# 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.

## First round selections

* = All-Star
| 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 | P | Notre Dame |
| 18 | Seth Etherton | Anaheim Angels | P | USC |
| 19 | Tony Torcato | San Francisco Giants | 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 | P | Edmond North High School (OK) |
| 29 | Arturo McDowell | San Francisco Giants | OF | Forest Hill High School (MS) |
| 30 | Matt Burch | Kansas City Royals | P | VCU |

## Supplemental first round selections

| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 31 | Chris George | Kansas City Royals | P | Klein High School (TX) |
| 32 | Ben Diggins | St. Louis Cardinals | P | Bradshaw Mountain High School (AZ) |
| 33 | Brad Wilkerson | Montreal Expos | OF | Florida |
| 34 | Nate Cornejo | Detroit Tigers | P | Wellington High School (KS) |
| 35 | Aaron Rowand | Chicago White Sox | OF | Cal State Fullerton |
| 36 | Raphael Freeman | Colorado Rockies | OF | Dallas Christian School (TX) |
| 37 | Mike Nannini | Houston Astros | P | Green Valley High School (NV) |
| 38 | Chris Jones | San Francisco Giants | P | South Mecklenburg High School (NC) |
| 39 | Mamon Tucker | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Stephen F. Austin High School (TX) |
| 40 | Jeff Winchester | Colorado Rockies | C | Archbishop Rummel High School (LA) |
| 41 | Jeff Urban | San Francisco Giants | P | Ball State |
| 42 | Eric Valent | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | UCLA |
| 43 | Mark Prior | New York Yankees | P | University High School (CA) |

## Compensation Picks

* ↑ Pick from Colorado Rockies as compensation for signing of free agent Darryl Kile
* ↑ Pick from Houston Astros as compensation for signing of free agent Doug Henry
* ↑ Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Andres Galarraga
* ↑ Pick from Tampa Bay Devil Rays as compensation for signing of free agent Roberto Hernández
* ↑ Pick from Arizona Diamondbacks as compensation for signing of free agent Jay Bell
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Jay Bell
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dennis Eckersley
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Darrin Fletcher
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Willie Blair
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Dave Martinez
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Andres Galarraga
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Darryl Kile
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Roberto Hernández
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Randy Myers
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Walt Weiss
* ↑ Supplemental pick for loss of free agent Wilson Álvarez
* ↑ Supplemental pick for failure to sign 1997 No. 1 pick J. D. Drew
* ↑ 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