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Year	Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Pos	playerSlug	From	To	Notes	ROY	HOF	Allstar	Heismann
1988	1988	1	1	Andy Benes	P	andy-benes	University of Evansville	San Diego
1988	1988	1	2	Mark Lewis	SS	mark-lewis	Hamilton High School (Hamilton, OH)	Cleveland
1988	1988	1	3	Steve Avery	P	steve-avery	John F. Kennedy High School (Taylor, MI)	Atlanta
1988	1988	1	4	Gregg Olson	P	gregg-olson	Auburn University	Baltimore
1988	1988	1	5	Bill Bene	P		Cal State Los Angeles	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	1	6	Monty Fariss	SS	monty-fariss	Oklahoma State University	Texas
1988	1988	1	7	Willie Ansley	OF		Plainview (Plainview,TX)	Houston
1988	1988	1	8	Jim Abbott	P	jim-abbott	University of Michigan	California
1988	1988	1	9	Ty Griffin	2B		Georgia Institute of Technology	Chi. Cubs
1988	1988	1	10	Robin Ventura	3B	robin-ventura	Oklahoma State University	Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	1	11	Pat Combs	P	pat-combs	Baylor University	Philadelphia
1988	1988	1	12	Tom Fischer	P		University of Wisconsin	Boston
1988	1988	1	13	Austin Manahan	SS		Horizon High School (Scottsdale, AZ)	Pittsburgh
1988	1988	1	14	Tino Martinez	1B	tino-martinez	University of Tampa	Seattle
1988	1988	1	15	Royce Clayton	SS	royce-clayton	St. Bernard (Playa del Ray,CA)	San Francisco
1988	1988	1	16	Stan Royer	C-3B	stan-royer	Eastern Illinois University	Oakland
1988	1988	1	17	Charles Nagy	P	charles-nagy	University of Connecticut	Cleveland
1988	1988	1	18	Hugh Walker	OF		Jacksonville (Jacksonville,AR)	Kansas City
1988	1988	1	19	Dave Wainhouse	P	dave-wainhouse	Washington State University	Montreal
1988	1988	1	20	Johnny Ard	P		State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota	Minnesota
1988	1988	1	21	Dave Proctor	P		Allen County Community College	NY Mets
1988	1988	1	22	John Ericks	P	john-ericks	University of Illinois	StL Cardinals
1988	1988	1	23	Brad DuVall	P		Virginia Tech	StL Cardinals
1988	1988	1	24	Alex Fernandez	P	alex-fernandez	Monsignor Pace High School (Miami, FL)	Milwaukee
1988	1988	1	25	Ed Sprague	3B-C	ed-sprague	Stanford University	Toronto
1988	1988	1	26	Rico Brogna	1B-P	rico-brogna	Watertown High School (Watertown,CT)	Detroit
1988	1988	1	27	Jeff Mutis	P	jeff-mutis	Lafayette College	Cleveland
1988	1988	1	28	Ricky Gutierrez	SS	ricky-gutierrez	American Senior High School (Hialeah, FL)	Baltimore
1988	1988	1	29	Ted Wood	OF	ted-wood	University of New Orleans	San Francisco
1988	1988	1	30	Brian Jordan	OF	brian-jordan	University of Richmond	StL Cardinals
1988	1988	2	31	Kelly Lifgren	P		Glendale Community College	San Diego
1988	1988	2	32	Brian Johnson	C	brian-johnson	University of Texas	Cleveland
1988	1988	2	33	Jim Kremers	C		University of Arkansas	Atlanta
1988	1988	2	34	Arthur Rhodes	P-OF	arthur-rhodes	La Vega (Waco, TX)	Baltimore
1988	1988	2	35	Wynn Beck	C		South Brunswick (Southport,NC)	Oakland
1988	1988	2	36	Tim Morrow	OF		South Alamance (Graham,NC)	Texas
1988	1988	2	37	Mica Lewis	SS		Cal State Los Angeles	Houston
1988	1988	2	38	Scott Ebert	P		Edmond Memorial High School (Edmond, OK)	San Francisco
1988	1988	2	39	Ben Howze	P		Washington High School (Pensacola, FL)	Montreal
1988	1988	2	40	Lenny Brutcher	P		Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero,NY)	Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	2	41	Matt Murray	P	matt-murray	Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor,CT)	Atlanta
1988	1988	2	42	Andy Rush	P	andy-rush	Somerset (Somerset,PA)	Boston
1988	1988	2	43	Keith Richardson	P		Georgia Southern University	Pittsburgh
1988	1988	2	44	Greg Pirkl	C	greg-pirkl	Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos,CA)	Seattle
1988	1988	2	45	Jeff Branson	SS	jeff-branson	University of West Alabama	Cincinnati
1988	1988	2	46	Joe Slusarski	P	joe-slusarski	University of New Orleans	Oakland
1988	1988	2	47	Chris Hancock	P		Fontana High School (Fontana, CA)	San Francisco
1988	1988	2	48	Bob Hamelin	1B	bob-hamelin	Santiago Canyon College	Kansas City
1988	1988	2	49	Chris Nabholz	P	chris-nabholz	Towson University	Montreal
1988	1988	2	50	Alan Newman	P	alan-newman	Fullerton College	Minnesota
1988	1988	2	51	Jeff Seale	P		Fairview (Boulder,CO)	NY Mets
1988	1988	2	52	Dave Silvestri	SS	dave-silvestri	University of Missouri	Houston
1988	1988	2	53	Mike Hensley	P		University of Oklahoma	StL Cardinals
1988	1988	2	54	Randy Snyder	OF		Washington State University	Milwaukee
1988	1988	2	55	Tim Hodge	OF		Callaway (Jackson, MS)	Toronto
1988	1988	2	56	Scott Livingstone	3B	scott-livingstone	Texas A&M University	Detroit
1988	1988	2	57	John Kupsey	3B		Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester,NJ)	Atlanta
1988	1988	3	58	Ray Holbert	SS	ray-holbert	David Starr Jordan (Long Beach, CA)	San Diego
1988	1988	3	61	Stacy Jones	P	stacy-jones	Auburn University	Baltimore
1988	1988	3	62	Billy Ashley	OF	billy-ashley		LA Dodgers
1988	1988	3	63	Darren Oliver	P	darren-oliver	Rio Linda (Rio Linda,CA)	Texas
1988	1988	3	64	Scott Servais	C	scott-servais	Creighton University	Houston
1988	1988	3	68	Tim Mauser	P	tim-mauser	Texas Christian University	Philadelphia
1988	1988	3	72	Tyler Green	P	tyler-green	Jefferson High School (Denver, CO)	Cincinnati
1988	1988	3	73	John Briscoe	P	john-briscoe	Texas Christian University	Oakland
1988	1988	3	75	Joel Johnston	P	joel-johnston		Kansas City
1988	1988	3	76	Marquis Grissom	OF-P	marquis-grissom	Florida A&M University	Montreal
1988	1988	3	79	Doug Saunders	2B	doug-saunders	Esperanza High School (Anaheim, CA)	NY Mets
1988	1988	3	82	David Weathers	P	david-weathers	Motlow State Community College	Toronto
1988	1988	4	90	Luis Gonzalez	1B	luis-gonzalez	University of South Alabama	Houston
1988	1988	4	91	J.R. Phillips	P-OF			California
1988	1988	4	93	Johnny Ruffin	P	johnny-ruffin	Choctaw County (Butler,AL)	Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	4	97	Lee Hancock	P	lee-hancock	Cal Poly	Seattle
1988	1988	4	102	Scott Davison	P-SS	scott-davison	Redondo Union (Redondo Beach,CA)	Montreal
1988	1988	4	103	Steve Dunn	1B	steve-dunn	Robinson High School (Fairfax,VA)	Minnesota
1988	1988	5	110	Bryce Florie	P	bryce-florie	Hanahan (Hanahan,SC)	San Diego
1988	1988	5	112	Turk Wendell	P	turk-wendell	Quinnipiac University	Atlanta
1988	1988	5	119	Joey Eischen	P	joey-eischen	West Covina (West Covina, CA)	Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	5	120	Mickey Morandini	SS	mickey-morandini	Indiana University	Philadelphia
1988	1988	5	121	John Valentin	SS	john-valentin	Seton Hall University	Boston
1988	1988	5	125	Joe Grahe	P	joe-grahe	University of Miami	Oakland
1988	1988	5	126	Scooter Tucker	C		Delta State University	San Francisco
1988	1988	5	127	Tim Spehr	OF	tim-spehr	Arizona State University	Kansas City
1988	1988	5	133	Pat Listach	SS	pat-listach	Arizona State University	Milwaukee
1988	1988	6	139	Tom Martin	P	tom-martin		Baltimore
1988	1988	6	140	Eric Karros	1B	eric-karros	UCLA	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	6	141	Rob Maurer	1B	rob-maurer	University of Evansville	Texas
1988	1988	6	142	Chris Gardner	P	chris-gardner	Cuesta College	Houston
1988	1988	6	143	Gary DiSarcina	SS	gary-disarcina	University of Massachusetts Amherst	California
1988	1988	6	148	Blas Minor	P	blas-minor	Arizona State University	Pittsburgh
1988	1988	6	154	Tim Laker	C	tim-laker	Oxnard College	Montreal
1988	1988	6	155	Pat Mahomes	P	pat-mahomes	Lindale High School (Lindale, TX)	Minnesota
1988	1988	6	157	Jeff Johnson	P	jeff-johnson	University of North Carolina-Charlotte	NY Yankees
1988	1988	6	158	Rheal Cormier	P	rheal-cormier	Community College of Rhode Island	StL Cardinals
1988	1988	7	162	Mike Grace	P	mike-grace		San Diego
1988	1988	7	163	Greg McMichael	P	greg-mcmichael	University of Tennessee	Cleveland
1988	1988	7	166	Jeff Hartsock	P	jeff-hartsock	North Carolina State University	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	7	169	Jim Edmonds	OF	jim-edmonds	Diamond Bar High School (Diamond Bar, CA)	California
1988	1988	7	171	Richard Batchelor	P		University of South Carolina-Aiken	Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	7	174	John Wehner	3B	john-wehner	Indiana University	Pittsburgh
1988	1988	7	177	Ron Witmeyer	1B	ron-witmeyer	Stanford University	Oakland
1988	1988	7	180	Bret Barberie	SS	bret-barberie	University of Southern California	Montreal
1988	1988	7	182	Kevin Baez	SS	kevin-baez	Dominican College	NY Mets
1988	1988	7	185	Chris George	P	chris-george	Kent State University	Milwaukee
1988	1988	8	188	Nikco Riesgo	3B-OF	nikco-riesgo	San Diego State University	San Diego
1988	1988	8	190	Mark Wohlers	P	mark-wohlers	Holyoke (Holyoke,MA)	Atlanta
1988	1988	8	198	Gary Wilson	P	gary-wilson	St. Mary's University	Philadelphia
1988	1988	8	199	Tim Naehring	SS	tim-naehring	Miami University	Boston
1988	1988	8	200	Tim Wakefield	1B	tim-wakefield	Florida Technical College	Pittsburgh
1988	1988	8	211	Mike Ignasiak	P	mike-ignasiak	University of Michigan	Milwaukee
1988	1988	8	212	Tim Pugh	P	tim-pugh	Oklahoma State University	Toronto
1988	1988	9	215	Brett Merriman	P	brett-merriman	Grand Canyon University	Cleveland
1988	1988	9	218	Jim Poole	P	jim-poole	Georgia Institute of Technology	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	9	227	Steve Chitren	P	steve-chitren	Stanford University	Seattle
1988	1988	9	230	Kevin Rogers	P	kevin-rogers	Mississippi Delta Community College	San Francisco
1988	1988	9	233	Doug Simons	P	doug-simons	Pepperdone University	Minnesota
1988	1988	9	235	Pat Kelly	SS	pat-kelly	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	NY Yankees
1988	1988	9	236	Mark Clark	P	mark-clark	Lincoln Land Community College	StL Cardinals
1988	1988	9	237	Bert Heffernan	OF	bert-heffernan	Clemson University	Milwaukee
1988	1988	9	239	Kurt Knudsen	P	kurt-knudsen	University of Miami	Detroit
1988	1988	10	240	A.J. Sager	P		Pasco-Hernando Community College	San Diego
1988	1988	10	244	Ed Pye	SS		Middle Tennessee State University	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	10	249	John Hudek	P	john-hudek	Florida Southern College	Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	10	261	Ken Greer	P		University of Massachusetts Amherst	NY Yankees
1988	1988	10	262	Joe Hall	3B	joe-hall	Southern Illinois University	StL Cardinals
1988	1988	11	267	Jorge Fabregas	C-1B	jorge-fabregas	Columbus High School (Miami, FL)	Cleveland
1988	1988	11	273	Scott Lewis	P	scott-lewis	UNLV	California
1988	1988	11	278	Joe Ausanio	P	joe-ausanio	Jacksonville University	Pittsburgh
1988	1988	11	283	Mike Magnante	P	mike-magnante	UCLA	Kansas City
1988	1988	11	284	Reid Cornelius	P	reid-cornelius	Thomasville (Thomasville,AL)	Montreal
1988	1988	11	285	J.T. Bruett	OF		University of Minnesota	Minnesota
1988	1988	11	287	Andy Cook	P	andy-cook	University of Memphis	NY Yankees
1988	1988	12	295	Pete Rose	3B	pete-rose	Oak Hills (Cincinnati, OH)	Baltimore
1988	1988	12	296	Jerry Brooks	OF-3B	jerry-brooks	Clemson University	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	12	302	Scott Hatteberg	OF	scott-hatteberg	Eisenhower High School (Yakima, WA)	Philadelphia
1988	1988	12	306	Steve Foster	P	steve-foster	University of Texas-Arlington	Cincinnati
1988	1988	12	313	Frank Seminara	P	frank-seminara	Columbia University	NY Yankees
1988	1988	13	325	Mike Robertson	OF	mike-robertson	Servite (Anaheim, CA)	California
1988	1988	13	331	Jeff Darwin	P	jeff-darwin	Alvin Community College	Seattle
1988	1988	13	332	Paul Byrd	P	paul-byrd	St. Xavier (Louisville,KY)	Cincinnati
1988	1988	14	348	Dana Allison	P	dana-allison	James Madison University	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	14	351	Damon Mashore	OF	damon-mashore	Clayton Valley (Concord, CA)	California
1988	1988	14	361	Victor Cole	P	victor-cole	Santa Clara University	Kansas City
1988	1988	15	370	Mike Humphreys	OF	mike-humphreys	Texas Tech University	San Diego
1988	1988	15	372	Tony Tarasco	OF	tony-tarasco	Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, CA)	Atlanta
1988	1988	15	383	Scott Taylor	P	scott-taylor	University of Kansas	Seattle
1988	1988	15	385	Ron Correia	SS		University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth	Oakland
1988	1988	15	391	Roberto Munoz	P		Palm Beach State College	NY Yankees
1988	1988	15	395	David Haas	P	david-haas	Wichita State University	Detroit
1988	1988	16	400	Brian Traxler	1B	brian-traxler	University of New Orleans	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	16	404	Kevin Roberson	OF	kevin-roberson	Parkland College	Chi. Cubs
1988	1988	16	406	Tom Marsh	OF-p	tom-marsh	Pasco-Hernando Community College	Philadelphia
1988	1988	16	413	Kerwin Moore	OF	kerwin-moore	King High School (Detroit, MI)	Kansas City
1988	1988	17	428	Kenny Lofton	OF	kenny-lofton	University of Arizona	Houston
1988	1988	17	429	Marcus Moore	P	marcus-moore	Kennedy High School (Richmond, CA)	California
1988	1988	17	447	Richard Rowland	C		Mendocino College	Detroit
1988	1988	18	459	Hilly Hathaway	P	hilly-hathaway	Sandalwood High School (Jacksonville, FL)	Boston
1988	1988	18	460	Randy Tomlin	P	randy-tomlin	Liberty University	Pittsburgh
1988	1988	18	463	Darren Lewis	OF	darren-lewis	University of California	Oakland
1988	1988	18	466	Darrin Winston	P	darrin-winston	Rutgers University	Montreal
1988	1988	18	469	Gerald Nielsen	P		Florida State University	NY Yankees
1988	1988	19	480	Mike Durant	C	mike-durant	Watterson (Columbus, OH)	Houston
1988	1988	19	486	Mandy Romero	OF	mandy-romero	Brevard Community College	Pittsburgh
1988	1988	19	488	Jerry Spradlin	P	jerry-spradlin	Fullerton College	Cincinnati
1988	1988	20	523	Ruben Rodriguez	OF	ruben-rodriguez	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Milwaukee
1988	1988	21	542	Steve Decker	C	steve-decker	Lewis-Clark State College	San Francisco
1988	1988	22	559	Larry Gonzales	C	larry-gonzales	University of Hawaii	California
1988	1988	22	564	David Staton	1B		Orange County Community College	Pittsburgh
1988	1988	23	593	Bronswell Patrick	P	bronswell-patrick	Conley (Greenville,NC)	Oakland
1988	1988	23	594	John Patterson	2B	john-patterson	Grand Canyon University	San Francisco
1988	1988	23	602	Terrance Jones	SS		Monroe Community College	Toronto
1988	1988	24	624	Mike Kelly	OF	mike-kelly	Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos,CA)	NY Mets
1988	1988	25	633	Brian Barnes	P	brian-barnes	Clemson University	Baltimore
1988	1988	25	637	Gary Cooper	3B	gary-cooper	Scottsdale Community College	California
1988	1988	25	641	John Flaherty	C	john-flaherty	George Washington University	Boston
1988	1988	25	646	Reggie Williams	OF	reggie-williams	University of South Carolina-Aiken	San Francisco
1988	1988	26	676	Sean Lawrence	P	sean-lawrence	Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park,IL)	NY Mets
1988	1988	26	677	Mike Draper	P	mike-draper	George Mason University	NY Yankees
1988	1988	27	701	Scott Stahoviak	p-1B	scott-stahoviak	Carmel High School (Mundelein, IL)	Minnesota
1988	1988	28	711	Joey Hamilton	P	joey-hamilton	Statesboro (Statesboro,GA)	Baltimore
1988	1988	28	719	Scott Taylor	P	scott-taylor	Bowling Green State University	Boston
1988	1988	28	732	Woody Williams	P	woody-williams	University of Houston	Toronto
1988	1988	29	747	Kerry Woodson	P	kerry-woodson	San Jose City College	Seattle
1988	1988	29	755	Russell Davis	SS	russell-davis	Shelton State Community College	NY Yankees
1988	1988	30	765	Jeff Frye	2B	jeff-frye	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	Texas
1988	1988	30	767	Damion Easley	SS-2B	damion-easley	Long Beach City College	California
1988	1988	30	769	John DeSilva	P	john-desilva	Brigham Young University	Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	30	781	Deion Sanders	OF	deion-sanders	Florida State University	NY Yankees
1988	1988	31	807	Joe Vitiello	1B-P	joe-vitiello	Stoneham High School (Stoneham, MA)	NY Yankees
1988	1988	31	810	Mike Matheny	C	mike-matheny	Reynoldsburg (Reynoldsburg,OH)	Toronto
1988	1988	32	826	Meredith Sanford	P		University of Alabama	Cincinnati
1988	1988	32	833	John Cummings	P	john-cummings	Canyon High School (Anaheim, CA)	NY Yankees
1988	1988	32	836	Greg O'Halloran	OF	greg-ohalloran	Orange County Community College	Toronto
1988	1988	33	849	Peter Hoy	P	peter-hoy	Le Moyne College	Boston
1988	1988	33	862	George Tsamis	P	george-tsamis	Stetson University	Toronto
1988	1988	34	869	Tom Urbani	1B	tom-urbani	Cabrillo College	Texas
1988	1988	35	894	Hector Ortiz	C	hector-ortiz	Ranger College	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	35	905	Bobby Jones	OF	bobby-jones	Cal State Fullerton	Oakland
1988	1988	35	910	Gary Wilson	SS-2B	gary-wilson		NY Mets
1988	1988	37	950	Chris Pritchett	SS	chris-pritchett	Central Catholic (Modesto, CA)	Chi. Cubs
1988	1988	37	961	Aaron Sele	P	aaron-sele	North Kitsap (Poulsbo,WA)	Minnesota
1988	1988	38	988	Joe Vitko	P	joe-vitko	Central Cambria (Ebensburg,PA)	NY Mets
1988	1988	38	992	Ray Giannelli	3B	ray-giannelli	New York Institute of Technology	Toronto
1988	1988	39	996	Scott Ruffcorn	P	scott-ruffcorn	Austin High School (Austin, TX)	Atlanta
1988	1988	39	1003	Marvin Benard	OF	marvin-benard	Bell High School (Bell,CA)	Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	40	1027	Jessie Hollins	P	jessie-hollins	Willis (Willis,TX)	Chi. Cubs
1988	1988	41	1050	Chris Tremie	OF	chris-tremie	South Houston (Houston, TX)	Houston
1988	1988	41	1056	Chris Howard	C	chris-howard	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Seattle
1988	1988	41	1064	Chad Ogea	P	chad-ogea	St. Louis High School (Lake Charles, LA)	NY Yankees
1988	1988	42	1078	Derek Lee	if-of	derek-lee	University of South Florida	Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	43	1094	Brian Looney	P	brian-looney	Connery (Cheshire,CT)	San Diego
1988	1988	43	1098	Garey Ingram	C	garey-ingram	Columbus High School (Columbus, GA)	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	43	1114	Orlando Palmeiro	OF	orlando-palmeiro	Miami-Dade College	NY Yankees
1988	1988	44	1127	Ozzie Timmons	OF	ozzie-timmons		Chi. White Sox
1988	1988	44	1140	Scott Erickson	P	scott-erickson	San Jose City College	Toronto
1988	1988	49	1224	Chris Jones	1B	chris-jones	Southern Technical Institute	Atlanta
1988	1988	49	1237	Dax Jones	OF	dax-jones	Waukegan West (Waukegan,IL)	Toronto
1988	1988	51	1266	Fernando Vina	SS-2B	fernando-vina	Cosumnes River College	NY Yankees
1988	1988	53	1288	Stephen Cooke	P		Tigard (Tigard,OR)	Philadelphia
1988	1988	56	1333	Jason Wood	IF	jason-wood	McLane (Fresno, CA)	Toronto
1988	1988	58	1347	Mark Smith	P	mark-smith	San Jacinto College	Cleveland
1988	1988	58	1350	Shannon Penn	SS	shannon-penn	Lakeland Community College	Texas
1988	1988	58	1353	Jeff Patterson	P	jeff-patterson	Cypress College	Philadelphia
1988	1988	58	1359	Darrell Whitmore	SS	darrell-whitmore	West Virginia University	Toronto
1988	1988	60	1377	Don Wengert	P	don-wengert	Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City,IA)	Cincinnati
1988	1988	62	1390	Mike Piazza	1B-C	mike-piazza	Miami-Dade College	LA Dodgers
1988	1988	70	1425	James Lewis	P		Terry Parker (Jacksonville, FL)	Toronto

The MLB draft often consists of 50 or more rounds of players, most of which never make it out of the minor leagues. In order to make the above list more useful, drafts that took place more than 5 years ago only include the first two rounds or players that actually appeared in a major league game.

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Larry Wayne Scofield says:

February 28, 2022 at 6:43 am

I sincerely appreciate the research work, and the information being shared. It is important and interesting history.

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