1998 Draft Picks for Round #1 :: June-Reg
A list of all draft picks for the 1st round of the 1998 draft.
Draft Listing for round #1
| 1 | Pat Burrell | | LF | MLB | 1998-2011 | PHI | C | University of Miami | $3,150,000 | 5503 | 299 | 292 | 976 | 7 | .253 |
| 2 | Mark Mulder | | P | MLB | 1999-2008 | OAK | C | Michigan State University | $3,200,000 | 103 | 60 | 4.19 | 0 | 1314 | 834 |
| 3 | Corey Patterson | | CF | MLB | 1999-2011 | CHC | H | Harrison (Kennesaw,GA) | $3,700,000 | 4171 | 197 | 118 | 431 | 218 | .252 |
| 4 | Jeff Austin | | P | MLB | 1998-2005 | KC | C | Stanford University | $2,700,000 | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 0 | 65 | 55 |
| 5 | J.D. Drew | | RF | MLB | 1997-2011 | STL | C | Florida State University | $3,000,000 | 5173 | 273 | 242 | 795 | 87 | .278 |
| 6 | Ryan Mills | | P | AAA | 1998-2004 | MIN | C | Arizona State University | $2,000,000 | |
| 7 | Austin Kearns | | RF-CF | MLB | 1998-2011 | CIN | H | Lafayette (Lexington,KY) | $1,950,000 | 3432 | 181 | 117 | 478 | 31 | .254 |
| 8 | Felipe Lopez | | SS-3B | MLB | 1998-2011 | TOR | H | Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs,FL) | $2,000,000 | 4337 | 219 | 90 | 439 | 124 | .264 |
| 9 | Sean Burroughs | | 3B | MLB | 1999-2011 | SD | H | Wilson (Long Beach,CA) | $2,100,000 | 1647 | 67 | 12 | 142 | 20 | .280 |
| 10 | Carlos Pena | | 1B | MLB | 1998-2011 | TEX | C | Northeastern University | $1,850,000 | 4113 | 198 | 258 | 730 | 25 | .239 |
| 11 | Josh McKinley | | C | AA | 1998-2004 | MTL | H | Malvern Preparatory School (Malvern,PA) | $1,250,000 | |
| 12 | Adam Everett | | SS | MLB | 1998-2011 | BOS | C | University of South Carolina | $1,725,000 | 2758 | 135 | 40 | 283 | 67 | .242 |
| 13 | J.M. Gold | | P | A+ | 1998-2003 | MIL | H | Toms River North (Toms River,NJ) | $1,675,000 | |
| 14 | Jeff Weaver | | P | MLB | 1998-2010 | DET | C | Fresno State University | $1,750,000 | 104 | 119 | 4.71 | 2 | 1838 | 1214 |
| 15 | Clint Johnston | | 1B | AA | 1998-2008 | PIT | C | Vanderbilt University | $1,000,000 | |
| 16 | Kip Wells | | P | MLB | 1999-2010 | CHW | C | Baylor University | $1,170,000 | 67 | 99 | 4.71 | 2 | 1301 | 944 |
| 17 | Brad Lidge | | P | MLB | 1996-2011 | HOU | C | University of Notre Dame | $1,070,000 | 26 | 31 | 3.44 | 223 | 594 | 789 |
| 18 | Seth Etherton | | P | MLB | 1998-2011 | ANA | C | USC | $1,075,000 | 9 | 7 | 6.30 | 0 | 116 | 63 |
| 19 | Tony Torcato | | RF-LF | MLB | 1998-2008 | SF | H | Woodland (Woodland,CA) | $975,000 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .298 |
| 20 | C.C. Sabathia | | P | MLB | 1998-2011 | CLE | H | Vallejo (Vallejo,CA) | $1,300,000 | 176 | 96 | 3.51 | 0 | 2364 | 2017 |
| 21 | Jason Tyner | | LF-CF | MLB | 1998-2009 | NYM | C | Texas A&M University | $1,070,000 | 1358 | 41 | 1 | 94 | 61 | .275 |
| 22 | Matt Thornton | | P | MLB | 1998-2011 | SEA | C | Grand Valley State University | $925,000 | 28 | 28 | 3.52 | 20 | 460 | 499 |
| 23 | Bubba Crosby | | RF-LF | MLB | 1998-2007 | LAD | C | Rice University | $995,000 | 250 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 10 | .216 |
| 24 | Andy Brown | | OF | AA | 1998-2005 | NYY | H | Richmond (Richmond,IN) | $1,050,000 | |
| 25 | Nate Bump | | P | MLB | 1998-2011 | SF | C | Penn State University | $750,000 | 6 | 7 | 4.68 | 1 | 148 | 79 |
| 26 | Rick Elder | | 1B | A+ | 1998-2006 | BAL | H | Sprayberry (Marietta,GA) | $950,000 | |
| 27 | Chip Ambres | DNS | OF | MLB | 1999-2009 | SEA | C | -- | $1,500,000 | |
| 28 | Matt Roney | | P | MLB | 1998-2007 | COL | H | Edmond North (Edmond,OK) | $1,012,500 | 1 | 10 | 5.42 | 0 | 105 | 47 |
| 29 | Arturo McDowell | | OF | AA | 1998-2002 | SF | H | Forest Hill (West Palm Beach,FL) | $937,500 | |
| 30 | Matt Burch | | P | AA | 1998-2004 | KC | C | Virginia Commonwealth University | $975,000 | |
| 31 | Chris George | | P | MLB | 1998-2011 | KC | H | Klein (Klein,TX) | $1,162,500 | 14 | 20 | 6.48 | 0 | 237 | 99 |
| 32 | Ben Diggins | DNS | P | MLB | 2001-2006 | LAD | H | Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley,AZ) | NA | |
| 33 | Brad Wilkerson | | LF-1B | MLB | 1996-2009 | MTL | C | University of Florida | $1,000,000 | 3187 | 193 | 122 | 399 | 53 | .247 |
| 34 | Nate Cornejo | | P | MLB | 1998-2006 | DET | H | Wellington (Wellington,KS) | $865,000 | 12 | 29 | 5.41 | 0 | 313 | 103 |
| 35 | Aaron Rowand | | CF-LF | MLB | 1998-2011 | CHW | C | Cal State Fullerton | $575,000 | 4374 | 267 | 136 | 536 | 67 | .273 |
| 36 | Choo Freeman | | CF | MLB | 1998-2007 | COL | C | -- | $1,400,000 | 285 | 10 | 3 | 29 | 6 | .225 |
| 37 | Mike Nannini | | P | AAA | 1998-2008 | HOU | H | Green Valley (Henderson,NV) | $595,000 | |
| 38 | Chris Jones | | P | AA | 1998-2003 | SF | H | South Mecklenburg (Charlotte,NC) | $587,500 | |
| 39 | Mamon Tucker | | OF | AA | 1998-2005 | BAL | H | Austin (Austin,TX) | $650,000 | |
| 40 | Jeff Winchester | | C | AA | 1998-2006 | COL | C | -- | $537,500 | |
| 41 | Jeff Urban | | P | AAA | 1998-2007 | SF | C | Ball State University | $650,000 | |
| 42 | Eric Valent | | LF-1B | MLB | 1998-2006 | PHI | C | UCLA | $615,000 | 406 | 20 | 13 | 37 | 0 | .234 |
| 43 | Mark Prior | DNS | P | MLB | 2000-2011 | CHC | H | University of San Diego (San Diego,CA) | NA | |