1998 Major League Baseball Draft
First round selections
Columns: Pick | Player | Team | Position | School
1 | Pat Burrell | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | University Of Miami | 2 | Mark Mulder | Oakland Athletics | P | Michigan State University | 3 | Corey Patterson | Chicago Cubs | OF | Harrison HS (Kennesaw, GA) | 4 | Jeff Austin | Kansas City Royals | P | Stanford University | 5 | J. D. Drew | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | Florida State University | 6 | Ryan Mills | Minnesota Twins | P | Arizona State University | 7 | Austin Kearns | Cincinnati Reds | OF | Lafayette HS (Lexington, KY) | 8 | Felipe López | Toronto Blue Jays | 3B | Lake Brantley HS (Altamonte Springs, FL) | 9 | Sean Burroughs | San Diego Padres | 3B | Woodrow Wilson Classical HS (Long Beach, CA) | 10 | Carlos Peña | Texas Rangers | 1B | Northeastern University | 11 | Josh McKinley | Montreal Expos | SS | Malvern Prep (Malvern, PA) | 12 | Adam Everett | Boston Red Sox | SS | University of South Carolina | 13 | J.M. Gold | Milwaukee Brewers | P | Toms River HS North (Toms River, NJ) | 14 | Jeff Weaver | Detroit Tigers | P | Fresno State University | 15 | Clint Johnston | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | Vanderbilt University | 16 | Kip Wells | Chicago White Sox | P | Baylor University | 17 | Brad Lidge | Houston Astros | P | University of Notre Dame | 18 | Seth Etherton | Anaheim Angels | P | University of Southern California | 19 | Tony Torcato | San Francisco Giants | OF | Woodland HS (Woodland, CA) | 20 | CC Sabathia | Cleveland Indians | P | Vallejo HS (Vallejo, CA) | 21 | Jason Tyner | New York Mets | OF | Texas A&M University | 22 | Matt Thornton | Seattle Mariners | P | Grand Valley State University | 23 | Bubba Crosby | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | Rice University | 24 | Andy Brown | New York Yankees | OF | Richmond HS (Richmond, IN) | 25 | Nate Bump | San Francisco Giants | P | Penn State University | 26 | Rick Elder | Baltimore Orioles | OF | Sprayberry HS (Sprayberry, GA) | 27 | Chip Ambres | Florida Marlins | OF | West Brook HS (Beaumont, TX) | 28 | Matt Roney | Colorado Rockies | P | Edmond North HS (Edmond, OK) | 29 | Arturo McDowell | San Francisco Giants | OF | Forest Hill Community HS (West Palm Beach, FL) | 30 | Matt Burch | Kansas City Royals | P | Virginia Commonwealth University