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The 1988 June amateur draft’s complete first round: 26 selections in pick order, with Andy Benes first overall to the San Diego Padres. Every row carries the club’s era-correct code, the player’s position and school, his signing status, and the bonus the source reported.
| Pick | Team | Player | Pos | From | Signed | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SD | Andy Benes | RHP | University of Evansville (Evansville, IN) | Signed | $235,000 |
| 2 | CLE | Mark Lewis | SS | Hamilton HS (Hamilton, OH) | Signed | $180,000 |
| 3 | ATL | Steve Avery | LHP | John F. Kennedy HS (Taylor, MI) | Signed | $211,500 |
| 4 | BAL | Gregg Olson | RHP | Auburn University (Auburn, AL) | Signed | $188,000 |
| 5 | LAD | Bill Bene | RHP | California State University, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) | Signed | $150,000 |
| 6 | TEX | Monty Fariss | SS | Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) | Signed | $156,000 |
| 7 | HOU | Willie Ansley | OF | Plainview HS (Plainview, TX) | Signed | $180,000 |
| 8 | CAL | Jim Abbott | LHP | University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) | Signed | $200,000 |
| 9 | CHC | Ty Griffin | 2B | Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) | Signed | $152,500 |
| 10 | CHW | Robin Ventura | 3B | Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) | Signed | $186,500 |
| 11 | PHI | Pat Combs | LHP | Baylor University (Waco, TX) | Signed | $145,000 |
| 12 | BOS | Tom Fischer | LHP | University of Wisconsin at Madison (Madison, WI) | Signed | $110,000 |
| 13 | PIT | Austin Manahan | SS | Horizon HS (Scottsdale, AZ) | Signed | $115,000 |
| 14 | SEA | Tino Martinez | 1B | University of Tampa (Tampa, FL) | Signed | $135,000 |
| 15 | SF via CIN | Royce Clayton | SS | St. Bernard HS (Playa del Rey, CA) | Signed | $180,000 |
| 16 | OAK | Stan Royer | C | Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL) | Signed | $110,000 |
| 17 | CLE via SF | Charles Nagy | RHP | University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT) | Signed | $126,000 |
| 18 | KC | Hugh Walker | OF | Jacksonville HS (Jacksonville, AR) | Signed | $116,000 |
| 19 | MON | Dave Wainhouse | RHP | Washington State University (Pullman, WA) | Signed | $115,000 |
| 20 | MIN | Johnny Ard | RHP | State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (Bradenton, FL) | Signed | $95,000 |
| 21 | NYM | Dave Proctor | RHP | Allen Community College (Iola, KS) | Signed | $100,000 |
| 22 | STL via NYY | John Ericks | RHP | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL) | Signed | $92,500 |
| 23 | STL | Brad Duvall | RHP | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) | Signed | $92,500 |
| 24 | MIL | Alex Fernandez | RHP | Monsignor Edward Pace HS (Miami Gardens, FL) | Did not sign | |
| 25 | TOR | Ed Sprague | 3B | Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA) | Signed | $100,000 |
| 26 | DET | Rico Brogna | 1B | Watertown HS (Watertown, CT) | Signed | $100,000 |
A pick links to a full player career page when this site carries one; picks without a career page here are plain text. Club codes are era-correct: this draft’s clubs display under the code of the identity they carried that June, and picks awarded as free-agent compensation carry a “via” note naming the originating club. Bonuses are the amounts reported at the time, never inflation-adjusted, and a blank bonus means the source reported none.