List of 1998 Seattle Mariners draft picks

1998 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Matt Thornton (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in 1998.
Information
Owner	Nintendo of America
General Manager(s)	Woody Woodward
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
First pick	Matt Thornton
Draft position	22nd
Number of selections	50
Links
Results	Baseball-Reference
Official Site	The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners
Years	1997 • 1998 • 1999

The following is a list of 1998 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 50 selections in the 1998 draft, the first being pitcher Matt Thornton in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 23 pitchers, 9 outfielders, 7 catchers, 5 shortstops, 3 first basemen, 2 third basemen, and 1 second baseman.

Draft

Scott Atchison was the 49th round pick of the Mariners in 1998.

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	Source
1 (22)	Matt Thornton	Left-handed pitcher	Grand Valley State University	[1]
2 (65)	Jeff Verplancke	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Los Angeles	[2]
3 (95)	Andy Van Hekken	Left-handed pitcher	Holland High School	[3]
4 (125)	Jerry Amador	Outfielder	Luis Felipe Crespo High School	[4]
5 (155)	Corey Freeman	Shortstop	C. Leon King High School	[5]
6 (185)	Jake Weber	Outfielder	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	[6]
7 (215)	Shawn McCorkle	First baseman	Montclair State University	[7]
8 (245)	Craig Kuzmic	Catcher	Texas A&M University	[8]
9 (275)	Neil Longo	Right-handed pitcher	Manhattan College	[9]
10 (305)	Jason Pomar	Right-handed pitcher	University of South Carolina	[10]
11 (335)	Jarrett Shearin	Outfielder	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	[11]
12 (365)	Justin Dunning	Right-handed pitcher	Stanford University	[12]
13 (395)	Israel Cruz	Shortstop	Dr. José M. Lázaro School	[13]
14 (425)	Schuyler Doakes	Shortstop	Jackson State University	[14]
15 (455)	Wilfredo Quintana	Outfielder	Indian Hills Community College	[15]
16 (485)	Pat Barnes	Left-handed pitcher	Englewood High School	[16]
17 (515)	Steve Wright	Outfielder	Liberty University	[17]
18 (545)	Craig Willis	Right-handed pitcher	Pacific Lutheran University	[18]
19 (575)	Rick Southall	First baseman	Portland State University	[19]
20 (605)	Jon Nelson	Shortstop	Timpanogos High School	[20]
21 (635)	Brandon DeJaynes	Right-handed pitcher	Quincy Senior High School	[21]
22 (665)	Mike Myers	Shortstop	Bishop Verot High School	[22]
23 (695)	Bryan Hartung	Right-handed pitcher	Sinton High School	[23]
24 (725)	Matt Woodward	First baseman	Florida State University	[24]
25 (755)	Craig Helmandollar	Left-handed pitcher	North Stafford High School	[25]
26 (785)	Caleb Balbuena	Right-handed pitcher	California State University, Long Beach	[26]
27 (815)	Jason Crist	Left-handed pitcher	Missouri State University	[27]
28 (845)	Bo Robinson	Third baseman	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	[28]
29 (875)	Derald Deason	Outfielder	Orange High School	[29]
30 (905)	John Rheinecker	Left-handed pitcher	Belleville High School	[30]
31 (935)	Roy Wells	Right-handed pitcher	Volunteer State Community College	[31]
32 (965)	Clayton Bried	Outfielder	Apache Junction High School	[32]
33 (995)	Branden Pack	Catcher	Cypress College	[33]
34 (1025)	Nick Padilla	Right-handed pitcher	Cerritos College	[34]
35 (1055)	Guarionez Rodriguez	Second baseman	Medardo Carazo School	[35]
36 (1085)	Tim Dierkes	Catcher	Mehlville High School	[36]
37 (1115)	Michael Kashuba	Right-handed pitcher	Clarence Fulton Secondary School	[37]
38 (1145)	Clint Patton	Catcher	Sonora High School	[38]
39 (1175)	Aaron Kirkland	Right-handed pitcher	Lurleen B. Wallace Community College	[39]
40 (1205)	Adam Thomas	Right-handed pitcher	North Miami High School	[40]
41 (1235)	Nicholas Hobbs	Outfielder	Chaparral High School	[41]
42 (1264)	Geoff Comfort	Outfielder	Serra High School	[42]
43 (1292)	James Farris	Catcher	Hattiesburg High School	[43]
44 (1318)	Israel Torres	Left-handed pitcher	Cerritos College	[44]
45 (1343)	Drew Parkin	Right-handed pitcher	Aliso Niguel High School	[45]
46 (1366)	Ernie Durazo	Third baseman	Pima Community College	[46]
47 (1387)	Clayton McCullough	Catcher	Junius H. Rose High School	[47]
48 (1407)	Greg Pines	Catcher	Saddleback High School	[48]
49 (1424)	Scott Atchison	Right-handed pitcher	Texas Christian University	[49]
50 (1440)	David Holliday	Left-handed pitcher	Anderson Shiro High School	[50]

References

General references

1. "1998 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
2. "1998 Seattle Mariners Draft Picks". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
3. "Seattle Mariners 1998 Draft Selections". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

Inline citations

1. "Matt Thornton Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
2. "Jeff Verplancke Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
3. "Andy Van Hekken Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
4. "Jerry Amador Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
5. "Corey Freeman Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
6. "Jake Weber Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
7. "Shawn McCorkle Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
8. "Craig Kuzmic Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
9. "Neil Longo Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
10. "Jason Pomar Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
11. "Jamey Shearin Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
12. "Justin Dunning Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
13. "Israel Cruz Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
14. "Schuyler Doakes Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
15. "Wilfredo Quintana Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
16. "Patrick Barnes Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 9, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
17. "Steve Wright Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
18. "Craig Willis Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
19. "Rick Southall Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
20. "Jon Nelson Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 6, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
21. "Brandon DeJaynes Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
22. "Mike Myers Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
23. "Bryan Hartung Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
24. "Matt Woodward Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
25. "Craig Helmandollard Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
26. "Caleb Balbuena Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
27. "Jason Crist Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
28. "Bo Robinson Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
29. "Derald Deason Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
30. "John Rheinecker Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
31. "Roy Wells Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
32. "Clayton Bried Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
33. "Branden Pack Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
34. "Nick Padilla Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
35. "Joseph Rodriguez Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
36. "Tim Dierkes Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
37. "Michael Kashuba Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 6, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
38. "Clint Patton Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
39. "Aaron Kirkland Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
40. "Adam Thomas Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
41. "Nicholas Hobbs Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
42. "Geoff Comfort Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
43. "James Farris Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 23, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
44. "Israel Torres Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on June 2, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
45. "Drew Parkin Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on April 1, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
46. "Ernie Durazo Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on December 14, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
47. "Clayton McCullough Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
48. "Greg Pines Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on June 15, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
49. "Scott Atchison Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
50. "David Holliday Baseball Stats". The Baseball Cube. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved October 3, 2011.

External links

• Seattle Mariners official website