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[edit] 1998 First Round Picks
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 1 | Philadelphia Phillies | Pat Burrell | 1B | University of Miami (Col.) | Eureka Springs, AR |
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| 2 | Oakland Athletics | Mark Mulder | LHP | Michigan State University (Col.) | South Holland, IL |
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| 3 | Chicago Cubs | Corey Patterson | OF | Harrison High School (HS) | Kennesaw, GA |
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| 4 | Kansas City Royals | Jeff Austin | RHP | Stanford University (Col.) | San Bernardino, CA |
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| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | J.D. Drew | OF | Northern League (IND) | Valdosta, GA |
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| 6 | Minnesota Twins | Ryan Mills | LHP | Arizona State University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | Austin Kearns | RF | Lafayette High School (HS) | Lexington, KY |
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| 8 | Toronto Blue Jays | Felipe Lopez | SS | Lake Brantley High School (HS) | Altamonte Springs, FL |
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| 9 | San Diego Padres | Sean Burroughs | 3B | Wilson High School (Long Beach) (HS) | Long Beach, CA |
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| 10 | Texas Rangers | Carlos Pena | 1B | Northeastern University (Col.) | Santo Domingo, DR |
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| 11 | Montreal Expos | Josh McKinley | SS | Malvern Prep High School (HS) | Dowingtown, PA |
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| 12 | Boston Red Sox | Adam Everett | SS | University of South Carolina (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 13 | Milwaukee Brewers | J.M. Gold | RHP | Toms River North High School (HS) | Toms River, NJ |
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| 14 | Detroit Tigers | Jeff Weaver | RHP | Fresno State University (Col.) | Northridge, CA |
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| 15 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Clint Johnston | LHP | Vanderbilt University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 16 | Chicago White Sox | Kip Wells | RHP | Baylor University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 17 | Houston Astros | Brad Lidge | RHP | University of Notre Dame (Col.) | Sacramento, CA | Compensation from Colorado Rockies for Darryl Kile
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| 18 | Anaheim Angels | Seth Etherton | RHP | University of Southern California (Col.) | Laguna Beach, CA |
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| 19 | San Francisco Giants | Tony Torcato | 3B | Woodland High School (HS) | Woodland, CA | Compensation from Houston Astros for Doug Henry
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| 20 | Cleveland Indians | C.C. Sabathia | LHP | Vallejo High School (HS) | Vallejo, CA |
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| 21 | New York Mets | Jason Tyner | CF | Texas A&M University (Col.) | Beaumont, TX |
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| 22 | Seattle Mariners | Matt Thornton | LHP | Grand Valley State University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 23 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Bubba Crosby | CF | Rice University (Col.) | Houston, TX |
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| 24 | New York Yankees | Andy Brown | OF | Richmond (IN) High School (HS) | Richmond, IN |
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| 25 | San Francisco Giants | Nate Bump | RHP | Penn State University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 26 | Baltimore Orioles | Rick Elder | OF | Sprayberry High School (HS) | Marietta, GA |
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| 27 | Florida Marlins | Chip Ambres | OF | West Brook High School (HS) | Beaumont, TX |
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| 28 | Colorado Rockies | Matt Roney | RHP | Edmond North High School (HS) | Edmond, OK | Compensation from Atlanta Braves for Andres Galarraga
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| 29 | San Francisco Giants | Arturo McDowell | OF | Forest Hill High School (HS) | Jackson, MS | Compensation from Tampa Bay Devil Rays for Roberto Hernandez
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| 30 | Kansas City Royals | Matt Burch | RHP | Virginia Commonwealth University (Col.) | [[]] | Compensation from Arizona Diamondbacks for Jay Bell
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[edit] Supplemental First Round
| Pick
| Team
| Player
| Position
| School (Type)
| Hometown
| Notes
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| 31 | Kansas City Royals | Chris George | P | Klein High School (HS) | Klein, TX |
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| 32 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ben Diggins | P | Bradshaw Mountain High School (HS) | Prescott Valley, AZ |
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| 33 | Montreal Expos | Brad Wilkerson | OF | University of Florida (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 34 | Detroit Tigers | Nate Cornejo | P | Wellington High School (HS) | Wellington, KS |
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| 35 | Chicago White Sox | Aaron Rowand | OF | California State University, Fullerton (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 36 | Colorado Rockies | Choo Freeman | OF | Dallas Christian High School (Col.) | Mesquite, TX |
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| 37 | Houston Astros | Mike Nannini | P | Green Valley High School (HS) | Henderson, NV |
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| 38 | San Francisco Giants | Chris Jones | P | South Mecklenburg High School (HS) | Charlotte, NC |
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| 39 | Baltimore Orioles | Mamon Tucker | OF | Stephen F. Austin High School (HS) | Austin, TX |
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| 40 | Colorado Rockies | Jeff Winchester | C | Archbishop Rummel High School (HS) | Metairie, LA |
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| 41 | San Francisco Giants | Jeff Urban | P | Ball State University (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 42 | Philadelphia Phillies | Eric Valent | OF | UCLA (Col.) | [[]] |
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| 43 | New York Yankees | Mark Prior | P | University City High School (HS) | Bonita, CA | Did not sign
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[edit] Other Notable Selections
Adam Dunn (2nd round); Chad Hutchinson (2nd round); Bill Hall (6th round); Juan Pierre (13th round); Mark Buehrle (38th round)
[edit] Draft Notes
