| MLB First Round Draft Picks - 1998 | ||||
| PICK | PLAYER | POS | TEAM | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN |
| 1 | Pat Burrell | 1B | Philadelphia Phillies | U. of Miami (FL) |
| 2 | Mark Mulder | LHP | Oakland Athletics | Michigan State U. |
| 3 | Corey Patterson | OF | Chicago Cubs | Kennesaw, GA |
| 4 | Jeff Austin | RHP | Kansas City Royals | Stanford U. |
| 5 | J.D. Drew | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | No School |
| 6 | Ryan Mills | LHP | Minnesota Twins | Arizona State U. |
| 7 | Austin Kearns | RF | Cincinnati Reds | Lexington, KY |
| 8 | Felipe Lopez | SS | Toronto Blue Jays | Altamonta Springs, FL |
| 9 | Sean Burroughs | 3B | San Diego Padres | Long Beach, CA |
| 10 | Carlos Pena | 1B | Texas Rangers | Northeastern U. |
| 11 | Josh McKinley | SS | Montreal Expos | Dowingtown, PA |
| 12 | Jeffrey Everett | SS | Boston Red Sox | U. of South Carolina |
| 13 | J.M. Gold | RHP | Milwaukee Brewers | Toms River, NJ |
| 14 | Jeff Weaver | RHP | Detroit Tigers | Fresno State U. |
| 15 | Clinton Johnston | LHP | Pittsburgh Pirates | Vanderbilt U. |
| 16 | Robert Wells | RHP | Chicago White Sox | Baylor U. |
| 17 | Brad Lidge | RHP | Houston Astros | U. of Notre Dame |
| 18 | Seth Etherton | RHP | Anaheim Angels | U. of Southern Cal. |
| 19 | Anthony Torcato | 3B | San Francisco Giants | Woodland, CA |
| 20 | Carsten Sabathia | LHP | Cleveland Indians | Vallejo, CA |
| 21 | Jason Tyner | CF | New York Mets | Texas A&M U. |
| 22 | Matthew Thornton | LHP | Seattle Mariners | Centreville, MI |
| 23 | Bubba Crosby | CF | Los Angeles Dodgers | Rice U. |
| 24 | Andrew Brown | OF | New York Yankees | Richmond, IN |
| 25 | Nathan Bump | RHP | San Francisco Giants | Penn State U. |
| 26 | Rick Elder | OF | Baltimore Orioles | Marietta, GA |
| 27 | Chip Ambres | OF | Florida Marlins | Beaumont, TX |
| 28 | Matt Roney | RHP | Colorado Rockies | Edmond, OK |
| 29 | Arturo McDowell | OF | San Francisco Giants | Jackson, MS |
| 30 | Matt Burch | RHP | Kansas City Royals | Va. Commonwealth U. |
