1988 Major League Baseball draft

Last updated

1988 Major League Baseball draft
General information
Date(s)June 1-x, 1988
Overview
1433 [1] total selections
First selection Andy Benes
San Diego Padres
First round selections30
Hall of Famers
  1987
1989  

The 1988 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1988. The draft saw the San Diego Padres select Andy Benes first overall.

Contents

First round selections

The following are the first round picks in the 1988 Major League Baseball draft.

= All-Star= Baseball Hall of Famer
PickPlayerTeamPositionHometown/School
1 Andy Benes San Diego Padres RHP University of Evansville
2 Mark Lewis Cleveland Indians SSHamilton (OH) HS
3 Steve Avery Atlanta Braves LHPKennedy HS (Taylor, MI)
4 Gregg Olson Baltimore Orioles RHP Auburn University
5 Bill Bene Los Angeles Dodgers RHP Cal State Los Angeles
6 Monty Fariss Texas Rangers SS Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
7 Willie Ansley Houston Astros OFPlainview (TX) HS
8 Jim Abbott California Angels LHP University of Michigan
9 Ty Griffin Chicago Cubs 2B Georgia Institute of Technology
10 Robin Ventura Chicago White Sox 3B Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
11 Pat Combs Philadelphia Phillies LHP Baylor University
12 Tom Fischer Boston Red Sox LHP University of Wisconsin–Madison
13 Austin Manahan Pittsburgh Pirates SSHorizon HS (Scottsdale, AZ)
14 Tino Martinez Seattle Mariners 1B University of Tampa
15 Royce Clayton San Francisco Giants SSSt. Bernard HS (Los Angeles, CA)
16 Stan Royer Oakland Athletics C Eastern Illinois University
17 Charles Nagy Cleveland Indians RHP University of Connecticut
18 Hugh Walker Kansas City Royals OFJacksonville HS (Sherwood, AR)
19 Dave Wainhouse Montreal Expos RHP Washington State University
20 Johnny Ard Minnesota Twins RHP Manatee Community College
21 Dave Proctor New York Mets RHP Allen County Community College
22 John Ericks St. Louis Cardinals RHP University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
23 Brad DuVall St. Louis Cardinals RHP Virginia Tech
24 Alex Fernandez Milwaukee Brewers RHPPace HS (Milton, FL)
25 Ed Sprague Toronto Blue Jays 3B Stanford University
26 Rico Brogna Detroit Tigers 1BWatertown (CT) HS

Supplemental first round selections

PickPlayerTeamPositionHometown/School
27 Jeff Mutis Cleveland Indians LHP Lafayette College
28 Ricky Gutiérrez Baltimore Orioles SSAmerican HS (Hialeah, FL)
29 Ted Wood San Francisco Giants OF University of New Orleans
30 Brian Jordan Saint Louis Cardinals OF University of Richmond

[2]

Compensation picks

    Other notable players

    † All-Star
    ‡ Hall of Famer

    NFL players drafted

    Related Research Articles

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2006 Major League Baseball draft</span> Baseball draft of amateur players

    The 2006 Major League Baseball draft, was held on June 6 and 7. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Major League Baseball draft</span> Major League Baseball draft

    The 2007 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 7, 2007 and June 8, 2007. The first day session of the draft included the first 25 rounds and was scheduled to be broadcast "live" from Orlando, Florida on television for the first time, on ESPN2 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. Previously the conference call format draft was broadcast live, along with commentary, on both draft days exclusively from the MLB.com website as streaming audio. In total, the draft featured 50 rounds and 1453 selections.

    The 2004 Major League Baseball draft, was held on June 7 and 8. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams. The draft marked the first time three players from the same university were chosen in the first ten picks.

    The 2003 Major League Baseball draft, was held on June 3 and 4. It was conducted via conference call with representatives from each of the league's 30 teams.

    The 2000 Major League Baseball draft, was the annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held in June 2000. A total of 1,452 players were drafted.

    The 1995 Major League Baseball draft began June 1995 to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 1994 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks were distributed for players who did not sign from the 1994 MLB Draft. The California Angels received the first overall selection, choosing Darin Erstad.

    The 1999 Major League Baseball draft, was the annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1999. A total of 1474 players were drafted over the course of 50 rounds.

    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.

    The 1997 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 2 and 3, 1997. A total of 1607 players were drafted over the course of 92 rounds.

    The 1996 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 4 and 5, 1996. A total of 1740 players were drafted over the course of 100 rounds.

    The 1986 Major League Baseball draft was the 22nd MLB draft that took place in 1986. During this draft 21 future all-stars were drafted: Greg Swindell, Matt Williams, Kevin Brown, Gary Sheffield, Roberto Hernández, Jack Armstrong, Dean Palmer, Scott Cooper, Kent Bottenfield, Bo Jackson, Joe Girardi, Pat Hentgen, Tom Gordon, Steve Finley, Rod Beck, Chuck Knoblauch, Rick Reed, Paul Quantrill, John Olerud, Scott Erickson and Todd Jones.

    The 1978 Major League Baseball draft was held June 6–8, 1978, consisting of 48 rounds, during which a total of 779 players were selected by 26 Major League Baseball (MLB) organizations. The first overall selection was Bob Horner, drafted by the Atlanta Braves.

    The 1979 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 5–7, 1979, via conference call.

    The 1992 Major League Baseball draft took place on June 1, 1992, through a conference call involving all 28 MLB teams of the time. Phil Nevin of Cal State Fullerton was the first overall selection, chosen by the Houston Astros. Derek Jeter, selected for the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2020, was selected by the New York Yankees with the sixth selection. In addition to Nevin, Paul Shuey, B. J. Wallace, Jeffrey Hammonds, and Chad Mottola were selected ahead of Jeter.

    The 1991 Major League Baseball draft began 3 June 1991 to assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams. The draft order is the reverse order of the 1990 MLB season standings. In addition, compensation picks will be distributed for players who did not sign from the 1990 MLB Draft. The New York Yankees received the first overall selection.

    The 1994 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1994. The draft saw the New York Mets select Paul Wilson first overall.

    The 1984 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1984. The draft saw the New York Mets select Shawn Abner first overall.

    The 1982 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1982. The draft saw the Chicago Cubs select Shawon Dunston first overall.

    The 1981 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1981. The draft saw the Seattle Mariners select Mike Moore first overall.

    The 1989 Major League Baseball draft took place in June 1989. The draft saw the Baltimore Orioles select Ben McDonald first overall.

    References

    1. "MLB.com draft history". MLB.com. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
    2. Baseball-Reference.com Draft Database

    See also

    Preceded by 1st Overall Picks
    Andy Benes
    Succeeded by