List of 1996 Seattle Mariners draft picks

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.

1996 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Gil Meche (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in 1996.
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	The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners
Years	1995 • 1996 • 1997

Draft

Willie Bloomquist was selected in the eighth round of the 1996 draft by the Mariners

The Mariners selected Juan Pierre in the 48th round.

With the 1509th pick of the 1996 draft the Mariners selected Greg Dobbs.

The Mariners' 59th round pick was Barry Zito.

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)	Name	Position	School	Source
1 (22)	Gil Meche	Right-handed pitcher	Acadiana High School	[1]
2 (57)	Jeff Farnsworth	Right-handed pitcher	Okaloosa-Walton Community College	[2]
3 (87)	Tony DeJesus	Left-handed pitcher	Havelock High School	[3]
4 (117)	Denny Stark	Right-handed pitcher	University of Toledo	[4]
5 (147)	Chris Mears	Right-handed pitcher	Lord Byng Secondary School	[5]
6 (177)	Peanut Williams	Catcher	Nacogdoches High School	[6]
7 (207)	Dan Garey	Right-handed pitcher	St. Joseph High School	[7]
8 (237)	Willie Bloomquist	Shortstop	South Kitsap High School	[8]
9 (267)	Robert Luce	Right-handed pitcher	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	[9]
10 (297)	Matt Noe	Left-handed pitcher	Riverside City College	[10]
11 (327)	Julio Ayala	Left-handed pitcher	Georgia Southern University	[11]
12 (357)	Joe Victery	Right-handed pitcher	University of Oklahoma	[12]
13 (387)	Orin Kawahara	Right-handed pitcher	Rancho Santiago College	[13]
14 (417)	Dwayne Dobson	Right-handed pitcher	State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota	[14]
15 (447)	Greg Beaver	Right-handed pitcher	East Rowan High School	[15]
16 (477)	Mark Carroll	Catcher	Coxsackie-Athens High School	[16]
17 (507)	Jason Bond	Left-handed pitcher	Arizona State University	[17]
18 (537)	Allen Westfall	Right-handed pitcher	University of Miami	[18]
19 (567)	Larry Haynes	Outfielder	Nogales High School	[19]
20 (597)	Brian Fitzgerald	Left-handed pitcher	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	[20]
21 (627)	Kyle Kennison	Right-handed pitcher	University of Southern Maine	[21]
22 (657)	Brian Lindner	Shortstop	William Paterson University	[22]
23 (687)	Devlon Davis	Catcher	Pittsburg High School	[23]
24 (717)	Jeremy Pierce	Right-handed pitcher	Ventura College	[24]
25 (747)	Matt Vincent	Left-handed pitcher	Floyd Central High School	[25]
26 (777)	Jake Underwood	Catcher	Hillsboro High School	[26]
27 (807)	Josué Matos	Right-handed pitcher	Eugenio María De Hostos School	[27]
28 (837)	Don Ross	Third baseman	Columbia State Community College	[28]
29 (867)	Karmen Randolph	Shortstop	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	[29]
30 (897)	Jason Wilson	Right-handed pitcher	Broward College	[30]
31 (927)	Duncan McAdoo	Right-handed pitcher	Winnsboro High School	[31]
32 (957)	Kevin Stewart	Third baseman	Corona del Mar High School	[32]
33 (987)	P. J. Williams	Outfielder	Blinn College	[33]
34 (1017)	Joe Barnes	Outfielder	Old Mill High School	[34]
35 (1047)	Dallas Mahan	Left-handed pitcher	Greeley West High School	[35]
36 (1077)	Scott Harrison	Left-handed pitcher	Dixie State College	[36]
37 (1107)	Steven Rivera	Left-handed pitcher	Community College of Baltimore County	[37]
38 (1137)	Laron McGee	Shortstop	Samuel F. B. Morse High School	[38]
39 (1167)	James McCoy	Outfielder	South Dade High School	[39]
40 (1197)	Sean Spencer	Left-handed pitcher	University of Washington	[40]
41 (1226)	William Allison	Right-handed pitcher	College of Central Florida	[41]
42 (1255)	Brett Anderson	Right-handed pitcher	University of San Diego High School	[42]
43 (1282)	Scott Starkey	Left-handed pitcher	Vista High School	[43]
44 (1308)	Noel Pelekoudas	Second baseman	Eastlake High School	[44]
45 (1334)	Adam Walker	Left-handed pitcher	Yavapai College	[45]
46 (1359)	Michael Campbell	Outfielder	Mesa Community College	[46]
47 (1383)	Bret Nielsen	Outfielder	Grossmont High School	[47]
48 (1406)	Juan Pierre	Outfielder	Galveston College	[48]
49 (1429)	Richard Sundstrom	Right-handed pitcher	Cypress College	[49]
50 (1452)	Jason Sutherland	Catcher	Chuckey-Doak High School	[50]
51 (1473)	Jason Regan	Third baseman	Blinn College	[51]
52 (1492)	Michael Albert	Outfielder	Carlsbad High School	[52]
53 (1509)	Greg Dobbs	Third baseman	Canyon Springs High School	[53]
54 (1525)	Rich Snider	Right-handed pitcher	Byng High School	[54]
55 (1541)	Chad Schmidt	Outfielder	Skidmore Tynan High School	[55]
56 (1556)	Brandon Barnaby	Right-handed pitcher	Citrus College	[56]
57 (1567)	Tamar Turner	Outfielder	Liberty High School	[57]
58 (1577)	Brian Beinfest	Left-handed pitcher	Clayton Valley High School	[58]
59 (1587)	Barry Zito	Left-handed pitcher	University of San Diego High School	[59]
60 (1596)	Ryan Grimmett	Outfielder	University of Miami	[60]