2008 Major League Baseball draft

Baseball draft of amateur players August 2023 2008 Major League Baseball draft 2008 MLB draft logo.jpg June 5–6, 2008 ESPNhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2020/06/10/mlb-draft-returns-to-espn-for-first-time-since-2008/#604dcded700d MLB Draft Returns To ESPN For First Time Since 2008 Maury Brown Forbes June 10, 2020 June 10, 2020 Tim BeckhamTampa Bay Rays 46 1504 2007 2009 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 thumb|The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Pedro Álvarez second overall. Alvarez had a breakout season in 2013, where he was named an All-Star, was the National League home run leader, and won the Silver Slugger at third base. thumb|The Kansas City Royals selected Eric Hosmer with the third overall pick. With the Royals, Hosmer won 4 Gold Gloves at first base and the 2015 World Series. thumb|The San Francisco Giants selected Buster Posey 5th overall. The 7× All-Star won the 2010 Rookie of the Year Award, the 2012 N.L. Most Valuable Player Award, the 2016 Gold Glove Award at catcher, five Silver Sluggers Awards at catcher and the 2010, 2012, and 2014 World Series. 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 MetsPick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Tom Glavine "Compensation" 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 TwinsPick from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Torii Hunter "Compensation" 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 TwinsSupplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Torii Hunter "Compensation" Right-handed pitcher Tulane 32Jake Odorizzi Milwaukee BrewersSupplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Francisco Cordero "Compensation" Right-handed pitcher Highland High School (IL) 33 Bradley Holt New York MetsSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Tom Glavine "Compensation" Right-handed pitcher UNC Wilmington 34 Zach Collier Philadelphia PhilliesSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Aaron Rowand "Compensation" Outfielder Chino Hills High School (CA) 35 Evan Frederickson Milwaukee BrewersSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Scott Linebrink "Compensation" Left-handed pitcher San Francisco 36 Michael Montgomery Kansas City RoyalsSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent David Riske "Compensation" Left-handed pitcher Hart High School (CA) 37 Conor Gillaspie San Francisco GiantsSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Pedro Feliz "Compensation" Third baseman Wichita State 38 Jordan Lyles Houston AstrosSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Trever Miller "Compensation" Right-handed pitcher Hartsville High School (SC) 39Lance Lynn St. Louis CardinalsSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Troy Percival "Compensation" Right-handed pitcher Ole Miss 40 Brett DeVall Atlanta BravesSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Ron Mahay "Compensation" Left-handed pitcher Niceville High School (FL) 41 Ryan Flaherty Chicago CubsSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jason Kendall "Compensation" Shortstop Vanderbilt 42 Jaff Decker San Diego PadresSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Doug Brocail "Compensation" Outfielder Sunrise Mountain High School (AZ) 43Wade Miley Arizona DiamondbacksSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Liván Hernández "Compensation" Left-handed pitcher Southeastern Louisiana 44 Jeremy Bleich New York YankeesSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Luis Vizcaíno "Compensation" Left-handed pitcher Stanford 45 Bryan Price Boston Red SoxSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Éric Gagné "Compensation" Right-handed pitcher Rice 46 Logan Forsythe San Diego PadresSupplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Mike Cameron "Compensation" Third baseman Arkansas Compensation picks 2 "Compensation" Other notable players thumb|The Colorado Rockies selected Charlie Blackmon in the second round. He is a 4× MLB All-Star, 2× Silver Slugger award winner, and the 2017 National League batting champion. thumb|The Atlanta Braves selected Craig Kimbrel in the third round. The 9× All-Star won the 2011 National League Rookie of the Year award. thumb|The San Francisco Giants selected Brandon Crawford in the fourth round. The 3× All-Star won four Gold Glove Awards at shortstop, the 2015 Silver Slugger Award at shortstop and the 2012, and 2014 World Series. thumb|The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Dee Strange-Gordon in the fourth round. A two-time All-Star, his 2015 breakout season saw him win the Gold Glove Award at second base, the Silver Slugger Award at second base, and lead the National League in batting average, and stolen bases. 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 Steve Lombardozzi Jr., 19th round, 571st overall by the Washington Nationals Xavier Scruggs, 19th round, 575th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals David Rollins, 19th round, 577th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Steve Susdorf, 19th round, 586th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Aaron Barrett, 20th round, 606th overall by the Minnesota Twins Ryan Lollis, 20th round, 613th overall by the Detroit Tigers Pat Venditte, 20th round, 620th overall by the New York Yankees Alex Meyer, 20th round, 622nd overall by the Boston Red Sox Ryan Carpenter, 21st round, 623 overall by the Tampa Bay Rays, but did not sign Lucas Luetge, 21st round, 638th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Logan Watkins, 21st round, 641st overall by the Chicago Cubs Bryan Woodall, 21st round, 648th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Blaine Hardy, 22nd round, 655th overall by the Kansas City Royals Preston Guilmet, 22nd round, 664th overall by the Oakland Athletics Chris Schwinden, 22nd round, 674th overall by the New York Mets Anthony DeSclafani, 22nd round, 682nd overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign Chris Rusin, 23rd round, 694th overall by the Oakland Athletics Brandon Maurer, 23rd round, 702nd overall by the Seattle Mariners Tommy Field, 24th round, 737th overall by the Colorado Rockies Taylor Jungmann, 24th round, 739th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Taylor Thompson, 25th round, 750th overall by the Chicago White Sox Tanner Roark, 25th round, 753rd overall by the Texas Rangers Jerry Sands, 25th round, 757th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Andy Burns, 25th round, 767th overall by the Colorado Rockies Josh Spence, 25th round, 768th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Cory Mazzoni, 26th round, 781st overall by the Washington Nationals Dean Anna, 26th round, 795th overall by the San Diego Padres Elih Villanueva, 27th round, 808th overall by the Florida Marlins Austin Adams, 27th round, 818th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers Anthony Rendon, 27th round, 820th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign Sonny Gray, 27th round, 821st overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign Ryan Cook, 27th round, 828th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Hunter Cervenka, 27th round, 832nd overall by the Boston Red Sox Kevin Mattison, 28th round, 838th overall by the Florida Marlins Nate Freiman, 28th round, 843rd overall by the Texas Rangers Dusty Coleman, 28th round, 844th overall by the Oakland Athletics Chris Heston, 29th round, 871st overall by the Washington Nationals Keon Broxton, 29th round, 886th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Michael Tonkin, 30th round, 906th overall by the Minnesota Twins James McCann, 31st round, 930th overall by the Chicago White Sox Mickey Storey, 31st round, 934th overall by the Oakland Athletics Matt Magill, 31st round, 937th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Sean Gilmartin, 31st round, 945th overall by the San Diego Padres John Hicks, 31st round, 949th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Justin Freeman, 32nd round, 959th overall by the Cincinnati Reds Sam Freeman, 32nd round, 965th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Adam Conley, 32nd round, 966th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign Nick Christiani, 32nd round, 981st overall by the Cleveland Indians Travis Shaw, 32nd round, 982nd overall by the Boston Red Sox Shawn Armstrong, 33rd round, 992nd overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign Dan Robertson, 33rd round, 1005th overall by the San Diego Padres Roberto Perez, 33rd round, 1011th overall by the Cleveland Indians Marcus Semien, 34th round, 1020th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign Jake Elmore, 34th round, 1038th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks Andrew Taylor, 34th round, 1039th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Carson Blair, 35th round, 1072nd overall by the Boston Red Sox Jon Berti, 36th round, 1084th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign Chris Dwyer, 36th round, 1100th overall by the New York Yankees Adam Warren, 36th round, 1101st overall by the Cleveland Indians Bradin Hagens, 37th round, 1105th overall by the Kansas City Royals Matt Andriese, 37th round, 1113th overall by the Texas Rangers Dallas Beeler, 37th round, 1119th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays Erik Hamren, 37th round, 1121st overall by the Chicago Cubs Jarred Cosart, 38th round, 1156th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies Mikie Mahtook, 39th round, 1168th overall by the Florida Marlins Brad Miller, 39th round, 1173rd overall by the Texas Rangers Kyle Hendricks, 39th round, 1189th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign Yan Gomes, 39th round, 1192nd overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign Donn Roach, 40th round, 1219th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Kevin Siegrist, 41st round, 1235th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals Jett Bandy, 41st round, 1237th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers Stephen Pryor, 42nd round, 1263rd overall by the Texas Rangers Brad Brach, 42nd round, 1275th overall by the San Diego Padres Oliver Drake, 43rd round, 1286th overall by the Baltimore Orioles Cody Eppley, 43rd round, 1293rd overall by the Texas Rangers Nick Maronde, 43rd round, 1294th overall by the Oakland Athletics C. J. Cron, 44th round, 1320th overall by the Chicago White Sox Scott McGough, 46th round, 1371st overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates Rob Brantly, 46th round, 1378th overall by the Washington Nationals J. R. Graham, 46th round, 1381st overall by the Oakland Athletics Tony Zych, 46th round, 1386th overall by the Chicago Cubs Giovanni Soto, 46th round, 1390th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies George Springer, 48th round, 1437th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign Alex Dickerson, 48th round, 1432nd overall by the Washington Nationals Rob Scahill, 48th round, 1448th overall by the New York Yankees Tyler Anderson, 50th round, 1491st overall by the Minnesota Twins Sean Nolin, 50th round, 1492nd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers NFL players drafted Kyle Long, 23rd round, 690th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign Eric Decker, 39th round, 1178th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign Pat White, 49th round, 1457th overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign Notes On September 9, 2008, Conor Gillaspie, the 37th pick in the 2008 draft, made his Major League debut, becoming the first from his draft class to do so. Buster Posey was the first 2008 draftee to play in post-season and eventually won the 2010 World Series, the 2012 World Series, and the 2014 World Series with the San Francisco Giants. Posey was also named 2010 NL Rookie of the Year,http://m.mlb.com/news/article/16099576/ Posey catches NL Rookie of the Year honors MLB.com Haft Chris 15 November 2010 29 October 2014 12 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712162116/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/16099576/ dead and he won 2012 National League Most Valuable Player award and the 2012, 2014 & 2015 Silver Slugger awards. 2011 Rookie of the Year Craig Kimbrel was drafted 96th overall by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round. Ryan Westmoreland, who the Boston Red Sox drafted in the fifth round, became one of the best prospects in baseball before having brain surgery twice to repair a cavernous malformation.http://archive.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2011/03/20/red_sox_prospect_ryan_westmorelands_long_road_back_from_brain_surgery/ Boston Red Sox – Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland's long road back from brain surgery – The Boston Globe Boston.com March 20, 2011 August 27, 2012 Brothers Caleb and Corban Joseph were both chosen in the 2008 draft. The New York Yankees selected Corban in the fourth round, with the 140th overall selection, out of Franklin High School in Franklin, Tennessee, while the Baltimore Orioles drafted Caleb in the seventh round, with the 206th overall selection, out of Lipscomb University.Mike Strasinger June 9, 2008 http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/joseph-brothers-both-selected-major-league-baseball-draft Joseph brothers both selected in major league baseball draft Nashville City Paper 2012-09-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221930/http://nashvillecitypaper.com/content/sports/joseph-brothers-both-selected-major-league-baseball-draft December 2, 2013 dead mdy-all West Virginia quarterback Pat White was drafted in the 49th round by the Cincinnati Reds, even though he had not played baseball since his senior year of high school in 2004, when he was drafted by the Anaheim Angels. Negro leagues special draft Prior to the start of the draft, the League held a special round consisting of surviving Negro leagues players to acknowledge and rectify their exclusion from the major leagues on the basis of race in the past. The idea of the special draft was conceived by Hall of Famer Dave Winfield.Tim Brown, "Winfield's Brainchild Thrills Negro Leaguers", Yahoo! Sports, June 4, 2008 Each major league team drafted one player from the Negro leagues. Notable in the draft were Emilio Navarro (who, at 102 years of age at the time of the draft, was believed to be the oldest living professional ballplayer) and Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, the first woman ever drafted.2008 Special Negro Leagues Draft. MLB.com. Retrieved on January 27, 2019. PlayerMLB TeamPositionNegro league team(s)Hubert SimmonsLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimShortstopKansas City MonarchsNeale 'Bobo' HendersonBaltimore OriolesPitcher/OutfielderBaltimore Elite GiantsJim 'Fireball' ColzieBoston Red SoxPitcherIndianapolis Clowns, Atlanta Black CrackersHank PresswoodChicago White SoxShortstop/Third basemanCleveland Buckeyes, Kansas City MonarchsOtha "Li'l Catch" BaileyCleveland IndiansCatcherBirmingham Black Barons, Chattanooga Choo-Choos, Cleveland Buckeyes, Houston/New Orleans EaglesCecil KaiserDetroit TigersPitcher/First baseman/OutfielderHomestead Grays, Pittsburgh CrawfordsUlysses HollimonKansas City RoyalsPitcherBirmingham Black Barons, Baltimore Elite GiantsBill 'Lefty' BellMinnesota TwinsPitcherBirmingham Black Barons, Kansas City MonarchsEmilio 'Millito' NavarroNew York YankeesShortstop/Second baseman/Third basemanCuban StarsIrvin CastilleOakland AthleticsShortstopBirmingham Black BaronsJohn MilesSeattle MarinersThird baseman/OutfielderChicago American GiantsWalter Lee GibbonsTampa Bay RaysPitcherPhiladelphia Stars, New York Black Yankees, Indianapolis ClownsCharley PrideTexas RangersPitcherBirmingham Black Barons, Memphis Red SoxHarold GouldToronto Blue JaysPitcherPhiladelphia StarsBob MitchellArizona DiamondbacksPitcherKansas City MonarchsJames 'Red' MooreAtlanta BravesFirst basemanAtlanta Black Crackers, Baltimore Elite Giants, Newark EaglesWalt OwensChicago CubsPitcher/First basemanDetroit StarsCharlie DavisCincinnati RedsPitcherMemphis Red SoxMack 'The Knife' PrideColorado RockiesPitcherMemphis Red Sox, Kansas City MonarchsEnrique MarotoFlorida MarlinsPitcherKansas City MonarchsBill BlairHouston AstrosPitcherDetroit Stars, Indianapolis ClownsAndrew PorterLos Angeles DodgersPitcherBaltimore Elite Giants, Newark Eagles, Indianapolis Clowns, Cleveland BuckeyesJoseph B. ScottMilwaukee BrewersFirst baseman/OutfielderMemphis Red Sox, New York Black YankeesRobert ScottNew York MetsPitcher/First basemanMemphis Red Sox, New York Black YankeesMahlon DuckettPhiladelphia PhilliesFirst baseman/Second BasemanPhiladelphia Stars, Indianapolis ClownsJames TillmanPittsburgh PiratesCatcherHomestead Grays'Prince' Joe HenrySt. Louis CardinalsSecond baseman/Third BasemanPhiladelphia Stars, Indianapolis ClownsDetroit StarsWalter McCoySan Diego PadresPitcherChicago American Giants, Kansas City MonarchsCarlos Manuel SantiagoSan Francisco GiantsShortstop/Second basemanNew York CubansMamie 'Peanut' JohnsonWashington NationalsPitcherIndianapolis Clowns References External links MLB Important Dates for 2008 2008 MLB Draft Tracker Baseball America's First Round Recap 1st Overall Picks David Price Stephen Strasburg Tim Beckham Category:Major League Baseball draft Draft Major League Baseball draft