Home » Events » Draft » Teams History » Oakland Athletics » 1998

» 1998 Oakland Athletics | Draft Picks

Major League Baseball

Record: 74-88   .457.... 4th in American League West
Stadium: Network Associates Coliseum
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,232,343
Payroll: $20,063,000
Top Draft Pick: Mark Mulder (#2)   MLB
Manager - Art Howe

Affiliates - AAA Edmonton Trappers AA Huntsville Stars A+ Visalia Oaks A+ Modesto A's A- Southern Oregon Timberjacks Rk Arizona Athletics

Team Leaders

HR: Giambi [27]
RBI: Giambi [110]
2B: Grieve [41]
SB: Henderson [66]
W: Rogers [16]
SV: Taylor [33]
SO: Rogers [138]

Oldest Player: []
Youngest Player: []

Major League Debuts

Batters: Eric Chavez (Sep 8) Ryan Christenson (Apr 20) A.J. Hinch (Apr 1) Mike Neill (Jul 27) Jason Wood (Apr 1)
Pitchers: Steve Connelly (Jun 28) Blake Stein (May 10)

2009 Data Products are now available. Includes the TBC Stats Register, Minor League Stats, College Data and the Draft Register. Custom datasets available as well.

TBC Twitter Page - For Site Updates

The Football Cube

Centerfield Wall Ad Zone

Baseball Bargains - We offer very low prices on baseball equipment including bats, gloves, and training equipment.

Other Advertisers: MLB Trade Rumors Baseball Equipment Pricing Baseball Cards Pro Fantasy Baseball Baseball Slant Forums Fantasy Ethos

Draft Picks Listing

Rnd	Ovl	Phase	Player Name	Pos	Age	Ht	Wt	B	T	HL	MLB	Drafted From	Bonus
1	2	June-Reg	Mark Mulder	P	20	6-6	200	L	L	MLB	2000-2008	Michigan State University	$3,200,000
2	45	June-Reg	Gerald Laird	C	18	6-2	195	R	R	MLB	2003-2009	La Quinta (Westminster,CA)	$1,000,000
3	75	June-Reg	Kevin Miller	3B	21	6-1	205	R	R	A+		University of Washington
4	105	June-Reg	Jeff Schultz		22	6-1	200	R	R	A+		Cypress College
5	135	June-Reg	Jason Hart	2B-OF	20	6-3	225	R	R	MLB	2002-2002	Missouri State University
6	165	June-Reg	Gary Schneidmiller	OF	18	6-1	185	R	R	AA		Don Antonio Lugo (Chino,CA)
7	195	June-Reg	Donato Calandriello	P	22	6-2	210	L	L	A+		College of Charleston
8	225	June-Reg	Eric Byrnes	OF	22	6-2	205	R	R	MLB	2000-2009	UCLA
9	255	June-Reg	Jonathan Adkins	P	20	6-0	200	L	R	MLB	2003-2008	Oklahoma State University
10	285	June-Reg	Bert Snow	P	21	6-1	190	R	R	AAA		Vanderbilt University
11	315	June-Reg	Jay Pecci	IF	21	5-11	185	B	R	AAA	-	Stanford University
12	345	June-Reg	Eric Thompson	P	20	6-2	190	R	R	AAA		Ohio State University
13	375**	June-Reg	Jeff Bajenaru	P	20	6-1	190	R	R	MLB	2004-2006	Riverside Community College
14	405**	June-Reg	Mike Lockwood	OF	21	6-0	190	L	L	AAA		Ohio State University
15	435	June-Reg	Rusty Keith	OF	20	6-0	200	R	R	AAA		Portland State University
16	465	June-Reg	Shane Bazzell	P	19	6-2	180	L	R	AAA		New Hope (Columbus,MS)
17	495	June-Reg	Elih Velazquez	P	18	6-2	190	L	L	A+		Jose Campeche (San Lorenzo,PR)
18	525	June-Reg	Justin Hall	SS	21	5-10	180	R	R	AAA		Long Beach State University
19	555	June-Reg	Justin Nixon	CF			0			Rookie		Walla Walla (Corvallis,MT)
20	585	June-Reg	DeWayne Betts	OF	18	6-0	175	R	R	A-		Lakewood (Lakewood,CA)
21	615**	June-Reg	Casey Bookout		21	6-5	225	L	R	A		University of Oklahoma
22	645	June-Reg	Aaron Nieckula	C	21	5-11	200	R	R	AAA		University of Illinois
23	675	June-Reg	Tyler Yates	P	20	6-4	241	R	R	MLB	2004-2009	University of Hawaii-Hilo
24	705**	June-Reg	Bryan Williamson	OF	21	6-6	220	R	R	Rookie		University of Washington
25	735	June-Reg	Jim Brink	P	21	6-0	185	R	R	AAA		University of Nevada
26	765	June-Reg	John Schmidt	SS	18		0			-		Highland (Palmdale,CA)
27	795	June-Reg	Jason Dobis	P	22	6-2	200	R	R	A+		University of Minnesota
28	825	June-Reg	Matt Forbes	CF	20	5-10	165	R	R	A+		Muscatine Community College
29	855	June-Reg	Matt Howe	IF	21	6-0	190	R	R	AA		Texas Christian University
30	885	June-Reg	Anthony Taylor	P	20	6-3	180	R	R	Rookie		USC
31	915**	June-Reg	Mike Woods	IF	17	6-1	200	R	R	AA		Broadmoor (Baton Rouge,LA)
32	945	June-Reg	Kurt Nantkes	P	18	6-4	195	R	R	Rookie		Hinkley (Aurora,CO)
33	975	June-Reg	Jose Negron	P	20	6-6	200	R	R	Rookie		Southeastern Dorado (PR.)
34	1005	June-Reg	Newt Parent	C			0			-		Phoenix (Phoenix,OR)
35	1035	June-Reg	Brad Moore	P	34	6-1	185	R	R	MLB	1988-1990	University of Northern Iowa
36	1065	June-Reg	Alex Torres	P	19	6-2	210	R	L	-		Cochise College
37	1095	June-Reg	Marshall Rubens	P						-		American River College
38	1125	June-Reg	Billy Green	OF			0			-		Spring (Spring,TX)
39	1155	June-Reg	Bryan Ball							College		Taylorsville (Salt Lake City,UT)
40	1185	June-Reg	Zack Riera	C	19	6-0	190	B	R	A+		Florida State University (Tallahassee,FL)
41	1215	June-Reg	James Mears	P			0			-		Indian Hills (Cedar Rapids,Iowa.)
42	1245	June-Reg	John Dean							College		Magnolia (Magnolia,TX)
43	1274	June-Reg	Mike Cervenak	3B	21	5-11	180	R	R	MLB	2008-2008	University of Michigan