The 2008 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 5 and 6, 2008.
First round selections
Key All-Star* Player did not sign
Pick Player Team Position School 1 Tim Beckham Tampa Bay Rays ShortstopGriffin High School (GA) 2Pedro Álvarez Pittsburgh Pirates Third baseman Vanderbilt 3Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals First baseman American Heritage School (FL) 4 Brian Matusz Baltimore Orioles Left-handed pitcher San Diego 5Buster Posey San Francisco Giants Catcher Florida State 6 Kyle Skipworth Florida Marlins Catcher Patriot High School (CA) 7Yonder Alonso Cincinnati Reds First baseman Miami (FL) 8 Gordon Beckham Chicago White Sox Shortstop Georgia 9Aaron Crow* Washington Nationals Right-handed pitcher Missouri 10Jason Castro Houston Astros Catcher Stanford 11Justin Smoak Texas Rangers First baseman South Carolina 12 Jemile Weeks Oakland Athletics Second baseman Miami (FL) 13 Brett Wallace St. Louis Cardinals Third baseman Arizona State 14 Aaron Hicks Minnesota Twins Outfielder Woodrow Wilson High School (CA) 15 Ethan Martin Los Angeles Dodgers Right-handed pitcher Stephens County High School (GA) 16 Brett Lawrie Milwaukee Brewers Catcher Brookswood Secondary School (BC) 17 David Cooper Toronto Blue Jays First baseman California 18 Ike Davis New York Mets First baseman Arizona State 19 Andrew Cashner Chicago Cubs Right-handed pitcher TCU 20 Josh Fields Seattle Mariners Right-handed pitcher Georgia 21 Ryan Perry Detroit Tigers Right-handed pitcher Arizona 22 Reese Havens New York Mets Shortstop South Carolina 23 Allan Dykstra San Diego Padres First baseman Wake Forest 24 Anthony Hewitt Philadelphia Phillies Shortstop Salisbury School (CT) 25 Christian Friedrich Colorado Rockies Left-handed pitcher Eastern Kentucky 26 Daniel Schlereth Arizona Diamondbacks Left-handed pitcher Arizona 27 Carlos Gutiérrez Minnesota Twins Right-handed pitcher Miami (FL) 28Gerrit Cole* New York Yankees Right-handed pitcher Orange Lutheran High School (CA) 29 Lonnie Chisenhall Cleveland Indians Shortstop Pitt Community College (NC) 30 Casey Kelly Boston Red Sox Right-handed pitcher Sarasota High School (FL)
Supplemental first round selections
Pick Player Team Position School 31 Steven Hunt Minnesota Twins Right-handed pitcher Tulane 32Jake Odorizzi Milwaukee Brewers Right-handed pitcher Highland High School (IL) 33 Bradley Holt New York Mets Right-handed pitcher UNC Wilmington 34 Zach Collier Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Chino Hills High School (CA) 35 Evan Frederickson Milwaukee Brewers Left-handed pitcher San Francisco 36 Michael Montgomery Kansas City Royals Left-handed pitcher Hart High School (CA) 37 Conor Gillaspie San Francisco Giants Third baseman Wichita State 38 Jordan Lyles Houston Astros Right-handed pitcher Hartsville High School (SC) 39Lance Lynn St. Louis Cardinals Right-handed pitcher Ole Miss 40 Brett DeVall Atlanta Braves Left-handed pitcher Niceville High School (FL) 41 Ryan Flaherty Chicago Cubs Shortstop Vanderbilt 42 Jaff Decker San Diego Padres Outfielder Sunrise Mountain High School (AZ) 43Wade Miley Arizona Diamondbacks Left-handed pitcher Southeastern Louisiana 44 Jeremy Bleich New York Yankees Left-handed pitcher Stanford 45 Bryan Price Boston Red Sox Right-handed pitcher Rice 46 Logan Forsythe San Diego Padres Third baseman Arkansas
Compensation picks
Other notable players
Round Pick Player Team Position School 2 47 Kyle Lobstein Tampa Bay Rays PitcherCoconino High School (AZ) 2 48 Tanner Scheppers Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Fresno State 2 49 Johnny Giavotella Kansas City Royals Second baseman New Orleans 2 50 Xavier Avery Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Cedar Grove High School (GA) 2 51 Anthony Gose Philadelphia Phillies Outfielder Bellflower High School (CA) 2 52Brad Hand Florida Marlins Pitcher Chaska High School (MN) 2 57 Robbie Ross Texas Rangers Pitcher Lexington Christian Academy (KY) 2 58 Tyson Ross Oakland Athletics Pitcher California 2 59 Shane Peterson St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder Long Beach State 2 60 Tyler Ladendorf Minnesota Twins Second baseman Howard College (TX) 2 61 Josh Lindblom Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Purdue 2 69 James Darnell San Diego Padres Third baseman South Carolina 2 70 Zeke Spruill Atlanta Braves Pitcher Kell High School (GA) 2 72Charlie Blackmon Colorado Rockies Outfielder Georgia Tech 2 73 Bryan Shaw Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Long Beach State 2 74 Tyler Chatwood Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pitcher Redlands East Valley High School (CA) 3 79 Jordy Mercer Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop Oklahoma State 3 81 L. J. Hoes Baltimore Orioles Second baseman St. John's College High School (DC) 3 82 Roger Kieschnick San Francisco Giants Outfielder Texas Tech 3 83 Edgar Olmos Florida Marlins Pitcher Birmingham High School (CA) 3 84 Zach Stewart Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Texas Tech 3 85 Stephen Fife Boston Red Sox Pitcher Utah 3 86 Brent Morel Chicago White Sox Third baseman Cal Poly 3 87 Danny Espinosa Washington Nationals Shortstop Long Beach State 3 94 Logan Schafer Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Cal Poly 3 96Craig Kimbrel Atlanta Braves Pitcher Wallace State Community College 3 97 Chris Carpenter Chicago Cubs Pitcher Kent State 3 100 Kirk Nieuwenhuis New York Mets Outfielder Azusa Pacific 3 101 Blake Tekotte San Diego Padres Outfielder Miami (FL) 3 102 Vance Worley Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Long Beach State 3 106 David Adams New York Yankees Second Baseman Virginia 3 107 Cord Phelps Cleveland Indians Second Baseman Stanford 3 108 Kyle Weiland Boston Red Sox Pitcher Notre Dame 3 110 Jonathan Pettibone Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Esperanza High School (CA) 4 114 Chase d'Arnaud Pittsburgh Pirates Shortstop Pepperdine 4 115 Tim Melville Kansas City Royals Pitcher Wentzville Holt High School (MO) 4 116 Kyle Hudson Baltimore Orioles Outfielder Illinois 4 117Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants Shortstop UCLA 4 123 Joe Wieland Texas Rangers Pitcher Bishop Manogue Catholic High School (NV) 4 127Dee Strange-Gordon Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop Southeastern University 4 135Jason Kipnis* San Diego Padres Outfielder Arizona State 4 136 Trevor May Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Kelso High School (WA) 4 139 Buddy Boshers Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pitcher Calhoun Community College 4 140 Corban Joseph New York Yankees Shortstop Franklin High School (TN) 5 144 Justin Wilson Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Fresno State 5 145 John Lamb Kansas City Royals Pitcher Laguna Hills High School (CA) 5 150 Daniel Hudson Chicago White Sox Pitcher Old Dominion 5 151 Adrian Nieto Washington Nationals Catcher American Heritage School (FL) 5 155 Jermaine Curtis St. Louis Cardinals Third baseman UCLA 5 159 Tyler Pastornicky Toronto Blue Jays Shortstop IMG Academy (FL) 5 163 Alex Avila Detroit Tigers Catcher Alabama 5 165 Anthony Bass San Diego Padres Pitcher Wayne State 5 167 Chris Dominguez Colorado Rockies Third baseman Louisville 5 168 Collin Cowgill Arizona Diamondbacks Outfielder Kentucky 5 171 Zach Putnam Cleveland Indians Pitcher Michigan Wolverines 6 174 Robbie Grossman Pittsburgh Pirates Outfielder Cy-Fair High School (TX) 6 177 Eric Surkamp San Francisco Giants Pitcher NC State 6 182 J. B. Shuck Houston Astros Outfielder Ohio State 6 183 Richard Bleier Texas Rangers Pitcher Florida Gulf Coast 6 185 Eric Fornataro St. Louis Cardinals Pitcher Miami Dade College 6 191Josh Harrison Chicago Cubs Second baseman Cincinnati 6 194 Josh Satin New York Mets Second Baseman California 6 195 Cole Figueroa San Diego Padres Shortstop Florida 6 200 Brett Marshall New York Yankees Pitcher Sterling High School (TX) 6 202 Ryan Lavarnway Boston Red Sox Third baseman Yale 7 206 Caleb Joseph Baltimore Orioles Catcher Lipscomb 7 209 Pedro Villarreal Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Howard 7 210 Jordan Danks Chicago White Sox Outfielder Texas 7 219 Eric Thames Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder Pepperdine 7 229Will Smith Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Pitcher Gulf Coast Community College 7 230 Kyle Higashioka New York Yankees Catcher Edison High School (CA) 7 232 Tim Federowicz Boston Red Sox Catcher North Carolina 8 237 Scott Barnes San Francisco Giants Pitcher St. John's 8 238 Isaac Galloway Florida Marlins Outfielder Los Osos High School (CA) 8 247 Nick Buss Los Angeles Dodgers Outfielder USC 8 248 Erik Komatsu Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Cal State Fullerton 8 249 Evan Crawford Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Auburn 8 250 Brett Oberholtzer Atlanta Braves Pitcher Seminole State College of Florida 8 252 Bobby LaFromboise Seattle Mariners Pitcher New Mexico 8 253 Andy Dirks Detroit Tigers Outfielder Wichita State 8 254 Eric Campbell New York Mets Third baseman Boston College 9 264 Matt Hague Pittsburgh Pirates Third baseman Oklahoma State 9 268 Dan Jennings Florida Marlins Pitcher Nebraska 9 269 Dave Sappelt Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Coastal Carolina 9 281 Jay Jackson Chicago Cubs Pitcher Furman 9 292 Christian Vázquez Boston Red Sox Catcher Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School (PR) 10 296Chris Herrmann* Baltimore Orioles Third baseman Alvin Community College 10 301 Tommy Milone Washington Nationals Pitcher Southern California 10 305 Alex Castellanos St. Louis Cardinals Second baseman Belmont Abbey College 10 309 Danny Farquhar Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Louisiana 10 310 J. J. Hoover Atlanta Braves Pitcher Calhoun Community College 10 311 Alex Wilson* Chicago Cubs Pitcher Texas A&M 10 313 Robbie Weinhardt Detroit Tigers Pitcher Oklahoma State 10 315 Andrew Albers San Diego Padres Pitcher Kentucky 10 320 D. J. Mitchell New York Yankees Pitcher Clemson
Charles Leesman, 11th round, 330th overall by the Chicago White Sox Nathan Eovaldi, 11th round, 337th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Dustin Antolin, 11th round, 339th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Michael Stutes, 11th round, 346th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Matt Langwell, 11th round, 351st overall by the Cleveland Indians Matt Clark, 12th round, 375th overall by the San Diego Padres Ryan Weber, 12th round, 376th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Daniel Webb, 12th round, 378th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Juan Perez, 13th round, 387th overall by the San Francisco Giants Mitch Harris, 13th round, 395th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Rob Wooten, 13th round, 398th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Tony Campana, 13th round, 401st overall by the Chicago Cubs Erik Davis, 13th round, 405th overall by the San Diego Padres B. J. Rosenberg, 13th round, 406th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Michael Kohn, 13th round, 409th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Louis Coleman, 14th round, 421st overall by the Washington Nationals Michael Schwimer, 14th round, 436th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies David Phelps, 14th round, 440th overall by the New York Yankees Jason Gurka, 15th round, 446th overall by the Baltimore Orioles Joey Butler, 15th round, 453rd overall by the Texas Rangers Casey Coleman, 15th round, 461st overall by the Chicago Cubs Tyler Moore, 16th round, 481st overall by the Washington Nationals Justin Miller, 16th round, 483rd overall by the Texas Rangers Kolten Wong, 16th round, 486th overall by the Minnesota Twins Billy Burns, 16th round, 490th overall by the Atlanta Braves Thad Weber, 16th round, 493rd overall by the Detroit Tigers T. J. House, 16th round, 501st overall by the Cleveland Indians Brad Glenn, 17th round, 514th overall by the Oakland Athletics Daniel Coulombe, 17th round, 517th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Tom Koehler, 18th round, 538th overall by the Florida Marlins Allen Webster, 18th round, 547th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Jeff Beliveau, 18th round, 551st overall by the Chicago Cubs Collin McHugh, 18th round, 554th overall by the New York Mets Nick Vincent, 18th round, 555th overall by the San Diego Padres Tyler Cloyd, 18th round, 556th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Brian Flynn, 18th round, 562nd overall by the Boston Red Sox