2008 Major League Baseball draft

First round selections

Supplemental first round selections

Compensation picks

Other notable players

• Kyle Lobstein, 2nd round, 47th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays
• Tanner Scheppers, 2nd round, 48th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Johnny Giavotella, 2nd round, 49th overall by the Kansas City Royals
• Xavier Avery, 2nd round, 50th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
• Anthony Gose, 2nd round, 51st overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
• Brad Hand, 2nd round, 52nd overall by the Florida Marlins
• Robbie Ross, 2nd round, 57th overall by the Texas Rangers
• Tyson Ross, 2nd round, 58th overall by the Oakland Athletics
• Shane Peterson, 2nd round, 59th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
• Tyler Ladendorf, 2nd round, 59th overall by the Minnesota Twins
• Josh Lindblom, 2nd round, 60th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Cody Satterwhite, 2nd round, 67th overall by the Detroit Tigers
• James Darnell, 2nd round, 69th overall by the San Diego Padres
• Zeke Spruill, 2nd round, 70th overall by the Atlanta Braves
• Charlie Blackmon, 2nd round, 72nd overall by the Colorado Rockies
• Bryan Shaw, 2nd round, 73rd overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Tyler Chatwood, 2nd round, 74th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Jordy Mercer, 3rd round, 79th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
• L. J. Hoes, 3rd round, 81st overall by the Baltimore Orioles
• Roger Kieschnick, 3rd round, 82nd overall by the San Francisco Giants
• Edgar Olmos, 3rd round, 83rd overall by the Florida Marlins
• Zach Stewart, 3rd round, 84th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
• Stephen Fife, 3rd round, 85th overall by the Boston Red Sox
• Brent Morel, 3rd round, 86th overall by the Chicago White Sox
• Danny Espinosa, 3rd round, 87th overall by the Washington Nationals
• Logan Schafer, 3rd round, 94th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
• Craig Kimbrel, 3rd round, 96th overall by the Atlanta Braves
• Chris Carpenter, 3rd round, 97th overall by the Chicago Cubs
• Kirk Nieuwenhuis, 3rd round, 100th overall by the New York Mets
• Blake Tekotte, 3rd round, 101st overall by the San Diego Padres
• Vance Worley, 3rd round, 102nd overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
• David Adams, 3rd round, 106th overall by the New York Yankees
• Cord Phelps, 3rd round, 107th overall by the Cleveland Indians
• Kyle Weiland, 3rd round, 108th overall by the Boston Red Sox
• Jonathan Pettibone, 3rd round, 110th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
• Chase d'Arnaud, 4th round, 114th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Tim Melville, 4th round, 115th overall by the Kansas City Royals
• Kyle Hudson, 4th round, 116th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
• Brandon Crawford, 4th round, 117th overall by the San Francisco Giants
• Joe Wieland, 4th round, 123rd overall by the Texas Rangers
• Dee Gordon, 4th round, 127th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Jason Kipnis, 4th round, 135th overall by the San Diego Padres, but did not sign
• Trevor May, 4th round, 136th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
• Buddy Boshers, 4th round, 139th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Corban Joseph, 4th round, 140th overall by the New York Yankees
• Justin Wilson, 5th round, 144th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
• John Lamb, 5th round, 145th overall by the Kansas City Royals
• Daniel Hudson, 5th round, 150th overall by the Chicago White Sox
• Adrian Nieto, 5th round, 151st overall by the Washington Nationals
• Jermaine Curtis, 5th round, 155th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
• Tyler Pastornicky, 5th round, 159th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
• Alex Avila, 5th round, 163rd overall by the Detroit Tigers
• Anthony Bass, 5th round, 165th overall by the San Diego Padres
• Chris Dominguez, 5th round, 167th overall by the Colorado Rockies
• Collin Cowgill, 5th round, 168th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Zach Putnam, 5th round, 171st overall by the Cleveland Indians
• Robbie Grossman, 6th round, 174th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Eric Surkamp, 6th round, 177th overall by the San Francisco Giants
• J. B. Shuck, 6th round, 182nd overall by the Houston Astros
• Richard Bleier, 6th round, 183rd overall by the Texas Rangers
• Eric Fornataro, 6th round, 185th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
• Josh Harrison, 6th round, 191st overall by the Chicago Cubs
• Josh Satin, 6th round, 194th overall by the New York Mets
• Cole Figueroa, 6th round, 195th overall by the San Diego Padres
• Brett Marshall, 6th round, 200th overall by the New York Yankees
• Ryan Lavarnway, 6th round, 202nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
• Caleb Joseph, 7th round, 206th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
• Pedro Villarreal, 7th round, 209th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
• Jordan Danks, 7th round, 210th overall by the Chicago White Sox
• Eric Thames, 7th round, 219th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
• Paul Clemens, 7th round, 220th overall by the Atlanta Braves
• Will Smith, 7th round, 229th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Tim Federowicz, 7th round, 232nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
• Scott Barnes, 8th round, 237th overall by the San Francisco Giants
• Nick Buss, 8th round, 247th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
• Erik Komatsu, 8th round, 248th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
• Evan Crawford, 8th round, 249th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
• Brett Oberholtzer, 8th round, 250th overall by the Atlanta Braves
• Bobby LaFromboise, 8th round, 252nd overall by the Seattle Mariners
• Andy Dirks, 8th round, 253rd overall by the Detroit Tigers
• Eric Campbell, 8th round, 254th overall by the New York Mets
• Matt Hague, 9th round, 264th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
• Ryan Verdugo, 9th round, 267th overall by the San Francisco Giants
• Dan Jennings, 9th round, 268th overall by the Florida Marlins
• Dave Sappelt, 9th round, 269th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
• Jay Jackson, 9th round, 281st overall by the Chicago Cubs
• Christian Vazquez, 9th round, 292nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
• Chris Herrmann, 10th round, 296th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
• Tommy Milone, 10th round, 301st overall by the Washington Nationals
• Alex Castellanos, 10th round, 305th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
• Danny Farquhar, 10th round, 309th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
• J. J. Hoover, 10th round, 310th overall by the Atlanta Braves
• Alex Wilson, 10th round, 311th overall by the Chicago Cubs
• Robbie Weinhardt, 10th round, 313th overall by the Detroit Tigers
• Andrew Albers, 10th round, 315th overall by the San Diego Padres
• D. J. Mitchell, 10th round, 320th overall by the New York Yankees
• 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
• Johnny Hellweg, 16th round, 499th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• 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

• 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

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