1998 MLB Draft


The Coastal Plain League announced 12 players, both former and players signed for the 1998 season, were drafted in the 1998 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. The complete list of CPL players drafted follows:

 

Coastal Plain League Alumni Drafted In 1998 Major League Draft 
Round Overall Player College/University MLB Team Drafted By CPL Team(s)
12 363 Donnie Suttles Western Carolina Cleveland ’97 Rocky Mount
14 414 Kevin Hook Loyola-Marymount Montreal ’97 Durham
14 415 Matt Phillips Delaware Boston ’97 Wilmington
17 514 Ty Wigginton New York (NL) UNC Asheville ’97 Rocky Mount / ’98 Florence
19 565 Shon Norris UNC Asheville Boston ’97 Rocky Mount / ’98 Florence
20 596 Jeff Becker Duke Milwaukee ’97 Durham
20 611 Gregg Maluchnik Duke Atlanta ’97 Raleigh
25 759 Joey Hammond Charlotte Baltimore ’97 Wilson
27 821 Allen Scarce NC State Atlanta ’97 Wilmington
30 884 Kurt Blackmon NC State Philadelphia ’97 Raleigh
42 1272 Jody Fuller Tennessee-Martin Arizona ’97 Durham
48 1401 Chris Curry Meridian JC Detroit ’97 Outer Banks