1997 Seattle Mariners draft picks Joel Piñeiro (pictured) was the Mariners 12th round pick in . Information Owner Nintendo of America General Manager(s) Woody Woodward Manager(s) Lou Piniella First pick Ryan Anderson Draft position 19th Number of selections 62 Links Results Baseball-Reference Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Years 1996 • 1997 • 1998 The following is a list of 1997 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 62 selections in the 1997 draft, the first being pitcher Ryan Anderson in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 33 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 5 third basemen, 4 catchers, 4 shortstops, 2 second basemen, and 1 first baseman.
Draft
Key Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners*Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball
Table Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolSource1 (19)Ryan AndersonLeft-handed pitcherDivine Child High School2 (55)Brandon ParkerRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Southern Mississippi2 (71)Patrick BoydOutfielderClearwater Central Catholic High School3 (103)Pat DunhamRight-handed pitcherAuburn University4 (133)Scott ProutyRight-handed pitcherPekin High School5 (163)Jermaine ClarkSecond basemanUniversity of San Francisco6 (193)Harvey HargroveSecond basemanCalifornia State University, Sacramento7 (223)Sam WaltonLeft-handed pitcherW. W. Samuell High School8 (253)Allan SimpsonRight-handed pitcherTaft College9 (283)Frank CorrCatcherFather Lopez Catholic High School10 (313)Pete DupreyLeft-handed pitcherForest High School11 (343)Cip GarciaCatcherLa Cueva High School12 (373)Joel PiñeiroRight-handed pitcherEdison State College13 (403)Bret SoverelRight-handed pitcherFlorida International University14 (433)Peter BauerRight-handed pitcherPaint Branch High School15 (463)Richard SundstromRight-handed pitcherCypress College16 (493)Danny DelgadoRight-handed pitcherMonsignor Edward Pace High School17 (523)Clint ChryslerLeft-handed pitcherStetson University18 (553)Ryan OaseRight-handed pitcherEdmonds Community College19 (583)Jamie ClarkOutfielderBrandon High School20 (613)Mike MarchianoOutfielderFordham University21 (643)Emmanuel UlloaRight-handed pitcherGeorge Washington High School22 (673)Hubert ParkerShortstopEisenhower High School23 (703)Jim AbbottRight-handed pitcherCaledonia High School24 (733)Jason FarrenRight-handed pitcherKarns City High School25 (763)Ryan ReynoldsThird basemanThe Woodlands High School26 (793)Glenn MurphyLeft-handed pitcherMadison County High School27 (823)John GabaldonRight-handed pitcherLa Cueva High School28 (853)Kirk BollingRight-handed pitcherSaddleback College29 (883)Matt HuntingfordOutfielderWest Vancouver Secondary School30 (913)Aaron LooperRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Arkansas – Fort Smith31 (943)Matt WoodwardFirst basemanFlorida State University32 (973)Dave GarleyRight-handed pitcherGlendale Community College33 (1003)Dell LindseyThird basemanBlinn College34 (1033)Eric MitchellCatcherDuBois Area High School35 (1063)Israel TorresLeft-handed pitcherDominguez High School36 (1093)Brian FerreiraOutfielderBarron G. Collier High School37 (1123)Mario JacksonOutfielderPasadena City College38 (1153)Ryan WebbThird basemanCitrus College39 (1183)Brian SpottsvilleShortstopCompton High School40 (1213)Joseph ReyesShortstopFarmington High School41 (1240)Kaazim SummervilleOutfielderBurlingame High School42 (1267)Andrew PadillaShortstopHighland High School43 (1291)Bryan KrillRight-handed pitcherRancho Santiago College44 (1313)Peter GrahamRight-handed pitcherBrookdale Community College45 (1334)Shaun StokesRight-handed pitcherJefferson Township High School46 (1353)Barry HawkinsThird basemanSaddleback College47 (1372)Thomas CunninghamCatcherLeesburg High School48 (1389)Nick PadillaRight-handed pitcherSt. Paul High School49 (1406)Joe BarnesOutfielderIndian River State College50 (1422)Jon BrandtRight-handed pitcherPalo Alto High School51 (1437)Chris SilvaLeft-handed pitcherQueensborough Community College52 (1451)Shah BobonisRight-handed pitcherMiami Southridge High School53 (1464)Scott StarkeyLeft-handed pitcherPalomar College54 (1475)Kie PolardOutfielderCrenshaw High School55 (1486)D. J. HoultonRight-handed pitcherServite High School56 (1497)Kevin BiceRight-handed pitcherRancho Santiago College57 (1508)Kyle AlbrightOutfielderPalomar College58 (1519)Chris MayberryThird basemanSaugus High School59 (1528)Jamel WhiteOutfielderAntelope Valley College60 (1536)Desmond DaileyOutfielderEastern Arizona College
Rule 5 draft
Key Pick Indicates the pick the player was drafted Previous team Indicates the previous organization, not Minor league team
Table Phase (Pick)NamePositionPrevious teamNotesRefMajors (1)Jeff HusonOutfielderColorado Rockies
References General references
Inline citations
External links Seattle Mariners official website