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1998 Colorado Rockies Draft Class
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1998 1 28 June-Reg Matt Roney P Yes HS Edmond North (Edmond,OK) P 6-3 245 R R 1980-01-10 Tulsa,OK MLB 2003-2006 1998-2007 1998 1 36 June-Reg Choo Freeman OF Yes College Dallas CF 6-2 200 R R 1979-10-20 Pine Bluff,AR MLB 2004-2006 1998-2007 1998 1 40 June-Reg Jeff Winchester C Yes HS Archbishop Rummel (Metairie,LA) C 5-11 211 R R 1980-01-21 Metairie,LA AA 1998-2006 1998 2 60 June-Reg Jermaine Van Buren P Yes HS Hattiesburg (Hattiesburg,MS) P 6-2 200 R R 1980-07-02 Laurel,MS MLB 2005-2006 1998-2010 1998 2 71 June-Reg Jody Gerut OF Yes College Stanford RF-LF 6-0 190 L L 1977-09-18 Elmhurst,IL MLB 2003-2010 1996-2010 1998 3 90 June-Reg Kevin Gordon P Yes College Central Florida P 6-3 200 R R 1976-09-16 Grand Rapids,MI A 1997-1999 1998 4 120 June-Reg Luke Hudson P Yes College Tennessee P 6-3 205 R R 1977-05-02 Fountain Valley,CA MLB 2002-2007 1996-2007 1998 5 150 June-Reg Ryan Shealy 1B No HS Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale,FL) 1B 6-5 240 R R 1979-08-29 Fort Lauderdale,FL MLB 2005-2010 1999-2011 1998 6 180 June-Reg Javier Guzman SS Yes College Rio Piedras SS 6-0 170 B R 1982-05-04 Samana,DR AAA 1998-2010 1998 7 210 June-Reg Matt Holliday 3B Yes HS Stillwater (Stillwater,OK) LF 6-4 240 R R 1980-01-15 Stillwater,OK MLB 2004-2018 1998-2018 Free Agt 1998 8 240 June-Reg Justin Lincoln IF Yes College St Col of FL 3B 6-3 206 R R 1979-04-04 Boothbay Harbor,ME A+ 1999-2004 1998 9 270 June-Reg Justin Carter P Yes College South Alabama P 6-2 185 R L 1977-03-08 Birmingham,AL A+ 1998-2002 1998 10 300 June-Reg Andrew Beinbrink IF No College Arizona State IF 6-3 212 R R 1976-09-24 Naples,IT AAA 1996-2004 1998 11 330 June-Reg Ryan Cameron P Yes College Massachusetts P 6-1 175 R R 1977-09-13 North Adams,MA AAA 1996-2007 1998 12 360 June-Reg Brian Brantley P Yes College Old Dominion P 6-4 166 R R 1976-04-23 Chesapeake,VA AA 1996-2002 1998 13 390 June-Reg Juan Pierre OF Yes College South Alabama LF 5-10 180 L L 1977-08-14 Mobile,AL MLB 2000-2013 1998-2013 Retired 1998 14 420 June-Reg Vernand Morency OF Yes College Northwestern OF 5-11 220 R R 1980-02-04 Miami,FL A- 1998-2001 1998 15 450 June-Reg Mark DiFelice P Yes College Western Carolina P 6-2 190 R R 1976-08-23 Bryn Mawr,PA MLB 2008-2011 1998-2011 1998 16 480 June-Reg Brandon Garner P Yes HS Jackson Central-Merry (Jackson,TN) P 6-0 190 R R 1980-03-28 Jackson,TN A- 1998-2010 1998 17 510 June-Reg Josh Etheredge Yes College Auburn 1B-OF 6-2 210 R R 1976-03-14 Mobile,AL A- 1995-1998 1998 18 540 June-Reg Jase Wrigley P Yes College Georgia Tech P 6-3 215 R R 1975-11-06 Atlanta,GA AAA 1995-2003 1998 19 570 June-Reg Doug Thompson P Yes College LSU P 6-1 195 R R 1976-07-22 Biloxi,MS AAA 1997-2003 1998 20 600 June-Reg Tom Whitehurst OF Yes College South Alabama OF 5-11 175 R R 1977-07-20 Blakely,GA A 1997-1999 1998 21 630 June-Reg Erik Johnson C Yes College Central Florida C 5-11 195 R R 1977-03-02 Rochester,PA A+ 1996-2000 1998 22 660 June-Reg Ryan LaMattina P Yes College St. Bonaventure P 6-2 210 L L 1976-01-14 Lake View,NY A+ 1995-2002 1998 23 690 June-Reg Richy Leon SS Yes College Arizona State 2B 5-8 175 R R 1976-06-21 Yuma,AZ A 1995-2002 1998 24 720 June-Reg Mike Mundy P Yes College Rutgers P 6-1 185 L R 1976-03-26 Belleville,NJ A 1996-1999 1998 25 750 June-Reg Kevin Duck 1B Yes College Cal State Fullerton 1B 6-3 210 L L 1977-07-07 Rochester,NY A 1998-2000 1998 26 780 June-Reg J.J. Durmanich No College Merced College P 6-2 175 R R 1978-11-07 Merced,CA NCAA 2000-2000 1998 27 810 June-Reg Manases Pabon CF No College Indian Hills CC OF 6-2 155 R R 1980-02-28 1998 28 840 June-Reg Michael Johnson P No College Arkansas-Fort Smith OF 6-3 180 L L 1978-08-28 Little Rock,AR Rk 2001-2001 1998 29 870 June-Reg Aaron Geralds OF Yes HS Madison Central (Madison,WI) OF 1998 30 900 June-Reg James Hymon SS No HS Leo (Chicago,IL) SS 6-0 170 R R 1980-04-22 Chicago,IL Rk 2003-2004 1998 31 930 June-Reg Mark Woodyard P No College NW Florida State P 6-2 195 R R 1978-12-19 Mobile,AL MLB 2005-2005 2000-2007 1998 32 960 June-Reg Greg Colburn P No HS Skyview (Billings,MT) P 6-3 220 R R 1980-01-07 Bellevue,WA NCAA 2001-2002 1998 33 990 June-Reg Rocky Kirk P No HS Altus (Altus,OK) OF 6-0 185 R L 1978-05-03 Altus,OK 1998 34 1020 June-Reg Paul Miller P No HS Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville,KY) 1998 35 1050 June-Reg Ryan Truxall P No College Miami Dade P 6-2 176 R R 1979-05-16 Lowell,MA 1998 36 1080 June-Reg Geoffrey Boutelier P No College Cypress College P 6-6 215 R R 1979-06-27 Fort Collins,CO 1998 37 1110 June-Reg Ryan Wardinsky 2B No HS Flathead (Kalispell,MT) 2B 6-1 180 B R 1979-11-28 Kalispell,MT A+ 2000-2003 1998 38 1140 June-Reg TJ Bird OF No HS Cloverdale (Cloverdale,CA) OF 5-11 195 L L 1979-06-20 Healdsburg,CA A 2000-2002 1998 39 1170 June-Reg Dave Bernstine 1B No HS Vallejo (Vallejo,CA) 1B 6-1 220 R R 1980-08-03 Bryan,TX Rk 2002-2004 1998 40 1200 June-Reg Joe Simpson OF Yes HS Fairfield (Fairfield,OH) P 6-2 190 R R 1978-10-10 Cincinnati,OH Rk 1999-2001 1998 41 1230 June-Reg Bryce Coppieters No HS Raymond (Raymond,AB) OF Raymond,AB 1998 42 1260 June-Reg Nyjer Morgan CF No HS L.V. Rogers Secondary (Nelson,BC) CF-RF 5-10 180 L L 1980-07-02 San Francisco,CA MLB 2007-2014 2003-2017 Free Agt 1998 43 1288 June-Reg Douglas Baylor OF No HS John H. Reagan (Austin,TX) OF 1998 44 1314 June-Reg Alfredo Amezaga IF No HS Miami Senior (Miami,FL) 2B 5-11 165 B R 1978-01-16 Ciudad Obregon,MX MLB 2002-2011 1999-2017 Free Agt 1998 45 1339 June-Reg Frank Haase P Yes College Merced College P 6-3 175 R L 1979-07-21 Santa Clara,CA A- 1999-2001 1998 46 1362 June-Reg Joshua McCanne No HS Mammoth (Mammoth Lakes,CA) 1B-3B 6-1 210 R R 1979-10-10 Santa Ana,CA NCAA 2002-2003 49 record(s)
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