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,[2] and he won 2012 National League Most Valuable Player award and the 2012, 2014 & 2015 Silver Slugger awards.
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 Draftedit
Prior to the start of the draft, the League held a special round consisting of the 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.[5] Each major league team drafted one player from the Negro leagues. Notable in the draft were Emilio Navarro (who, at 101 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.[6]
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The 2008 Major League Baseball draft was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players held on June 5 and 6 2008 2008 Major League Baseball draftGeneral informationDate s June 5 6 2008Network s ESPN 1 Overview1504 total selectionsFirst selectionTim BeckhamTampa Bay RaysFirst round selections46 20072009 Contents 1 First round selections 2 Other notable players 2 1 NFL players drafted 3 Notes 4 Negro Leagues Special Draft 5 References 6 External linksFirst round selections edit nbsp The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Pedro Alvarez 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 nbsp 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 nbsp The San Francisco Giants selected Buster Posey 5th overall The 7x 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 Shortstop Griffin High School GA 2 Pedro Alvarez Pittsburgh Pirates Third baseman Vanderbilt 3 Eric Hosmer Kansas City Royals First baseman American Heritage School FL 4 Brian Matusz Baltimore Orioles Left handed pitcher San Diego 5 Buster Posey San Francisco Giants Catcher Florida State 6 Kyle Skipworth Florida Marlins Catcher Patriot High School CA 7 Yonder Alonso Cincinnati Reds First baseman Miami FL 8 Gordon Beckham Chicago White Sox Shortstop Georgia 9 Aaron Crow Washington Nationals Right handed pitcher Missouri 10 Jason Castro Houston Astros Catcher Stanford 11 Justin 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 Compensation 1 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 Gutierrez Minnesota Twins Compensation 2 Right handed pitcher Miami FL 28 Gerrit 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 Compensation 3 Right handed pitcher Tulane 32 Jake Odorizzi Milwaukee Brewers Compensation 4 Right handed pitcher Highland High School IL 33 Bradley Holt New York Mets Compensation 5 Right handed pitcher UNC Wilmington 34 Zach Collier Philadelphia Phillies Compensation 6 Outfielder Chino Hills High School CA 35 Evan Frederickson Milwaukee Brewers Compensation 7 Left handed pitcher San Francisco 36 Michael Montgomery Kansas City Royals Compensation 8 Left handed pitcher Hart High School CA 37 Conor Gillaspie San Francisco Giants Compensation 9 Third baseman Wichita State 38 Jordan Lyles Houston Astros Compensation 10 Right handed pitcher Hartsville High School SC 39 Lance Lynn St Louis Cardinals Compensation 11 Right handed pitcher Ole Miss 40 Brett DeVall Atlanta Braves Compensation 12 Left handed pitcher Niceville High School FL 41 Ryan Flaherty Chicago Cubs Compensation 13 Shortstop Vanderbilt 42 Jaff Decker San Diego Padres Compensation 14 Outfielder Sunrise Mountain High School AZ 43 Wade Miley Arizona Diamondbacks Compensation 15 Left handed pitcher Southeastern Louisiana 44 Jeremy Bleich New York Yankees Compensation 16 Left handed pitcher Stanford 45 Bryan Price Boston Red Sox Compensation 17 Right handed pitcher Rice 46 Logan Forsythe San Diego Padres Compensation 18 Third baseman Arkansas Compensation picks Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Tom Glavine Pick from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Torii Hunter Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Torii Hunter Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Francisco Cordero Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Tom Glavine Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Aaron Rowand Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Scott Linebrink Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent David Riske Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Pedro Feliz Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Trever Miller Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Troy Percival Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Ron Mahay Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jason Kendall Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Doug Brocail Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Livan Hernandez Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Luis Vizcaino Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Eric Gagne Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Mike CameronOther notable players edit nbsp The Colorado Rockies selected Charlie Blackmon in the second round He is a 4x MLB All Star 2x Silver Slugger award winner and the 2017 National League batting champion nbsp The Atlanta Braves selected Craig Kimbrel in the third round The 9x All Star won the 2011 National League Rookie of the Year award nbsp The San Francisco Giants selected Brandon Crawford in the fourth round The 3x All Star won four Gold Glove Awards at shortstop the 2015 Silver Slugger Award at shortstop and the 2012 and 2014 World Series nbsp 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 Pitcher Coconino 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 52 Brad 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 Carlton J Kell High School GA 2 72 Charlie 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 96 Craig 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 4 117 Brandon Crawford San Francisco Giants Shortstop UCLA 4 123 Joe Wieland Texas Rangers Pitcher Bishop Manogue NV 4 127 Dee Strange Gordon Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop Southeastern University 4 135 Jason 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 Monarchs 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 The IMG Pendleton School 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 Wolfpack baseball 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 6 191 Josh 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 College 7 210 Jordan Danks Chicago White Sox Outfielder Texas 7 219 Eric Thames Toronto Blue Jays Outfielder Pepperdine 7 229 Will 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 Southern California 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 Vazquez Boston Red Sox Catcher Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and High School PR 10 296 Chris 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 at Lafayette 10 310 J J Hoover Atlanta Braves Pitcher Calhoun Community College 10 311 Alex Wilson Chicago Cubs Pitcher Texas A amp 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 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 edit 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 signNotes editOn 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 2 and he won 2012 National League Most Valuable Player award and the 2012 2014 amp 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 3 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 4 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 editPrior to the start of the draft the League held a special round consisting of the 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 5 Each major league team drafted one player from the Negro leagues Notable in the draft were Emilio Navarro who at 101 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 6 Player MLB Team Position Negro league Team s Hubert Simmons Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Shortstop Kansas City Monarchs Neale Bobo Henderson Baltimore Orioles Pitcher Outfielder Baltimore Elite Giants Jim Fireball Colzie Boston Red Sox Pitcher Indianapolis Clowns Atlanta Black Crackers Hank Presswood Chicago White Sox Shortstop Third baseman Cleveland Buckeyes Kansas City Monarchs Otha Li l Catch Bailey Cleveland Indians Catcher Birmingham Black Barons Chattanooga Choo Choos Cleveland Buckeyes Houston New Orleans Eagles Cecil Kaiser Detroit Tigers Pitcher First baseman Outfielder Homestead Grays Pittsburgh Crawfords Ulysses Hollimon Kansas City Royals Pitcher Birmingham Black Barons Baltimore Elite Giants Bill Lefty Bell Minnesota Twins Pitcher Birmingham Black Barons Kansas City Monarchs Emilio Millito Navarro New York Yankees Shortstop Second baseman Third baseman Cuban Stars Irvin Castille Oakland Athletics Shortstop Birmingham Black Barons John Miles Seattle Mariners Third baseman Outfielder Chicago American Giants Walter Lee Gibbons Tampa Bay Rays Pitcher Philadelphia Stars New York Black Yankees Indianapolis Clowns Charley Pride Texas Rangers Pitcher Birmingham Black Barons Memphis Red Sox Harold Gould Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Philadelphia Stars Bob Mitchell Arizona Diamondbacks Pitcher Kansas City Monarchs James Red Moore Atlanta Braves First baseman Atlanta Black Crackers Baltimore Elite Giants Newark Eagles Walt Owens Chicago Cubs Pitcher First baseman Detroit Stars Charlie Davis Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Memphis Red Sox Mack The Knife Pride Colorado Rockies Pitcher Memphis Red Sox Kansas City Monarchs Enrique Maroto Florida Marlins Pitcher Kansas City Monarchs Bill Blair Houston Astros Pitcher Detroit Stars Indianapolis Clowns Andrew Porter Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Baltimore Elite Giants Newark Eagles Indianapolis Clowns Cleveland Buckeyes Joseph B Scott Milwaukee Brewers First baseman Outfielder Memphis Red Sox New York Black Yankees Robert Scott New York Mets Pitcher First baseman Memphis Red Sox New York Black Yankees Mahlon Duckett Philadelphia Phillies First baseman Second Baseman Philadelphia Stars Indianapolis Clowns James Tillman Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher Homestead Grays Prince Joe Henry St Louis Cardinals Second baseman Third Baseman Philadelphia Stars Indianapolis ClownsDetroit Stars Walter McCoy San Diego Padres Pitcher Chicago American Giants Kansas City Monarchs Carlos Manuel Santiago San Francisco Giants Shortstop Second baseman New York Cubans Mamie Peanut Johnson Washington Nationals Pitcher Indianapolis ClownsReferences edit Brown Maury June 10 2020 MLB Draft Returns To ESPN For First Time Since 2008 Forbes Retrieved June 10 2020 Haft Chris November 15 2010 Posey catches NL Rookie of the Year honors MLB com Archived from the original on July 12 2015 Retrieved October 29 2014 Boston Red Sox Red Sox prospect Ryan Westmoreland s long road back from brain surgery The Boston Globe Boston com March 20 2011 Retrieved August 27 2012 Strasinger Mike June 9 2008 Joseph brothers both selected in major league baseball draft Nashville City Paper Archived from the original on December 2 2013 Retrieved September 6 2012 Tim Brown Winfield s Brainchild Thrills Negro Leaguers Yahoo Sports June 4 2008 2008 Special Negro Leagues Draft MLB com Retrieved on January 27 2019 External links editMLB Important Dates for 2008 2008 MLB Draft Tracker Baseball America s First Round Recap Preceded byDavid Price 1st Overall PicksTim Beckham Succeeded byStephen Strasburg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Major League Baseball draft amp oldid 1173592127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
