Home » Events » Draft » Teams History » St. Louis Cardinals » 1998

» 1998 St. Louis Cardinals | Draft Picks

Major League Baseball

Record: 83-79   .512.... 3rd in National League Central
Stadium: Busch Stadium II
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 3,195,691
Payroll: $52,572,500
Top Draft Pick: J.D. Drew (#5)   MLB

General Manager - Walt Jocketty
Manager - Tony LaRussa

Bench Coach - Carney Lansford  Hitting Coach - Dave Parker  Pitching Coach - Dave Duncan  First Base Coach - Dave McKay  Third Base Coach - Rene Lachemann  Bullpen Coach - Mark DeJohn  Scout - Chuck Fick, Dave Karaff  Roving Minor League Pitching Instructor - Dyar Miller  Scout - Jay North  Minor League Field Coordinator - Joe Pettini

Affiliates - AAA Memphis Redbirds AA Arkansas Travelers A+ Prince William Cannons A Peoria Chiefs A- New Jersey Cardinals Rk Johnson City Cardinals

Team Leaders

HR: McGwire [70]
RBI: McGwire [147]
2B: Lankford [37]
SB: Lankford, DeShields [26]
W: Mercker [11]
SV: Acevedo [15]
SO: Stottlemyre [147]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: J.D. Drew (Sep 8) Mark Little (Sep 12) Joe McEwing (Sep 2) Placido Polanco (Jul 3)
Pitchers: Rich Croushore (May 18) Jose Jimenez (Sep 9) Braden Looper (Mar 31) Cliff Politte (Apr 2)

TBC Ad Zone

MLB Trade Rumors Today's hottest baseball trade rumors. If it's whispered, they hear it.

Pricing Baseball Cards Baseball Card Grading at Wholesale prices. Grade for as low as $2.00 a card.

Pro Fantasy Baseball Fantasy Baseball Prospects, News, Closer Report, E-Mail Alerts and Draft Kit. Free!

Baseball Bargains We offer very low prices on baseball equipment including bats, gloves, and training equipment.

Baseball Equipment Baseball Bats, Softball Bats, Baseball Gloves, Catchers Gear, Wood Baseball Bats, Baseball Hats and Batting Gloves.

Donate 10 to the Cube

Data Products	TBC Stats Register	TBC Stat Register Update
	MLB Stats	Minor Stats
	College Stats	Draft Register
	Scouting Scores	Custom Data

Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	5	June-Reg	J.D. Drew	OF	22	6-1	195	L	R	MLB	1998-2009		$3,000,000
1	32**	June-Reg	Ben Diggins	P	19	6-7	230	R	R	MLB	2002-2002	Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley,AZ)
2	48	June-Reg	Chad Hutchinson	P	21	6-5	230	R	R	MLB	2001-2001	Stanford University	$2,300,000
2	55	June-Reg	Tim Lemon	OF	17	6-1	180	R	R	A+		La Mirada (La Mirada,CA)	$650,000
3	78	June-Reg	Gabe Johnson	IF	18	6-1	195	R	R	AAA
4	108**	June-Reg	Robert Smith	OF			0			-		UCLA
5	138	June-Reg	Steve Stemle	P	21	6-4	200	R	R	MLB	2005-2006	Western Kentucky University
6	168**	June-Reg	Chris Rayborn	P	14	6-3	200	R	R	Ind		Purvis (Purvis,MS)
7	198	June-Reg	Brad Freeman	SS	22	6-2	210	R	R	A+		University of Mississippi
8	228	June-Reg	Greg Clark	C	21	6-2	180	R	R	A+		University of Arizona
9	258	June-Reg	Jack Wilson	SS	20	6-0	175	R	R	MLB	2001-2009	Oxnard College
10	288	June-Reg	Pedro Zazueta	P			0			Rookie		Amphitheater (Tucson,AZ)
11	318	June-Reg	Joel Vega	P			0			-		Ohio Dominican University
12	348**	June-Reg	Jeff Waldron	C	21	6-1	205	L	R	AAA		Boston College
13	378	June-Reg	Les Walrond	P	21	6-0	195	L	L	MLB	2003-2008	University of Kansas
14	408	June-Reg	Jason Bowers	SS	20	5-11	170	R	R	AAA		Gulf Coast Community College
15	438	June-Reg	Pedro Hernandez	DH	39	6-1	160	R	R	MLB	1979-1982	Xaverian (Brooklyn,NY)
16	468	June-Reg	Scott Prather	P	21	6-2	185	L	L	AA		Georgia Tech
17	498	June-Reg	Michael Gargano	P	19	6-2	200	R	R	A+		Dixie State College of Utah
18	528	June-Reg	Esix Snead	OF	22	5-10	175	B	R	MLB	2002-2004	University of Central Florida
19	558	June-Reg	Travis Held	P	21	6-3	215	R	R	A+		University of Central Florida
20	588	June-Reg	Chris Kelly	3B	21	6-3	210	R	R	A		Catawba College.
21	618	June-Reg	James Molina	OF	22	6-1	210	R	R	A-		Florida International University
22	648	June-Reg	Michael Rerick	P			0			-		University of North Dakota
23	678	June-Reg	Andy Shibilo	P	21	6-7	220	R	R	AAA		Pepperdine University
24	708	June-Reg	Richard Gonzales	P	23	6-1	205	R	R	A+		University of New Mexico
25	738	June-Reg	Jon Hand	P	22	6-2	200	R	R	A		Virginia Tech
26	768	June-Reg	Steve Parker							College		Key West (Key West,FL)
27	798**	June-Reg	Ryan Christianson	C	17	6-2	210	R	R	AAA		University of Nebraska
28	828	June-Reg	Jason Marr	P	22	6-1	195	R	R	AA	-	Long Beach State University
29	858	June-Reg	Jeff Viles	P	22	6-2	220	R	R	A		Rockhurst University
30	888	June-Reg	Eric Gutshall	P	22	6-5	225	R	R	A-		Yale University
31	918	June-Reg	Troy Mcnaughton	OF	23	6-0	195	L	L	AAA		Brigham Young University
32	948	June-Reg	Troy Farnsworth	IF	22	6-2	200	R	R	AA		Brigham Young University
33	978	June-Reg	Tommy Kidwell	2B	21	5-9	175	R	R	A+		Yale University
34	1008	June-Reg	Kyle Boyer	SS	18	6-0	180	R	R	A		Bonneville (Ogden,UT)
35	1038**	June-Reg	Dustin Hawkins	OF	18	6-0	185	L	L	A		Bonneville (Ogden,UT)
36	1068	June-Reg	Andrew Ecklund	C			0			-		Cal Poly
37	1098**	June-Reg	Brent Cordell	C	18	6-3	210	B	R	A+		Incline (Incline Village,NV)
38	1128	June-Reg	Seth Jerue							College		Westfield (Westfield,MA)
39	1158**	June-Reg	Vic Buttler	OF	17	6-0	169	L	L	AAA		Westchester (Los Angeles,CA)
40	1188	June-Reg	Scott Neal	OF			0			-		Bakersfield North (Bakersfield,CA)
41	1218**	June-Reg	Justin Knoedler	P	17	6-2	205	R	R	MLB	2004-2006	Springfield (Springfield,IL)
42	1248	June-Reg	Brandon Tisher	1B			0			-		Durango (Durango,CO)
43	1276	June-Reg	Scott Sorensen	P			0			-		Fruita Monument (Grand Junction,CO)
44	1302	June-Reg	Matt Harvick							College		Bakersfield North (Bakersfield,CA)
45	1327	June-Reg	Matt Van Alsburg							College		Fort Collins (Fort Collins,CO)