List of 1998 Seattle Mariners draft picks explained

1998 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Matt Thornton (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in .
Information
Owner	Nintendo of America
General Manager(s)
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

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. Web site: 1998 Seattle Mariners Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . October 3, 2011.
2. Web site: 1998 Seattle Mariners Draft Picks . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916031553/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/teams/draft.asp?Y=1998&T=26 . September 16, 2011 .
3. Web site: Seattle Mariners 1998 Draft Selections . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208065716/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/team/draft.jsp?c_id=sea&year=1998 . dead . December 8, 2015 . MLB.com . Major League Baseball . October 3, 2011.

Inline citations

External links

• Seattle Mariners official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Matt Thornton Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . October 3, 2011.
2. Web site: Jeff Verplancke Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110919200556/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jeff-Verplancke . September 19, 2011 .
3. Web site: Andy Van Hekken Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . October 3, 2011.
4. Web site: Jerry Amador Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141028234357/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jerry-Amador . October 28, 2014 .
5. Web site: Corey Freeman Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121125051801/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Corey-Freeman . November 25, 2012 .
6. Web site: Jake Weber Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110914204814/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jake-Weber . September 14, 2011 .
7. Web site: Shawn McCorkle Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121125044148/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Shawn-Mccorkle . November 25, 2012 .
8. Web site: Craig Kuzmic Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121201113915/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Craig-Kuzmic . December 1, 2012 .
9. Web site: Neil Longo Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150606021913/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Neil-Longo . June 6, 2015 .
10. Web site: Jason Pomar Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030072722/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jason-Pomar . October 30, 2014 .
11. Web site: Jamey Shearin Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150513203508/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jamey-Shearin . May 13, 2015 .
12. Web site: Justin Dunning Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011.
13. Web site: Israel Cruz Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816212029/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Israel-Cruz . August 16, 2011 .
14. Web site: Schuyler Doakes Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121125050928/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Schuyler-Doakes . November 25, 2012 .
15. Web site: Wilfredo Quintana Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121125051858/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Wilfredo-Quintana . November 25, 2012 .
16. Web site: Patrick Barnes Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110909083608/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Patrick-Barnes . September 9, 2011 .
17. Web site: Steve Wright Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026135234/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Steve-Wright . October 26, 2012 .
18. Web site: Craig Willis Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140929053157/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Craig-Willis . September 29, 2014 .
19. Web site: Rick Southall Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215449/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Richard-Southall . March 4, 2016 .
20. Web site: Jon Nelson Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110906062933/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jon-Nelson . September 6, 2011 .
21. Web site: Brandon DeJaynes Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121201224530/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Brandon-DeJaynes . December 1, 2012 .
22. Web site: Mike Myers Minor League Statistics & History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . October 3, 2011.
23. Web site: Bryan Hartung Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094040/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Bryan-Hartung . March 4, 2016 .
24. Web site: Matt Woodward Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110924090247/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Mattson-Woodward . September 24, 2011 .
25. Web site: Craig Helmandollard Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110914010828/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Craig-Helmandollar . September 14, 2011 .
26. Web site: Caleb Balbuena Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111214134502/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Caleb-Balbuena . December 14, 2011 .
27. Web site: Jason Crist Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150427103314/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Jason-Crist . April 27, 2015 .
28. Web site: Bo Robinson Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121201113956/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Bo-Robinson . December 1, 2012 .
29. Web site: Derald Deason Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150331213158/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Derald-Deason . March 31, 2015 .
30. Web site: John Rheinecker Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . October 3, 2011.
31. Web site: Roy Wells Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110924173002/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Roy-Wells . September 24, 2011 .
32. Web site: Clayton Bried Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225112/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Clayton-Bried . March 3, 2016 .
33. Web site: Branden Pack Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140923002048/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Branden-Pack . September 23, 2014 .
34. Web site: Nick Padilla Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002022351/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Nick-Padilla . October 2, 2015 .
35. Web site: Joseph Rodriguez Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141025052905/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Joseph-Rodriguez . October 25, 2014 .
36. Web site: Tim Dierkes Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102614/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Tim-Dierkes . March 4, 2016 .
37. Web site: Michael Kashuba Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110906062347/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Michael-Kashuba . September 6, 2011 .
38. Web site: Clint Patton Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150407125928/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Clint-Patton . April 7, 2015 .
39. Web site: Aaron Kirkland Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140830113837/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Aaron-Kirkland . August 30, 2014 .
40. Web site: Adam Thomas Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140901105157/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Adam-Thomas-1 . September 1, 2014 .
41. Web site: Nicholas Hobbs Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041307/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Nicholas-Hobbs . March 4, 2016 .
42. Web site: Geoff Comfort Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014001631/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Geoff-Comfort . October 14, 2014 .
43. Web site: James Farris Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110923190101/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=James-Farris . September 23, 2011 .
44. Web site: Israel Torres Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150602123418/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Israel-Torres . June 2, 2015 .
45. Web site: Drew Parkin Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150401220100/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Drew-Parkin . April 1, 2015 .
46. Web site: Ernie Durazo Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111214222706/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Ernie-Durazo . December 14, 2011 .
47. Web site: Clayton McCullough Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926022415/http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Clayton-McCullough . September 26, 2011 .
48. Web site: Greg Pines Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150615115615/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Greg-Pines . June 15, 2015 .
49. Web site: Scott Atchison Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . October 3, 2011.
50. Web site: David Holliday Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . October 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150606191704/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=David-Holliday . June 6, 2015 .