1996 Seattle Mariners draft picks Gil Meche (pictured) was the Mariners first-round pick in . Information Owner Nintendo of America General Manager(s) Woody Woodward Manager(s) Lou Piniella First pick Gil Meche Draft position 22nd Number of selections 60 Links Results Baseball-Reference Official Site Years 1995 • 1996 • 1997 The following is a list of 1996 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 60 selections in the 1996 draft, the first being pitcher Gil Meche in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 35 pitchers, 11 outfielders, 5 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 1 second 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 (22)Gil MecheRight-handed pitcherAcadiana High School2 (57)Jeff FarnsworthRight-handed pitcherOkaloosa-Walton Community College3 (87)Tony DeJesusLeft-handed pitcherHavelock High School4 (117)Denny StarkRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Toledo5 (147)Chris MearsRight-handed pitcherLord Byng Secondary School6 (177)Peanut WilliamsCatcherNacogdoches High School7 (207)Dan GareyRight-handed pitcherSt. Joseph High School8 (237)Willie BloomquistShortstopSouth Kitsap High School9 (267)Robert LuceRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas10 (297)Matt NoeLeft-handed pitcherRiverside City College11 (327)Julio AyalaLeft-handed pitcherGeorgia Southern University12 (357)Joe VicteryRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Oklahoma13 (387)Orin KawaharaRight-handed pitcherRancho Santiago College14 (417)Dwayne DobsonRight-handed pitcherState College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota15 (447)Greg BeaverRight-handed pitcherEast Rowan High School16 (477)Mark CarrollCatcherCoxsackie-Athens High School17 (507)Jason BondLeft-handed pitcherArizona State University18 (537)Allen WestfallRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Miami19 (567)Larry HaynesOutfielderNogales High School20 (597)Brian FitzgeraldLeft-handed pitcherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University21 (627)Kyle KennisonRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Southern Maine22 (657)Brian LindnerShortstopWilliam Paterson University23 (687)Devlon DavisCatcherPittsburg High School24 (717)Jeremy PierceRight-handed pitcherVentura College25 (747)Matt VincentLeft-handed pitcherFloyd Central High School26 (777)Jake UnderwoodCatcherHillsboro High School27 (807)Josué MatosRight-handed pitcherEugenio María De Hostos School28 (837)Don RossThird basemanColumbia State Community College29 (867)Karmen RandolphShortstopUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln30 (897)Jason WilsonRight-handed pitcherBroward College31 (927)Duncan McAdooRight-handed pitcherWinnsboro High School32 (957)Kevin StewartThird basemanCorona del Mar High School33 (987)P. J. WilliamsOutfielderBlinn College34 (1017)Joe BarnesOutfielderOld Mill High School35 (1047)Dallas MahanLeft-handed pitcherGreeley West High School36 (1077)Scott HarrisonLeft-handed pitcherDixie State College37 (1107)Steven RiveraLeft-handed pitcherCommunity College of Baltimore County38 (1137)Laron McGeeShortstopSamuel F. B. Morse High School39 (1167)James McCoyOutfielderSouth Dade High School40 (1197)Sean SpencerLeft-handed pitcherUniversity of Washington41 (1226)William AllisonRight-handed pitcherCollege of Central Florida42 (1255)Brett AndersonRight-handed pitcherUniversity of San Diego High School43 (1282)Scott StarkeyLeft-handed pitcherVista High School44 (1308)Noel PelekoudasSecond basemanEastlake High School45 (1334)Adam WalkerLeft-handed pitcherYavapai College46 (1359)Michael CampbellOutfielderMesa Community College47 (1383)Bret NielsenOutfielderGrossmont High School48 (1406)Juan PierreOutfielderGalveston College49 (1429)Richard SundstromRight-handed pitcherCypress College50 (1452)Jason SutherlandCatcherChuckey-Doak High School51 (1473)Jason ReganThird basemanBlinn College52 (1492)Michael AlbertOutfielderCarlsbad High School53 (1509)Greg DobbsThird basemanCanyon Springs High School54 (1525)Rich SniderRight-handed pitcherByng High School55 (1541)Chad SchmidtOutfielderSkidmore Tynan High School56 (1556)Brandon BarnabyRight-handed pitcherCitrus College57 (1567)Tamar TurnerOutfielderLiberty High School58 (1577)Brian BeinfestLeft-handed pitcherClayton Valley High School59 (1587)Barry ZitoLeft-handed pitcherUniversity of San Diego High School60 (1596)Ryan GrimmettOutfielderUniversity of Miami
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