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The 2008 First-Year Player Draft continued Major League Baseball's annual amateur draft of high school and college baseball players, and was held on June 5 and 6, 2008.

[edit] First Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1	Tim Beckham	Tampa Bay Rays	SS	Griffin High School (GA)
2	Pedro Alvarez	Pittsburgh Pirates	3B	Vanderbilt University
3	Eric Hosmer	Kansas City Royals	1B	American Heritage School (FL)
4	Brian Matusz	Baltimore Orioles	LHP	University of San Diego
5	Buster Posey	San Francisco Giants	C	Florida State University
6	Kyle Skipworth	Florida Marlins	C	Patriot High School (CA)
7	Yonder Alonso	Cincinnati Reds	1B	University of Miami
8	Gordon Beckham	Chicago White Sox	SS	University of Georgia
9	Aaron Crow *	Washington Nationals	RHP	University of Missouri
10	Jason Castro	Houston Astros	C	Stanford University
11	Justin Smoak	Texas Rangers	1B	University of South Carolina
12	Jemile Weeks	Oakland Athletics	2B	University of Miami
13	Brett Wallace	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	Arizona State University
14	Aaron Hicks	Minnesota Twins	OF	Woodrow Wilson High School (CA)
15	Ethan Martin	Los Angeles Dodgers	RHP	Stephens County High School (GA)
16	Brett Lawrie	Milwaukee Brewers	C	Brookswood Secondary School (Canada)
17	David Cooper	Toronto Blue Jays	1B	University of California, Berkeley
18	Ike Davis	New York Mets^{[Compensation 1]}	1B	Arizona State University
19	Andrew Cashner	Chicago Cubs	RHP	Texas Christian University
20	Josh Fields	Seattle Mariners	RHP	University of Georgia
21	Ryan Perry	Detroit Tigers	RHP	University of Arizona
22	Reese Havens	New York Mets	SS	University of South Carolina
23	Allan Dykstra	San Diego Padres	1B	Wake Forest University
24	Anthony Hewitt	Philadelphia Phillies	SS	Salisbury School (CT)
25	Christian Friedrich	Colorado Rockies	LHP	Eastern Kentucky University
26	Daniel Schlereth	Arizona Diamondbacks	LHP	University of Arizona
27	Carlos Gutierrez	Minnesota Twins^{[Compensation 2]}	RHP	University of Miami
28	Gerrit Cole *	New York Yankees	RHP	Orange Lutheran High School (CA)
29	Lonnie Chisenhall	Cleveland Indians	SS	Pitt Community College
30	Casey Kelly	Boston Red Sox	SS/RHP	Sarasota High School (FL)

* Did not sign

[edit] Supplemental First Round Selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
31	Steven "Shooter" Hunt	Minnesota Twins^{[Compensation 3]}	RHP	Tulane University
32	Jacob Odorizzi	Milwaukee Brewers^{[Compensation 4]}	RHP	Highland High School (IL)
33	Bradley Holt	New York Mets^{[Compensation 5]}	RHP	UNC Wilmington
34	Zachary Collier	Philadelphia Phillies^{[Compensation 6]}	LF	Chino Hills High School (CA)
35	Evan Frederickson	Milwaukee Brewers^{[Compensation 7]}	LHP	University of San Francisco
36	Michael Montgomery	Kansas City Royals^{[Compensation 8]}	LHP	Hart High School
37	Conor Gillaspie	San Francisco Giants^{[Compensation 9]}	3B	Wichita State University
38	Jordan Lyles	Houston Astros^{[Compensation 10]}	RHP	Hartsville High School (SC)
39	Lance Lynn	St. Louis Cardinals^{[Compensation 11]}	RHP	University of Mississippi
40	Brett DeVall	Atlanta Braves^{[Compensation 12]}	LHP	Niceville High School (FL)
41	Ryan Flaherty	Chicago Cubs^{[Compensation 13]}	SS	Vanderbilt University
42	Jaff Decker	San Diego Padres^{[Compensation 14]}	CF	Sunrise Mountain High School (AZ)
43	Wade Miley	Arizona Diamondbacks^{[Compensation 15]}	LHP	Southeastern Louisiana University
44	Jeremy Bleich	New York Yankees^{[Compensation 16]}	LHP	Stanford University
45	Bryan Price	Boston Red Sox^{[Compensation 17]}	RHP	Rice University
46	John Forsythe	San Diego Padres^{[Compensation 18]}	3B	University of Arkansas

[edit] 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 Vizcaíno
^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Eric Gagne
^ Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Mike Cameron

[edit] 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.

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.

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[edit] Past And Future Drafts

Preceded by David Price	1st Overall Picks Tim Beckham	Succeeded by Stephen Strasburg

[0] Pick from Atlanta Braves as compensation for signing of free agent Tom Glavine

[1] Pick from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Torii Hunter

[2] Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Torii Hunter

[3] Supplemental pick as compensation for signing of free agent Francisco Cordero

[4] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Tom Glavine

[5] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Aaron Rowand

[6] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Scott Linebrink

[7] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent David Riske

[8] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Pedro Feliz

[9] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Trever Miller

[10] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Troy Percival

[11] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Ron Mahay

[12] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Jason Kendall

[13] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Doug Brocail

[14] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Livan Hernandez

[15] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Luis Vizcaíno

[16] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Eric Gagne

[17] Supplemental pick as compensation for loss of free agent Mike Cameron

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