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The 2008 First-Year Player Draft was the forty-fourth Major League Baseball amateur draft. It was held on June 5 and June 6, 2008. The Tampa Bay Rays had the first pick for the second year in a row and the fourth time in the past decade.
[edit] Draft results
[edit] First round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Hometown | Notes
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| 1 | Tampa Bay Rays | Tim Beckham | SS | Griffin High School | Griffin, GA |
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| 2 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Pedro Alvarez | 3B | Vanderbilt University | New York, NY |
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| 3 | Kansas City Royals | Eric Hosmer | 1B | American Heritage School | |
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| 4 | Baltimore Orioles | Brian Matusz | LHP | San Diego State University | Cave Creek, AZ |
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| 5 | San Francisco Giants | Buster Posey | C | Florida State University | Leesburg, GA |
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| 6 | Florida Marlins | Kyle Skipworth | C | Patriot High School | |
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| 7 | Cincinnati Reds | Yonder Alonso | 1B | University of Miami | Miami, FL |
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| 8 | Chicago White Sox | Gordon Beckham | SS | University of Georgia | Atlanta, GA |
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| 9 | Washington Nationals | Aaron Crow | RHP | University of Missouri | Wakarusa, KS | Did Not Sign |
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| 10 | Houston Astros | Jason Castro | C | Stanford University | |
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| 11 | Texas Rangers | Justin Smoak | 1B | University of South Carolina | Goose Creek, SC |
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| 12 | Oakland Athletics | Jemile Weeks | 2B | University of Miami | Altamonte Springs, FL |
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| 13 | St. Louis Cardinals | Brett Wallace | 3B/1B | Arizona State University | Sonoma, CA |
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| 14 | Minnesota Twins | Aaron Hicks | OF/RHP | Woodrow Wilson Classical High School | |
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| 15 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Ethan Martin | 3B | Stephens County High School | |
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| 16 | Milwaukee Brewers | Brett Lawrie | C | Brookswood Secondary School | Langley, BC | highest pick to date for a Canadian position player
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| 17 | Toronto Blue Jays | David Cooper | 1B | University of California | Stockton, CA |
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| 18 | New York Mets | Ike Davis | 1B/OF | Arizona State University | | Compensation from Atlanta Braves for Tom Glavine
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| 19 | Chicago Cubs | Andrew Cashner | RP | Texas Christian University | |
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| 20 | Seattle Mariners | Joshua Fields | RHP | University of Georgia | |
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| 21 | Detroit Tigers | Ryan Perry | RHP | University of Arizona | |
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| 22 | New York Mets | Reese Havens | SS | University of South Carolina | |
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| 23 | San Diego Padres | Allan Dykstra | 1B | Wake Forest University | San Diego, CA |
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| 24 | Philladelphia Phillies | Anthony Hewitt | OF/SS | Salisbury High School (CT) | |
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| 25 | Colorado Rockies | Christian Friedrich | LHP | Eastern Kentucky University | |
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| 26 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Daniel Schlereth | LHP | University of Arizona | |
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| 27 | Minnesota Twins | Carlos Gutierrez | RHP | University of Miami | | Compensation from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Torii Hunter
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| 28 | New York Yankees | Gerrit Cole | RHP | Orange Lutheran High School | | Did Not Sign
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| 29 | Cleveland Indians | Lonnie Chisenhall | 3B | Pitt Community College (NC) | Newport, NC |
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| 30 | Boston Red Sox | Casey Kelly | RHP/SS | Sarasota High School | |
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[edit] Supplemental first round
[edit] Other notable selections
[edit] Draft notes
[edit] Sources
