Blinn College |
| 34 (1033) | Eric Mitchell | Catcher | DuBois Area High School |
| 35 (1063) | Israel Torres | Left-handed pitcher | Dominguez High School |
| 36 (1093) | Brian Ferreira | Outfielder | Barron G. Collier High School |
| 37 (1123) | Mario Jackson | Outfielder | Pasadena City College |
| 38 (1153) | Ryan Webb | Third baseman | Citrus College |
| 39 (1183) | Brian Spottsville | Shortstop | Compton High School |
| 40 (1213) | Joseph Reyes | Shortstop | Farmington High School |
| 41 (1240) | Kaazim Summerville | Outfielder | Burlingame High School |
| 42 (1267) | Andrew Padilla | Shortstop | Highland High School |
| 43 (1291) | Bryan Krill | Right-handed pitcher | Rancho Santiago College |
| 44 (1313) | Peter Graham | Right-handed pitcher | Brookdale Community College |
| 45 (1334) | Shaun Stokes | Right-handed pitcher | Jefferson Township High School |
| 46 (1353) | Barry Hawkins | Third baseman | Saddleback College |
| 47 (1372) | Thomas Cunningham | Catcher | Leesburg High School |
| 48 (1389) | Nick Padilla | Right-handed pitcher | St. Paul High School |
| 49 (1406) | Joe Barnes | Outfielder | Indian River State College |
| 50 (1422) | Jon Brandt | Right-handed pitcher | Palo Alto High School |
| 51 (1437) | Chris Silva | Left-handed pitcher | Queensborough Community College |
| 52 (1451) | Shah Bobonis | Right-handed pitcher | Miami Southridge High School |
| 53 (1464) | Scott Starkey | Left-handed pitcher | Palomar College |
| 54 (1475) | Kie Polard | Outfielder | Crenshaw High School |
| 55 (1486) | D. J. Houlton | Right-handed pitcher | Servite High School |
| 56 (1497) | Kevin Bice | Right-handed pitcher | Rancho Santiago College |
| 57 (1508) | Kyle Albright | Outfielder | Palomar College |
| 58 (1519) | Chris Mayberry | Third baseman | Saugus High School |
| 59 (1528) | Jamel White | Outfielder | Antelope Valley College |
| 60 (1536) | Desmond Dailey | Outfielder | Eastern Arizona College |

## Rule 5 draft
### Key

| Pick | Indicates the pick the player was drafted |
| Previous team | Indicates the previous organization, not Minor league team |

### Table

| Phase (Pick) | Name | Position | Previous team | Notes | Ref |
| Majors (1) | Jeff Huson | Outfielder | Colorado Rockies | | |