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Pirates 1998 MLB Draft
Every Pirates pick from the 1998 MLB Draft — who they took, where they came from, and the scouting reports.
47 Pirates picksData: MLB Stats API
Pirates Picks · 1998
Round 1Pick #15Signed $1.8M
Clint Johnston1BB/T: L/L
Vanderbilt
Round 2Pick #58Signed $606K
Jeremy Cotten3BB/T: R/R
Fuquay Varina HS (NC)
Round 3Pick #88Signed $300K
Jeremy HartsPB/T: S/L
Columbia HS (Decatur, GA)
Round 4Pick #118Signed
Eddy Furniss1BB/T: L/L
Louisiana State
Round 5Pick #148Signed
Raynier CardonaCB/T: S/R
Patria La Torres Ramirez HS (San Sebastian, PR)
Round 6Pick #178Signed
Brice PelfreySSB/T: R/R
J.M. Tate HS (Gonzalez, FL)
Round 7Pick #208Signed
James WhitePB/T: R/R
Chico HS (CA)
Round 8Pick #238Did not sign
Chuck CrowderPB/T: L/L
Georgia Tech
Round 9Pick #268Signed
Giovanni GonzalezPB/T: R/R
Northwest Christian HS (North Miami Beach, FL)
Round 10Pick #298Signed
David DiazCB/T: R/R
Hialeah Senior HS (Hialeah, FL)
Round 11Pick #328Did not sign
Chris SmithPB/T: L/L
Wantagh HS (NY)
Round 12Pick #358Signed
Willie BurtonCFB/T: R/R
Lake Wales HS (FL)
Round 13Pick #388Signed
Benjamin LevesquePB/T: R/R
Cary HS (NC)
Round 14Pick #418Did not sign
John BreckPB/T: R/R
Bridgewater-Raritan HS (NJ)
Round 15Pick #448Did not sign
Craig HousePB/T: R/R
Memphis
Round 16Pick #478Did not sign
Russ RohlicekPB/T: R/L
College Park HS (Pleasant Hill, CA)
Round 17Pick #508Signed
Dave WilliamsPB/T: L/L
Delaware Technical CC
Round 18Pick #538Signed
Joe BeimelPB/T: L/L
Duquesne
Round 19Pick #568Signed
Jeff BennettPB/T: R/R
Gordonsville HS (Brush Creek, TN
Round 20Pick #598Signed
Mike JohnstonPB/T: L/L
Garrett College
Round 21Pick #628Signed
Mike BumatayPB/T: L/L
Clovis HS (CA)
Round 22Pick #658Signed
Samuel MillerCB/T: L/R
Silver Bluff HS (Aiken, SC)
Round 23Pick #688Did not sign
Tyson ThompsonPB/T: R/R
Inglemoor HS (Bothel, WA)
Round 24Pick #718Signed
David HawkPB/T: L/L
Vista West HS (Bakersfield, CA)
Round 25Pick #748Did not sign
Thomas OttPB/T: R/R
Greenbrier Christian HS (Chesapeake, VA)
Round 26Pick #778Did not sign
Jon SwitzerPB/T: L/L
Clear Lake HS (Houston, TX)
Round 27Pick #808Signed
Casey CloudCB/T: L/R
UCLA
Round 28Pick #838Signed
Steve SparksPB/T: R/R
South Alabama
Round 29Pick #868Did not sign
Scott GardnerPB/T: L/L
Cardinal Gibbons HS (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Round 30Pick #898Did not sign
Matthew VorwaldPB/T: S/R
Freeport HS (IL)
Round 31Pick #928Did not sign
Eric TatumPB/T: L/L
Forest Hills HS (West Palm Beach, FL)
Round 32Pick #958Did not sign
Wyatt AllenPB/T: R/R
Brentwood HS (Nashville, TN)
Round 33Pick #988Did not sign
Marcus NettlesOFB/T: L/L
Whitney-Young HS (Chicago, IL)
Round 34Pick #1018Did not sign
Traviss HodgePB/T: L/R
Highland HS (Agua Dulce, CA)
Round 35Pick #1048Did not sign
Trevor HutchinsonPB/T: R/R
Torrey Pines HS (San Diego, IL)
Round 36Pick #1078Did not sign
Mike WombacherPB/T: L/L
Yavapai College
Round 37Pick #1108Did not sign
Justin FryPB/T: R/R
Ohio State
Round 38Pick #1138Signed
Shaun Skrehot2BB/T: R/R
Houston
Round 39Pick #1168Signed
Veon HarrisPB/T: R/R
East Mississippi Junior College
Round 40Pick #1198Did not sign
Jeffrey EllenaSSB/T: R/R
Walnut HS (Diamond Bar, CA)
Round 41Pick #1228Did not sign
Christian OrtizRFB/T: R/R
Arcadia HS (Arcadia, CA)
Round 42Pick #1258Did not sign
Scott GlaserPB/T: R/L
South Florida
Round 43Pick #1286Signed
Eric Stanton3BB/T: R/R
South Carolina
Round 44Pick #1312Did not sign
Brian WalkerPB/T: L/L
Westminster Christian HS (Miami, FL)
Round 45Pick #1336
Brian Cronk3BB/T: S/R
Eastern New Mexico University (Clarksdale, AZ)
Round 46Pick #1359
Jamie ShearinCB/T: R/R
East Wake HS (Knightdale, NC)
Round 47Pick #1381
Joshua Renick2BB/T: R/R
Manatee Community College
