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1998 St. Louis Cardinals Picks in the June Draft
    Other Years:1997 / 1998 / 1999

Drafted Players

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Year Rnd DT OvPck RdPck Tm Pos G AB HR BA OPS G W L ERA WHIP SV Drafted Out of
1998 1 5 5 Cardinals J.D. Drew OF 1346 4447 216 .283 .896 Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)
1998 1s 32 32 Cardinals *Ben Diggins 1B 5 7 0 .143 .286 5 0 4 8.62 1.92 0 Bradshaw HS (Dewey, AZ)
1998 2 48 5 Cardinals Chad Hutchinson RHP 3 1 0 .000 .000 3 0 0 24.75 3.75 0 Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
1998 2 55 12 Cardinals via RedSox *Tim Lemon (minors) OF La Mirada HS (La Mirada, CA)
1998 3 78 5 Cardinals Gabe Johnson (minors) C Atlantic HS (Delray Beach, FL)
1998 4 108 5 Cardinals Bud Smith LHP 25 39 0 .179 .425 27 7 8 4.95 1.45 0 Los Angeles Harbor CC (Wilmington, CA)
1998 5 138 5 Cardinals Steve Stemle RHP 2 0 0 11 0 1 8.64 1.92 0 Western Kentucky University (Bowling Green, KY)
1998 6 168 5 Cardinals Chris Rayborn (minors) LHP Purvis HS (Purvis, MS)
1998 7 198 5 Cardinals Brad Freeman (minors) SS University of Mississippi (Oxford, MS)
1998 8 228 5 Cardinals Gregory Clark (minors) C University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
1998 9 258 5 Cardinals Jack Wilson SS 1190 4412 61 .268 .684 Oxnard College (Oxnard, CA)
1998 10 288 5 Cardinals Pedro Zazueta (minors) RHP Amphitheater HS (Tucson, AZ)
1998 11 318 5 Cardinals Joel Vega LHP Ohio Dominican University (Columbus, OH)
1998 12 348 5 Cardinals Jeff Waldron C Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
1998 13 378 5 Cardinals Les Walrond LHP 17 3 0 .000 .000 23 1 4 7.07 1.99 0 University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS)
1998 14 408 5 Cardinals Tim Bowers SS Gulf Coast CC (Panama City, FL)
1998 15 438 5 Cardinals Pedro Hernandez OF Xaverian HS (Brooklyn, NY)
1998 16 468 5 Cardinals Scott Prather LHP Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA)
1998 17 498 5 Cardinals Michael Gargano RHP Dixie State College (St. George, UT)
1998 18 528 5 Cardinals Esix Snead OF 18 13 1 .308 .896 University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
1998 19 558 5 Cardinals Travis Held RHP University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
1998 20 588 5 Cardinals Chris Kelly 3B Catawba College (Salisbury, NC)
1998 21 618 5 Cardinals James Molina OF Florida International University (Miami, FL)
1998 22 648 5 Cardinals Michael Rerick LHP North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND)
1998 23 678 5 Cardinals Andy Shibilo RHP Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA)
1998 24 708 5 Cardinals Richard Gonzales RHP University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM)
1998 25 738 5 Cardinals Jon Hand RHP Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)
1998 26 768 5 Cardinals Steve Parker RHP Key West HS (Key West, FL)
1998 27 798 5 Cardinals Ryan Christianson RHP University of Nebraska, Omaha (Omaha, NE)
1998 28 828 5 Cardinals Jason Marr RHP Long Beach State University (Long Beach, CA)
1998 29 858 5 Cardinals Jeffrey Viles RHP Rockhurst University (Kansas City, MO)
1998 30 888 5 Cardinals Eric Gutshall RHP Yale University (New Haven, CT)
1998 31 918 5 Cardinals Troy McNaughton RHP Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
1998 32 948 5 Cardinals Troy Farnsworth 2B Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
1998 33 978 5 Cardinals Thomas Kidwell 2B Yale University (New Haven, CT)
1998 34 1008 5 Cardinals John Boyer SS Bonneville HS (Ogden, UT)
1998 35 1038 5 Cardinals Dustin Hawkins OF Bonneville HS (Ogden, UT)
1998 36 1068 5 Cardinals Andrew Ecklund C Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo, CA)
1998 37 1098 5 Cardinals Brent Cordell C Incline HS (Incline Village, NV)
1998 38 1128 5 Cardinals Seth Jerue SS Westfield HS (Westfield, MA)
1998 39 1158 5 Cardinals Vic Buttler OF Westchester HS (Los Angeles, CA)
1998 40 1188 5 Cardinals Scott Neal OF North Bakersfield HS (Bakersfield, CA)
1998 41 1218 5 Cardinals Justin Knoedler C 14 18 0 .111 .269 Springfield HS (Springfield, IL)
1998 42 1248 5 Cardinals Brandon Tisher 1B Durango HS (Durango, CO)
1998 43 1276 4 Cardinals Scott Sorensen RHP Fruita HS (Grand Junction, CO)
1998 44 1302 2 Cardinals Matt Harvick C North Bakersfield HS (Bakersfield, CA)
1998 45 1328 2 Cardinals Matt Van Alsburg OF Ft. Collins HS (Ft. Collins, CO)

*Compensation Picks
Ben Diggins (Cardinals-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Dennis Eckersley
Tim Lemon (Cardinals-2) - Pick from RedSox as compensation for Free Agent Dennis Eckersley

Other Years:1997 / 1998 / 1999

47 matching player(s). 9 played in the majors (19%).

DT Key

  • Blank - June Draft
  • 6sc - June Secondary
  • 6sa - June Secondary (normal, 1971 only)
  • 6sd - June Secondary (delayed, 1971 only)
  • 1rg - January Draft
  • 1sc - January Secondary Draft
  • 8lg - August Legion Draft

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