1998 Baltimore Orioles Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
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1998 Baltimore Orioles Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
Other Years: 1995 / 1996 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2001
Drafted Players
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Drafted Players Table
Year |
Rnd |
DT |
OvPck |
RdPck |
Tm |
Signed |
Bonus |
Name |
Pos |
WAR |
G |
AB |
HR |
BA |
OPS |
G |
W |
L |
ERA |
WHIP |
SV |
Type |
Drafted Out of |
1998 | 1 | | 26 | 26 | Orioles | Y | $950,000 | Rick Elder (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Sprayberry HS (Marietta, GA) |
1998 | 1s | | 39 | 39 | Orioles | Y | $650,000 | *Mamon Tucker (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Stephen F. Austin HS (Austin, TX) |
1998 | 2 | | 51 | 8 | Orioles via Blue Jays | Y | $575,000 | *Ben Knapp (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Oviedo HS (Oviedo, FL) |
1998 | 2 | | 69 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Alex Hart (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Chambersburg HS (Chambersburg, PA) |
1998 | 3 | | 99 | 26 | Orioles | Y | $225,000 | Steve Bechler (minors) | RHP | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 2.14 | 0 | HS | South Medford HS (Medford, OR) |
1998 | 4 | | 129 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Chris Davidson (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Western Carolina University (Cullowhee, NC) |
1998 | 5 | | 159 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Josh Yarno (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Moscow HS (Moscow, ID) |
1998 | 6 | | 189 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Tim Raines Jr. (minors) | OF | 0.2 | 75 | 160 | 0 | .213 | .545 | | | | | | | HS | Seminole HS (Sanford, FL) |
1998 | 7 | | 219 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Tim Nelson (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Alan Hancock HS (Calgary, AB) |
1998 | 8 | | 249 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Randy Perez (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | El Capitan HS (Lakeside, CA) |
1998 | 9 | | 279 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Francisco Monzon (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lorenzo Vizcarrondo HS (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) |
1998 | 10 | | 309 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Dustin Emberley (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Weyburn Comprehensive HS (Weyburn, SK) |
1998 | 11 | | 339 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Eliot Tomaszewski (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Sandia HS (Albuquerque, NM) |
1998 | 12 | | 369 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Derrick Gutierrez (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Sandalwood HS (Jacksonville, FL) |
1998 | 13 | | 399 | 26 | Orioles | N | | John Kremer (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) |
1998 | 14 | | 429 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Jason Bellamy (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Conway HS (Conway, SC) |
1998 | 15 | | 459 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Joshua Doud (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1998 | 16 | | 489 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Jason Pruitt (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Mountain View HS (Tucson, AZ) |
1998 | 17 | | 519 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Mike MacDougal (minors) | RHP | 3.8 | 149 | 0 | 0 | | | 407 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 1.55 | 71 | 4Yr | Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC) |
1998 | 18 | | 549 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Denis Gratton (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1998 | 19 | | 579 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Ryan Smith (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Lake Howell HS (Winter Park, FL) |
1998 | 20 | | 609 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Cliff Lee (minors) | LHP | 43.2 | 133 | 291 | 2 | .175 | .415 | 328 | 143 | 91 | 3.52 | 1.20 | 0 | JC | Meridian Community College (Meridian, MS) |
1998 | 21 | | 639 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Tony Mack (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | William R. Boone HS (Orlando, FL) |
1998 | 22 | | 669 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Dustin Brewer (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Granite City HS (Granite City, IL) |
1998 | 23 | | 699 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Sam Berrien (minors) | 1B | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Fort Meade HS (Fort Meade, FL) |
1998 | 24 | | 729 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Billy Whitecotton (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | North County HS (Glen Burnie, MD) |
1998 | 25 | | 759 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Joey Hammond (minors) | SS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC) |
1998 | 26 | | 789 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Jason Mandryk (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Valley Heights HS (Langton, ON) |
1998 | 27 | | 819 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Jared Jones (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Walla Walla HS (Walla Walla, WA) |
1998 | 28 | | 849 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Jason Botts (minors) | 1B | 0.3 | 93 | 282 | 5 | .231 | .669 | | | | | | | HS | Paso Robles HS (Paso Robles, CA) |
1998 | 29 | | 879 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Doug Slaten (minors) | LHP | 1.5 | 202 | 0 | 0 | | | 216 | 7 | 8 | 3.52 | 1.48 | 0 | HS | Venice HS (Los Angeles, CA) |
1998 | 30 | | 909 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Ricky Green (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Coffee County HS (Tullahoma, TN) |
1998 | 31 | | 939 | 26 | Orioles | Unk | | Sean Fischer (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, MI) |
1998 | 32 | | 969 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Mike Roberson (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | The King's Academy (West Palm Beach, FL) |
1998 | 33 | | 999 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Frederick Brassfield (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Bryan Station HS (Lexington, KY) |
1998 | 34 | | 1029 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Phil Cullen (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Chelan HS (Chelan, WA) |
1998 | 35 | | 1059 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Jeffrey Gatch (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI) |
1998 | 36 | | 1089 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Scott Moore (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Cowley County HS (Cushing, OK) |
1998 | 37 | | 1119 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Jason Benham (minors) | 3B | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Liberty University (Lynchburg, VA) |
1998 | 38 | | 1149 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Michael Smith (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Fletcher HS (Fletcher, OK) |
1998 | 39 | | 1179 | 26 | Orioles | Y | | Marc Houle (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Des Moines Area Community College (Boone, IA) |
1998 | 40 | | 1209 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Matthew Crandall (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria, CA) |
1998 | 41 | | 1239 | 26 | Orioles | N | | Cory Acklus (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Cascade HS (Everett, WA) |
1998 | 42 | | 1268 | 25 | Orioles | N | | Matt Blethen (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Havre de Grace HS (Havre de Grace, MD) |
1998 | 43 | | 1296 | 24 | Orioles | N | | Derek Eddie (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Seward County Community College (Liberal, KS) |
1998 | 45 | | 1347 | 21 | Orioles | N | | James Ralph (minors) | OF | | | | | | | | | | | | | HS | Raymond HS (Raymond, CT) |
1998 | 46 | | 1369 | 18 | Orioles | N | | Zach Lush (minors) | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
1998 | 47 | | 1390 | 17 | Orioles | Y | | Sonny Garcia (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4Yr | Texas Southern University (Houston, TX) |
1998 | 48 | | 1410 | 16 | Orioles | N | | Kevin Fox (minors) | LHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Citrus College (Glendora, CA) |
1998 | 49 | | 1427 | 13 | Orioles | N | | Mitch Jones (minors) | 3B | 0.2 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .308 | .785 | | | | | | | 4Yr | Utah Valley University (Orem, UT) |
1998 | 50 | | 1443 | 12 | Orioles | N | | Scott Ridenour (minors) | RHP | | | | | | | | | | | | | JC | Potomac State College (Keyser, WV) |
*Compensation Picks
39. Mamon Tucker (Orioles-1s) - Supplemental Pick for loss of Free Agent Randy Myers
Ben Knapp (Orioles-2) - Pick from Blue Jays as compensation for Free Agent Randy Myers
Other Years: 1995 / 1996 / 1997 / 1998 / 1999 / 2000 / 2001
51 matching player(s). 7 played in the majors (13%). Total of 48.9 WAR, or 7.0 per major leaguer.
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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