Boston Red Sox 1998 Amateur Baseball Draft Picks

1998 Red Sox Draft Summary
Players: 47
High School: 22     4-Year College: 21     2-Year College: 4
Played in MLB: 6 (12.8%)     Played for Red Sox: 2 (4.2%)

Round Player Position School City
1 Adam Everett SS U. of South Carolina Columbia, SC
3 Mike Maroth LHP U. of Central Florida Orlando, FL
4 Jerome Gamble RHP Benjamin Russell HS Alexander City, AL
5 Josh Hancock RHP Auburn University Auburn, AL
6 Rick Riccobono RHP Commack HS Commack, NY
7 Syketo Anderson 2B Prattville HS Prattville, AL
8 Frederick Silverthorn LHP Pearce HS Richardson, TX
9 Mark Teixeira 3B Mt. St. Joseph HS Severna Park, MD
10 Lenny Dinardo LHP Santa Fe HS High Spring, FL
11 Carlos Rodriguez OF U. of Louisville Louisville, KY
12 David Benham C Liberty U. Lynchburg, VA
13 Michael Rabelo C Ridgewood HS New Port Richey, FL
14 Matt Phillips RHP U. of Delaware Newark, DE
15 Lance Surridge RHP UNC-Greensboro Greensboro, NC
16 Jason Norton RHP U. of South Alabama Mobile, AL
17 Benito Flores LHP Cal State Fullerton Fullerton, CA
18 Terrance Hill LHP Southern U. Baton Rouge, LA
19 Shon Norris RHP UNC-Asheville Asheville, NC
20 Tony James 2B San Jose State San Jose, CA
21 Andrew Checketts RHP Oregon State Corvallis, OR
22 Tom Linarelli RHP U. of Washington Seattle, WA
23 Andrew Larned C Fairfield U. Fairfield, CT
24 Josh Adeeb OF Vanderbilt U. Nashville, TN
25 John Hattig SS Southern HS Piti, Guam
26 Ben Kozlowski LHP Seminole HS Seminole, FL
27 James Gates OF Butler HS Huntsville, AL
28 James Blanton RHP Brevard CC Cocoa, FL
29 Ryan Siebert RHP Germantown HS Germantown, TN
30 James Garcia OF West Torrance HS Torrance, CA
31 Robert Floyd LHP Satsuma HS Satsuma, AL
32 Keith Hart 1B Lubbock Christian U. Lubbock, TX
33 Heath Heiberger LHP Putnam County HS Hennepin, IL
34 Chad Johnson C Bradley U. Peoria, IL
35 Mark Younk C Texas HS Wake Village, TX
36 Tonayne Brown OF Lurleen B. Wallace JC Andalusia, AL
37 Tony Caridi C Klein HS Klein, TX
38 Dennis Tankersley RHP Meramec JC St. Louis, MO
39 Rob Shabansky LHP U. of Arizona Tucson, AZ
40 Phil Ledesma OF Rider U. Lawrenceville, NJ
41 Jason Fingers RHP Central Arizona JC Coolidge, AZ
42 Bryan Barnowski C Southwick-Tolland HS Granville, MA
43 Ron Bohinski SS Lakeland HS Lakeland, FL
44 John Parrado C Miami Lakes HS Miami Lakes, FL
45 Jon Smithers 3B Florida College Temple Terrace, FL
46 Chris Hart C Central Catholic HS Clearwater, FL
47 Richard Smith 2B Liberty County HS Marianna, FL
48 Darry Burgess RHP Alvin HS Alvin, TX


Notes: Boston did not have a 2nd round pick. Their choice went to the Cardinals as compensation for Type A free agent Dennis Eckersley.