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1998 baseball free agent draft first round selections
Posted: Tues June 2, 1998 at 5:26 p.m. EDT
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1. Philadelphia Phillies --
Pat Burrell, 1b, U. of Miami (Fla.), Boulder Creek, Calif., 21
(R-R, 6-4, 225, .433, 90, 39, 11, 35, 5)
2. Oakland Athletics --
Mark Mulder, lhp, Michigan State U., South Holland, Ill.
(L-L, 6-6, 200, 6-6, 3.40, 85, 80, 19, 113)
3. Chicago Cubs --
Corey Patterson, of, Harrison HS, Kennesaw, Ga., 18
(L-R, 5-10, 175, .560, 109, 61, 22, 61, 36)
4. Kansas City Royals --
Jeff Austin, rhp, Stanford U., Kingwood, Texas
(R-R, 6-0, 185, 12-3, 2.98, 127, 110, 30, 129)
5. St. Louis Cardinals --
J.D. Drew, of
(L-R, 6-1, 195, .472, 214, 101, 28, 94, 30)
6. Minnesota Twins --
Ryan Mills, lhp, Arizona State U., Scottsdale, Ariz.
(L-L, 6-5, 200, 6-3, 4.63, 93, 88, 41, 118)
7. Cincinnati Reds --
Austin Kearns, rf, Lafayette HS, Lexington, Ky., 18
(R-R, 6-3, 215, .561, 73, 41, 10, 40, 22)
8. Toronto Blue Jays --
Felipe Lopez, ss, Lake Brantley HS, Altamonta Springs, Fla., 18
(B-R, 6-1, 170, .521, 73, 38, 7, 28, 35)
9. San Diego Padres --
Sean Burroughs, 3b, Wilson HS, Long Beach, Calif., 17
(L-R, 6-2, 200, .507, 67, 34, 5, 29, 9)
10. Texas Rangers --
Carlos Pena, 1b, Northeastern U., Haverhill, Mass., 20
(L-L, 6-2, 210, .342, 146, 50, 13, 52, 12)
11. Montreal Expos --
Josh McKinley, ss, Malvern Prep, Downingtown, Pa., 18
(B-R, 6-2, 192, .434, 83, 36, 3, 39, 21)
12. Boston Red Sox --
Jeffrey Everett, ss, U. of South Carolina, Kennesaw, Ga., 21
(R-R, 6-1, 176, .378, 249, 94, 12, 61, 13)
13. Milwaukee Brewers --
J.M. Gold, p, Toms River North HS, Toms River, N.J.
(R-R, 6-5, 225, 4-1, 0.90, 39, 19, 4, 82)
14. Detroit Tigers --
Jeff Weaver, rhp, Fresno State U., Simi Valley, Calif.
(R-R, 6-5, 200, 10-4, 2.98, 124, 108, 37, 156)
15. Pittsburgh Pirates --
Clint Johnston, lhp, Vanderbilt U., Vero Beach, Fla., 20
(L-L, 6-3, 200, .424, 198, 84, 19, 74, 6)
16. Chicago White Sox --
Robert Kip Wells, rhp, Baylor U., Sugar Land, Texas
(R-R, 6-3, 195, 13-4, 3.55, 119, 114, 40, 134)
17. Houston Astros (from Colorado for Darryl Kile) --
Brad Lidge, rhp, U. of Notre Dame, Englewood, Colo.
(R-R, 6-3, 200, 8-2, 4.15, 80, 72, 39, 93)
18. Anaheim Angels --
Seth Etherton, rhp, U. of Southern California, Laguna Niguel, Calif.
(R-R, 6-1, 205, 11-3, 2.77, 114, 91, 25, 147)
19. San Francisco Giants (from Houston for Doug Henry) --
Anthony Torcata, 3b, Woodland HS, Woodland, Calif., 18
(L-R, 6-1, 200, .494, 83, 41, 12, 39, 9)
20. Cleveland Indians --
Carsten Sabathia, lhp, Vallejo HS, Vallejo, Calif.
(L-L, 6-6, 240, 6-0, 0.67, 46, 14, 14, 82)
21. New York Mets --
Jason Tyner, of, Texas A&M U., Beaumont, Texas, 21
(L-L, 6-1, 167, .384, 255, 98, 0, 25, 37)
22. Seattle Mariners --
Matthew J. Thornton, lhp, Grand Valley State
(L-L, 6-6, 210, no statistics available)
23. Los Angeles Dodgers --
Bubba Crosby, of, Rice U., Houston, 21
(L-L, 5-11, 185, .401, 207, 83, 23, 84, 2)
24. New York Yankees --
Andy Brown, of, Richmond HS, Richmond, Ind., 18
(L-L, 6-7, 195, .466, 58, 27, 7, 33, 3)
25. San Francisco Giants --
Nate Bump, rhp, Penn State U., Monroeton, Pa.
(R-R, 6-3, 185, 7-3, 2.62, 106, 85, 25, 135)
26. Baltimore Orioles --
Rick Elder, of, Sprayberry HS, Marietta, Ga., 18
(L-L, 6-6, 230, .516, 93, 48, 14, 36, 15)
27. Florida Marlins --
Chip Ambres, of, West Brook HS, Beaumont, Texas, 18
(R-R, 6-1, 190, .500, 66, 33, 10, 21, 12)
28. Colorado Rockies (from Atlanta for Andres Galarraga) --
Matt Roney, rhp, Edmond North HS, Edmond, Okla.
(R-R, 6-3, 225, 11-3, 0.82, 94, 36, 55, 171)
29. San Francisco Giants (from Tampa Bay for Roberto Hernandez) --
Arturo McDowell, of, Forest Hill HS, Jackson, Miss., 18
(L-L, 6-1, 175, .447, 85, 38, 3, 25, 37)
30. Kansas City Royals (from Arizona for Jay Bell) --
Matt Burch, rhp, Va. Commonwealth U., Elmira, N.Y.
(R-R, 6-3, 185, 12-2, 2.51, 122, 102, 39, 114)
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