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1998 St. Louis Cardinals Draft Class
1998 St. Louis Cardinals
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1998 1 5 June-Reg J.D. Drew OF Yes FA Minnesota RF 6-1 200 L R 1975-11-20 Valdosta,GA MLB 1998-2011 1995-2011 1998 1 32 June-Reg Ben Diggins P No HS Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley,AZ) P 6-7 230 R R 1979-06-13 Leota,KS MLB 2002-2002 1999-2006 1998 2 48 June-Reg Chad Hutchinson P Yes College Stanford P 6-5 230 R R 1977-02-21 Del Mar,CA MLB 2001-2001 1996-2001 1998 2 55 June-Reg Tim Lemon OF Yes HS La Mirada (La Mirada,CA) OF 6-1 180 R R 1980-09-23 Inglewood,CA A+ 1998-2004 1998 3 78 June-Reg Gabe Johnson IF Yes HS Atlantic Community (Delray Beach,FL) 3B 6-1 205 R R 1979-09-21 Pearisburg,VA AAA 1998-2008 1998 4 108 June-Reg Bud Smith OF Yes College UCLA P 6-0 170 L L 1979-10-23 Torrance,CA MLB 2001-2002 1998-2007 1998 5 138 June-Reg Steve Stemle P Yes College Western Kentucky P 6-4 200 R R 1977-05-20 Louisville,KY MLB 2005-2006 1996-2006 1998 6 168 June-Reg Chris Rayborn P Yes HS Purvis (Purvis,MS) P 6-3 210 R R 1983-08-19 Natchez,MS Rk 2003-2004 1998 7 198 June-Reg Brad Freeman SS Yes College Mississippi SS 6-2 210 R R 1975-09-13 Memphis,TN A+ 1995-1999 1998 8 228 June-Reg Greg Clark C Yes College Arizona C 6-2 180 R R 1977-01-05 Phoenix,AZ A+ 1996-2001 1998 9 258 June-Reg Jack Wilson SS Yes College Oxnard College SS 6-0 200 R R 1977-12-29 Westlake Village,CA MLB 2001-2012 1998-2012 Retired 1998 10 288 June-Reg Peter Zazueta P No HS Amphitheater (Tucson,AZ) P 6-2 180 R R 1979-12-09 Tucson,AZ Rk 1999-1999 1998 11 318 June-Reg Joel Vega P No College Ohio Dominican University P 6-2 155 L L 1977-06-10 1998 12 348 June-Reg Jeff Waldron C No College Boston College C 6-1 205 L R 1976-10-04 Lynn,MA AAA 1996-2005 1998 13 378 June-Reg Les Walrond P Yes College Kansas P 6-3 205 L L 1976-11-07 Muskogee,OK MLB 2003-2008 1996-2012 Free Agt 1998 14 408 June-Reg Jason Bowers SS Yes College Gulf Coast CC IF 5-10 183 R R 1978-01-27 Uniontown,PA AAA 1997-2009 1998 15 438 June-Reg Johnny Hernandez DH Yes HS Xaverian (Brooklyn,NY) OF 6-1 185 B L 1979-09-11 Brooklyn,NY A+ 1999-2010 1998 16 468 June-Reg Scott Prather P Yes College Georgia Tech P 6-2 185 L L 1976-10-08 Atlanta,GA AA 1996-2002 1998 17 498 June-Reg Michael Gargano P Yes College Utah Tech P 6-2 200 R R 1978-07-28 Salt Lake City,UT A+ 1998-2000 1998 18 528 June-Reg Esix Snead OF Yes College Central Florida CF-LF 5-11 185 B R 1976-06-07 Fort Myers,FL MLB 2002-2004 1996-2006 1998 19 558 June-Reg Travis Held P Yes College Central Florida P 6-3 215 R R 1977-03-19 West Palm Beach,FL A+ 1998-1999 1998 20 588 June-Reg Chris Kelly 3B Yes College Catawba 1B 6-3 210 R R 1977-05-29 Nashua,NH A 1998-2000 1998 21 618 June-Reg James Molina OF Yes College Florida Intl OF 6-1 210 R R 1976-04-09 Miami,FL A- 1998-1998 1998 22 648 June-Reg Michael Rerick P No College North Dakota P 6-2 215 L L 1976-06-29 Grand Forks,ND 1998 23 678 June-Reg Andy Shibilo P Yes College Pepperdine P 6-7 220 R R 1976-09-16 Massapequa,NY AAA 1998-2009 1998 24 708 June-Reg Richard Gonzales P Yes College New Mexico P 6-1 205 R R 1974-10-25 Albuquerque,NM A+ 1998-2000 1998 25 738 June-Reg Jon Hand P Yes College Virginia Tech P 6-2 200 R R 1975-12-14 Heidelberg,GE A 1995-2001 1998 26 768 June-Reg Steve Parker No HS Key West (Key West,FL) P 6-7 220 R R 1980-05-05 Key West,FL NCAA 1999-2002 1998 27 798 June-Reg Ryan Christenson C Yes College Nebraska P 6-1 185 L L 1989-01-11 Arnett,OK A 2010-2011 1998 28 828 June-Reg Jason Marr P Yes College Long Beach State P 6-1 195 R R 1975-09-09 Los Angeles,CA AA 1997-2002 1998 29 858 June-Reg Jeff Viles P Yes College Rockhurst P 6-2 220 R R 1976-04-01 Kansas City,MO A 1998-1999 1998 30 888 June-Reg Eric Gutshall P Yes College Yale P 6-5 225 R R 1975-11-14 Berwyn,IL A- 1995-1998 1998 31 918 June-Reg Troy McNaughton OF Yes College Brigham Young OF 6-0 195 L L 1975-01-27 Edmonton,AB AAA 1994-2002 1998 32 948 June-Reg Troy Farnsworth IF Yes College Brigham Young IF 6-2 200 R R 1976-02-04 Salt Lake City,UT AA 1997-2004 1998 33 978 June-Reg Tommy Kidwell 2B Yes College Yale 2B 5-9 175 R R 1976-11-19 Watertown,NY A+ 1995-2000 1998 34 1008 June-Reg Kyle Boyer SS No HS Bonneville (Ogden,UT) SS 6-0 180 R R 1980-03-05 Ogden,UT A 2002-2004 1998 35 1038 June-Reg Dustin Hawkins OF No HS Bonneville (Ogden,UT) OF 6-0 185 L L 1979-11-22 Ogden,UT A 1999-2003 1998 36 1068 June-Reg Andrew Ecklund C No College Cal Poly C 5-10 175 R R 1979-05-24 San Luis Obispo,CA NCAA 1999-2000 1998 37 1098 June-Reg Brent Cordell C No HS Incline (Incline Village,NV) C 6-3 210 B R 1980-05-22 Oregon,OH A+ 1999-2005 1998 38 1128 June-Reg Seth Jerue No HS Westfield (Westfield,MA) IF-P 6-0 190 R R 1979-09-05 Westfield,MA NCAA 2000-2002 1998 39 1158 June-Reg Vic Buttler OF No HS Westchester (Los Angeles,CA) OF 6-0 175 L L 1980-08-12 Los Angeles,CA AAA 2000-2011 1998 40 1188 June-Reg Scott Neal OF No HS Bakersfield North (Bakersfield,CA) OF 6-1 195 R R 1980-11-03 Bakersfield,CA NCAA 2001-2001 1998 41 1218 June-Reg Justin Knoedler P No HS Springfield (Springfield,IL) P 6-2 210 R R 1980-07-17 Springfield,IL MLB 2004-2006 2001-2009 1998 42 1248 June-Reg Brandon Tisher 1B No HS Durango (Durango,CO) 1B 6-2 210 R R 1979-08-26 Durango,CO 1998 43 1276 June-Reg Scott Sorensen P No HS Fruita Monument (Grand Junction,CO) P 6-4 215 R R 1980-05-05 Grand Junction,CO 1998 44 1302 June-Reg Matt Harvick No HS Bakersfield North (Bakersfield,CA) C 5-11 200 R R 1979-12-02 Bakersfield,CA NCAA 2001-2002 1998 45 1328 June-Reg Matt Van Alsburg No HS Fort Collins (Fort Collins,CO) OF 6-4 210 R R 1980-05-02 Fort Collins,CO NCAA 1999-2002 47 record(s)
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