# List of 1996 Seattle Mariners draft picks

The following is a list of 1996 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 60 selections in the 1996 draft, the first being pitcher Gil Meche in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 35 pitchers, 11 outfielders, 5 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 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) | Name | Position | School |
| 1 (22) | Gil Meche | Right-handed pitcher | Acadiana High School |
| 2 (57) | Jeff Farnsworth | Right-handed pitcher | Okaloosa-Walton Community College |
| 3 (87) | Tony DeJesus | Left-handed pitcher | Havelock High School |
| 4 (117) | Denny Stark | Right-handed pitcher | University of Toledo |
| 5 (147) | Chris Mears | Right-handed pitcher | Lord Byng Secondary School |
| 6 (177) | Peanut Williams | Catcher | Nacogdoches High School |
| 7 (207) | Dan Garey | Right-handed pitcher | St. Joseph High School |
| 8 (237) | Willie Bloomquist | Shortstop | South Kitsap High School |
| 9 (267) | Robert Luce | Right-handed pitcher | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 10 (297) | Matt Noe | Left-handed pitcher | Riverside City College |
| 11 (327) | Julio Ayala | Left-handed pitcher | Georgia Southern University |
| 12 (357) | Joe Victery | Right-handed pitcher | University of Oklahoma |
| 13 (387) | Orin Kawahara | Right-handed pitcher | Rancho Santiago College |
| 14 (417) | Dwayne Dobson | Right-handed pitcher | State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota |
| 15 (447) | Greg Beaver | Right-handed pitcher | East Rowan High School |
| 16 (477) | Mark Carroll | Catcher | Coxsackie-Athens High School |
| 17 (507) | Jason Bond | Left-handed pitcher | Arizona State University |
| 18 (537) | Allen Westfall | Right-handed pitcher | University of Miami |
| 19 (567) | Larry Haynes | Outfielder | Nogales High School |
| 20 (597) | Brian Fitzgerald | Left-handed pitcher | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| 21 (627) | Kyle Kennison | Right-handed pitcher | University of Southern Maine |
| 22 (657) | Brian Lindner | Shortstop | William Paterson University |
| 23 (687) | Devlon Davis | Catcher | Pittsburg High School |
| 24 (717) | Jeremy Pierce | Right-handed pitcher | Ventura College |
| 25 (747) | Matt Vincent | Left-handed pitcher | Floyd Central High School |
| 26 (777) | Jake Underwood | Catcher | Hillsboro High School |
| 27 (807) | Josué Matos | Right-handed pitcher | Eugenio María De Hostos School |
| 28 (837) | Don Ross | Third baseman | Columbia State Community College |
| 29 (867) | Karmen Randolph | Shortstop | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| 30 (897) | Jason Wilson | Right-handed pitcher | Broward College |
| 31 (927) | Duncan McAdoo | Right-handed pitcher | Winnsboro High School |
| 32 (957) | Kevin Stewart | Third baseman | Corona del Mar High School |
| 33 (987) | P. J. Williams | Outfielder | Blinn College |
| 34 (1017) | Joe Barnes | Outfielder | Old Mill High School |
| 35 (1047) | Dallas Mahan | Left-handed pitcher | Greeley West High School |
| 36 (1077) | Scott Harrison | Left-handed pitcher | Dixie State College |
| 37 (1107) | Steven Rivera | Left-handed pitcher | Community College of Baltimore County |
| 38 (1137) | Laron McGee | Shortstop | Samuel F. B. Morse High School |
| 39 (1167) | James McCoy | Outfielder | South Dade High School |
| 40 (1197) | Sean Spencer | Left-handed pitcher | University of Washington |
| 41 (1226) | William Allison | Right-handed pitcher | College of Central Florida |
| 42 (1255) | Brett Anderson | Right-handed pitcher | University of San Diego High School |
| 43 (1282) | Scott Starkey | Left-handed pitcher | Vista High School |
| 44 (1308) | Noel Pelekoudas | Second baseman | Eastlake High School |
| 45 (1334) | Adam Walker | Left-handed pitcher | Yavapai College |
| 46 (1359) | Michael Campbell | Outfielder | Mesa Community College |
| 47 (1383) | Bret Nielsen | Outfielder | Grossmont High School |
| 48 (1406) | Juan Pierre | Outfielder | Galveston College |
| 49 (1429) | Richard Sundstrom | Right-handed pitcher | Cypress College |
| 50 (1452) | Jason Sutherland | Catcher | Chuckey-Doak High School |
| 51 (1473) | Jason Regan | Third baseman | Blinn College |
| 52 (1492) | Michael Albert | Outfielder | Carlsbad High School |
| 53 (1509) | Greg Dobbs | Third baseman | Canyon Springs High School |
| 54 (1525) | Rich Snider | Right-handed pitcher | Byng High School |
| 55 (1541) | Chad Schmidt | Outfielder | Skidmore Tynan High School |
| 56 (1556) | Brandon Barnaby | Right-handed pitcher | Citrus College |
| 57 (1567) | Tamar Turner | Outfielder | Liberty High School |
| 58 (1577) | Brian Beinfest | Left-handed pitcher | Clayton Valley High School |
| 59 (1587) | Barry Zito | Left-handed pitcher | University of San Diego High School |
| 60 (1596) | Ryan Grimmett | Outfielder | University of Miami |