Major League Baseball - 1988 MLB Draft Picks



Year	Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Pos	From	Notes	ROY	HOF	Allstar	Heismann
1988	1988	1	1	Andy Benes	P	University of Evansville
1988	1988	1	2	Mark Lewis	SS	Hamilton High School (Hamilton, OH)
1988	1988	1	3	Steve Avery	P	John F. Kennedy High School (Taylor, MI)
1988	1988	1	4	Gregg Olson	P	Auburn University
1988	1988	1	5	Bill Bene	P	Cal State Los Angeles
1988	1988	1	6	Monty Fariss	SS	Oklahoma State University
1988	1988	1	7	Willie Ansley	OF	Plainview (Plainview,TX)
1988	1988	1	8	Jim Abbott	P	University of Michigan
1988	1988	1	9	Ty Griffin	2B	Georgia Institute of Technology
1988	1988	1	10	Robin Ventura	3B	Oklahoma State University
1988	1988	1	11	Pat Combs	P	Baylor University
1988	1988	1	12	Tom Fischer	P	University of Wisconsin
1988	1988	1	13	Austin Manahan	SS	Horizon High School (Scottsdale, AZ)
1988	1988	1	14	Tino Martinez	1B	University of Tampa
1988	1988	1	15	Royce Clayton	SS	St. Bernard (Playa del Ray,CA)
1988	1988	1	16	Stan Royer	C-3B	Eastern Illinois University
1988	1988	1	17	Charles Nagy	P	University of Connecticut
1988	1988	1	18	Hugh Walker	OF	Jacksonville (Jacksonville,AR)
1988	1988	1	19	Dave Wainhouse	P	Washington State University
1988	1988	1	20	Johnny Ard	P	State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota
1988	1988	1	21	Dave Proctor	P	Allen County Community College
1988	1988	1	22	John Ericks	P	University of Illinois
1988	1988	1	23	Brad DuVall	P	Virginia Tech
1988	1988	1	24	Alex Fernandez	P	Monsignor Pace High School (Miami, FL)
1988	1988	1	25	Ed Sprague	3B-C	Stanford University
1988	1988	1	26	Rico Brogna	1B-P	Watertown High School (Watertown,CT)
1988	1988	1	27	Jeff Mutis	P	Lafayette College
1988	1988	1	28	Ricky Gutierrez	SS	American Senior High School (Hialeah, FL)
1988	1988	1	29	Ted Wood	OF	University of New Orleans
1988	1988	1	30	Brian Jordan	OF	University of Richmond
1988	1988	2	31	Kelly Lifgren	P	Glendale Community College
1988	1988	2	32	Brian Johnson	C	University of Texas
1988	1988	2	33	Jim Kremers	C	University of Arkansas
1988	1988	2	34	Arthur Rhodes	P-OF	La Vega (Waco, TX)
1988	1988	2	35	Wynn Beck	C	South Brunswick (Southport,NC)
1988	1988	2	36	Tim Morrow	OF	South Alamance (Graham,NC)
1988	1988	2	37	Mica Lewis	SS	Cal State Los Angeles
1988	1988	2	38	Scott Ebert	P	Edmond Memorial High School (Edmond, OK)
1988	1988	2	39	Ben Howze	P	Washington High School (Pensacola, FL)
1988	1988	2	40	Lenny Brutcher	P	Cicero-North Syracuse (Cicero,NY)
1988	1988	2	41	Matt Murray	P	Loomis Chaffee School (Windsor,CT)
1988	1988	2	42	Andy Rush	P	Somerset (Somerset,PA)
1988	1988	2	43	Keith Richardson	P	Georgia Southern University
1988	1988	2	44	Greg Pirkl	C	Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos,CA)
1988	1988	2	45	Jeff Branson	SS	University of West Alabama
1988	1988	2	46	Joe Slusarski	P	University of New Orleans
1988	1988	2	47	Chris Hancock	P	Fontana High School (Fontana, CA)
1988	1988	2	48	Bob Hamelin	1B	Santiago Canyon College
1988	1988	2	49	Chris Nabholz	P	Towson University
1988	1988	2	50	Alan Newman	P	Fullerton College
1988	1988	2	51	Jeff Seale	P	Fairview (Boulder,CO)
1988	1988	2	52	Dave Silvestri	SS	University of Missouri
1988	1988	2	53	Mike Hensley	P	University of Oklahoma
1988	1988	2	54	Randy Snyder	OF	Washington State University
1988	1988	2	55	Tim Hodge	OF	Callaway (Jackson, MS)
1988	1988	2	56	Scott Livingstone	3B	Texas A&M University
1988	1988	2	57	John Kupsey	3B	Gloucester Catholic (Gloucester,NJ)
1988	1988	3	58	Ray Holbert	SS	David Starr Jordan (Long Beach, CA)
1988	1988	3	61	Stacy Jones	P	Auburn University
1988	1988	3	62	Billy Ashley	OF
1988	1988	3	63	Darren Oliver	P	Rio Linda (Rio Linda,CA)
1988	1988	3	64	Scott Servais	C	Creighton University
1988	1988	3	68	Tim Mauser	P	Texas Christian University
1988	1988	3	72	Tyler Green	P	Jefferson High School (Denver, CO)
1988	1988	3	73	John Briscoe	P	Texas Christian University
1988	1988	3	75	Joel Johnston	P
1988	1988	3	76	Marquis Grissom	OF-P	Florida A&M University
1988	1988	3	79	Doug Saunders	2B	Esperanza High School (Anaheim, CA)
1988	1988	3	82	David Weathers	P	Motlow State Community College
1988	1988	4	90	Luis Gonzalez	1B	University of South Alabama
1988	1988	4	91	J.R. Phillips	P-OF
1988	1988	4	93	Johnny Ruffin	P	Choctaw County (Butler,AL)
1988	1988	4	97	Lee Hancock	P	Cal Poly
1988	1988	4	102	Scott Davison	P-SS	Redondo Union (Redondo Beach,CA)
1988	1988	4	103	Steve Dunn	1B	Robinson High School (Fairfax,VA)
1988	1988	5	110	Bryce Florie	P	Hanahan (Hanahan,SC)
1988	1988	5	112	Turk Wendell	P	Quinnipiac University
1988	1988	5	119	Joey Eischen	P	West Covina (West Covina, CA)
1988	1988	5	120	Mickey Morandini	SS	Indiana University
1988	1988	5	121	John Valentin	SS	Seton Hall University
1988	1988	5	125	Joe Grahe	P	University of Miami
1988	1988	5	126	Scooter Tucker	C	Delta State University
1988	1988	5	127	Tim Spehr	OF	Arizona State University
1988	1988	5	133	Pat Listach	SS	Arizona State University
1988	1988	6	139	Tom Martin	P
1988	1988	6	140	Eric Karros	1B	UCLA
1988	1988	6	141	Rob Maurer	1B	University of Evansville
1988	1988	6	142	Chris Gardner	P	Cuesta College
1988	1988	6	143	Gary DiSarcina	SS	University of Massachusetts Amherst
1988	1988	6	148	Blas Minor	P	Arizona State University
1988	1988	6	154	Tim Laker	C	Oxnard College
1988	1988	6	155	Pat Mahomes	P	Lindale High School (Lindale, TX)
1988	1988	6	157	Jeff Johnson	P	University of North Carolina-Charlotte
1988	1988	6	158	Rheal Cormier	P	Community College of Rhode Island
1988	1988	7	162	Mike Grace	P
1988	1988	7	163	Greg McMichael	P	University of Tennessee
1988	1988	7	166	Jeff Hartsock	P	North Carolina State University
1988	1988	7	169	Jim Edmonds	OF	Diamond Bar High School (Diamond Bar, CA)
1988	1988	7	171	Richard Batchelor	P	University of South Carolina-Aiken
1988	1988	7	174	John Wehner	3B	Indiana University
1988	1988	7	177	Ron Witmeyer	1B	Stanford University
1988	1988	7	180	Bret Barberie	SS	University of Southern California
1988	1988	7	182	Kevin Baez	SS	Dominican College
1988	1988	7	185	Chris George	P	Kent State University
1988	1988	8	188	Nikco Riesgo	3B-OF	San Diego State University
1988	1988	8	190	Mark Wohlers	P	Holyoke (Holyoke,MA)
1988	1988	8	198	Gary Wilson	P	St. Mary's University
1988	1988	8	199	Tim Naehring	SS	Miami University
1988	1988	8	200	Tim Wakefield	1B	Florida Technical College
1988	1988	8	211	Mike Ignasiak	P	University of Michigan
1988	1988	8	212	Tim Pugh	P	Oklahoma State University
1988	1988	9	215	Brett Merriman	P	Grand Canyon University
1988	1988	9	218	Jim Poole	P	Georgia Institute of Technology
1988	1988	9	227	Steve Chitren	P	Stanford University
1988	1988	9	230	Kevin Rogers	P	Mississippi Delta Community College
1988	1988	9	233	Doug Simons	P	Pepperdone University
1988	1988	9	235	Pat Kelly	SS	West Chester University of Pennsylvania
1988	1988	9	236	Mark Clark	P	Lincoln Land Community College
1988	1988	9	237	Bert Heffernan	OF	Clemson University
1988	1988	9	239	Kurt Knudsen	P	University of Miami
1988	1988	10	240	A.J. Sager	P	Pasco-Hernando Community College
1988	1988	10	244	Ed Pye	SS	Middle Tennessee State University
1988	1988	10	249	John Hudek	P	Florida Southern College
1988	1988	10	261	Ken Greer	P	University of Massachusetts Amherst
1988	1988	10	262	Joe Hall	3B	Southern Illinois University
1988	1988	11	267	Jorge Fabregas	C-1B	Columbus High School (Miami, FL)
1988	1988	11	273	Scott Lewis	P	UNLV
1988	1988	11	278	Joe Ausanio	P	Jacksonville University
1988	1988	11	283	Mike Magnante	P	UCLA
1988	1988	11	284	Reid Cornelius	P	Thomasville (Thomasville,AL)
1988	1988	11	285	J.T. Bruett	OF	University of Minnesota
1988	1988	11	287	Andy Cook	P	University of Memphis
1988	1988	12	295	Pete Rose	3B	Oak Hills (Cincinnati, OH)
1988	1988	12	296	Jerry Brooks	OF-3B	Clemson University
1988	1988	12	302	Scott Hatteberg	OF	Eisenhower High School (Yakima, WA)
1988	1988	12	306	Steve Foster	P	University of Texas-Arlington
1988	1988	12	313	Frank Seminara	P	Columbia University
1988	1988	13	325	Mike Robertson	OF	Servite (Anaheim, CA)
1988	1988	13	331	Jeff Darwin	P	Alvin Community College
1988	1988	13	332	Paul Byrd	P	St. Xavier (Louisville,KY)
1988	1988	14	348	Dana Allison	P	James Madison University
1988	1988	14	351	Damon Mashore	OF	Clayton Valley (Concord, CA)
1988	1988	14	361	Victor Cole	P	Santa Clara University
1988	1988	15	370	Mike Humphreys	OF	Texas Tech University
1988	1988	15	372	Tony Tarasco	OF	Santa Monica High School (Santa Monica, CA)
1988	1988	15	383	Scott Taylor	P	University of Kansas
1988	1988	15	385	Ron Correia	SS	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
1988	1988	15	391	Roberto Munoz	P	Palm Beach State College
1988	1988	15	395	David Haas	P	Wichita State University
1988	1988	16	400	Brian Traxler	1B	University of New Orleans
1988	1988	16	404	Kevin Roberson	OF	Parkland College
1988	1988	16	406	Tom Marsh	OF-p	Pasco-Hernando Community College
1988	1988	16	413	Kerwin Moore	OF	King High School (Detroit, MI)
1988	1988	17	428	Kenny Lofton	OF	University of Arizona
1988	1988	17	429	Marcus Moore	P	Kennedy High School (Richmond, CA)
1988	1988	17	447	Richard Rowland	C	Mendocino College
1988	1988	18	459	Hilly Hathaway	P	Sandalwood High School (Jacksonville, FL)
1988	1988	18	460	Randy Tomlin	P	Liberty University
1988	1988	18	463	Darren Lewis	OF	University of California
1988	1988	18	466	Darrin Winston	P	Rutgers University
1988	1988	18	469	Gerald Nielsen	P	Florida State University
1988	1988	19	480	Mike Durant	C	Watterson (Columbus, OH)
1988	1988	19	486	Mandy Romero	OF	Brevard Community College
1988	1988	19	488	Jerry Spradlin	P	Fullerton College
1988	1988	20	523	Ruben Rodriguez	OF	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
1988	1988	21	542	Steve Decker	C	Lewis-Clark State College
1988	1988	22	559	Larry Gonzales	C	University of Hawaii
1988	1988	22	564	David Staton	1B	Orange County Community College
1988	1988	23	593	Bronswell Patrick	P	Conley (Greenville,NC)
1988	1988	23	594	John Patterson	2B	Grand Canyon University
1988	1988	23	602	Terrance Jones	SS	Monroe Community College
1988	1988	24	624	Mike Kelly	OF	Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos,CA)
1988	1988	25	633	Brian Barnes	P	Clemson University
1988	1988	25	637	Gary Cooper	3B	Scottsdale Community College
1988	1988	25	641	John Flaherty	C	George Washington University
1988	1988	25	646	Reggie Williams	OF	University of South Carolina-Aiken
1988	1988	26	676	Sean Lawrence	P	Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park,IL)
1988	1988	26	677	Mike Draper	P	George Mason University
1988	1988	27	701	Scott Stahoviak	p-1B	Carmel High School (Mundelein, IL)
1988	1988	28	711	Joey Hamilton	P	Statesboro (Statesboro,GA)
1988	1988	28	719	Scott Taylor	P	Bowling Green State University
1988	1988	28	732	Woody Williams	P	University of Houston
1988	1988	29	747	Kerry Woodson	P	San Jose City College
1988	1988	29	755	Russell Davis	SS	Shelton State Community College
1988	1988	30	765	Jeff Frye	2B	Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1988	1988	30	767	Damion Easley	SS-2B	Long Beach City College
1988	1988	30	769	John DeSilva	P	Brigham Young University
1988	1988	30	781	Deion Sanders	OF	Florida State University
1988	1988	31	807	Joe Vitiello	1B-P	Stoneham High School (Stoneham, MA)
1988	1988	31	810	Mike Matheny	C	Reynoldsburg (Reynoldsburg,OH)
1988	1988	32	826	Meredith Sanford	P	University of Alabama
1988	1988	32	833	John Cummings	P	Canyon High School (Anaheim, CA)
1988	1988	32	836	Greg O'Halloran	OF	Orange County Community College
1988	1988	33	849	Peter Hoy	P	Le Moyne College
1988	1988	33	862	George Tsamis	P	Stetson University
1988	1988	34	869	Tom Urbani	1B	Cabrillo College
1988	1988	35	894	Hector Ortiz	C	Ranger College
1988	1988	35	905	Bobby Jones	OF	Cal State Fullerton
1988	1988	35	910	Gary Wilson	SS-2B
1988	1988	37	950	Chris Pritchett	SS	Central Catholic (Modesto, CA)
1988	1988	37	961	Aaron Sele	P	North Kitsap (Poulsbo,WA)
1988	1988	38	988	Joe Vitko	P	Central Cambria (Ebensburg,PA)
1988	1988	38	992	Ray Giannelli	3B	New York Institute of Technology
1988	1988	39	996	Scott Ruffcorn	P	Austin High School (Austin, TX)
1988	1988	39	1003	Marvin Benard	OF	Bell High School (Bell,CA)
1988	1988	40	1027	Jessie Hollins	P	Willis (Willis,TX)
1988	1988	41	1050	Chris Tremie	OF	South Houston (Houston, TX)
1988	1988	41	1056	Chris Howard	C	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
1988	1988	41	1064	Chad Ogea	P	St. Louis High School (Lake Charles, LA)
1988	1988	42	1078	Derek Lee	if-of	University of South Florida
1988	1988	43	1094	Brian Looney	P	Connery (Cheshire,CT)
1988	1988	43	1098	Garey Ingram	C	Columbus High School (Columbus, GA)
1988	1988	43	1114	Orlando Palmeiro	OF	Miami-Dade College
1988	1988	44	1127	Ozzie Timmons	OF
1988	1988	44	1140	Scott Erickson	P	San Jose City College
1988	1988	49	1224	Chris Jones	1B	Southern Technical Institute
1988	1988	49	1237	Dax Jones	OF	Waukegan West (Waukegan,IL)
1988	1988	51	1266	Fernando Vina	SS-2B	Cosumnes River College
1988	1988	53	1288	Stephen Cooke	P	Tigard (Tigard,OR)
1988	1988	56	1333	Jason Wood	IF	McLane (Fresno, CA)
1988	1988	58	1347	Mark Smith	P	San Jacinto College
1988	1988	58	1350	Shannon Penn	SS	Lakeland Community College
1988	1988	58	1353	Jeff Patterson	P	Cypress College
1988	1988	58	1359	Darrell Whitmore	SS	West Virginia University
1988	1988	60	1377	Don Wengert	P	Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City,IA)
1988	1988	62	1390	Mike Piazza	1B-C	Miami-Dade College
1988	1988	70	1425	James Lewis	P	Terry Parker (Jacksonville, FL)

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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