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2008 MLB Mock Draft

2008 MLB DRAFT: June 5, 2008

Round 1
Comp A
Round 2
Round 3
Comp B
Round 4
Round 5
Actual vs Mock
Actual Draft

 

***UPDATED***

# Team Player Pos. College/High School Ht. Wt. Bats, Throws
Round 1
1 Rays Tampa Bay Tim Beckham SS University of North Carolina 6'2" 191 R,R
2 Pirates Pittsburgh Pedro Alvarez 3B Vanderbilt 6'2" 215 L,R
3 Royals Kansas City Brian Matusz LHP University of San Diego 6'4" 193 L,L
4 Orioles Baltimore Justin Smoak 1B University of South Carolina 6'4" 215 Both,L
5 Giants San Francisco Buster Posey C Florida State 6'2" 200 R,R
6 Marlins Florida Brett Wallace 1B Arizona State 6'1" 245 L,R
7 Reds Cincinnati Eric Hosmer 1B American Heritage HS, Plantation, Fla. 6'4" 210 L,L
8 White Sox Chicago WS Aaron Hicks OF Wilson HS, Long Beach, Calif. 6'2" 164 B,R
9 Nationals Washington Yonder Alonso 1B University of Miami (Fla.) 6'2" 215 B,L
10 Astros Houston Brett DeVall LHP Rutherford HS, Panama City, Fla. 6'4" 205 R,L
11 Rangers Texas Isaac Galloway OF Los Osos HS, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 6'3" 190 R,R
12 Athletics Oakland Jemile Weeks 2B University of Miami (Fla.) 5'9" 155 R,R
13 Cardinals St. Louis Ethan Martin 3B Stephens County HS, Toccoa, Ga. 6'3" 200 R,R
14 Twins Minnesota Gordon Beckham SS Georgia 6'0" 181 R,R
15 Dodgers LA Dodgers Brandon Crawford SS UCLA 6'2" 195 L,R
16 Brewers Milwaukee Kyle Long LHP/1B Belfield HS, St. Anne's, Va. 6'7" 280 L,L
17 Blue Jays Toronto Harold Martinez SS/3B Braddock HS, Miami, Fla. 6'3" 185 R,R
18 Tom Glavine Signing NY Mets (from Atlanta) Christian Friedrich LHP Eastern Kentucky 6'3" 208 R,L
19 Cubs Chicago Cubs Tim Melville RHP Wentzville Holt HS (MO) 6'5" 205 R,R
20 Mariners Seattle Gerrit Cole RHP Santa Ana, CA 6'3" 190 R,R
21 Tigers Detroit Tyson Ross RHP University of California 6'5" 215 R,R
22 Mets NY Mets Jordan Danks OF University of Texas 6'5" 209 L,R
23 Padres San Diego Luke Burnett RHP Louisiana Tech 6'8" 260 R,R
24 Phillies Philadelphia Aaron Crow RHP Missouri 6'2" 195 L,R
25 Rockies Colorado Anthony Ferrera LHP Riverview HS, Fl. 6'2" 190 R,L
26 Diamondbacks Arizona Lance Lynn RHP University of Mississippi 6'5" 260 R,R
27 Torii Hunter signing Minnesota (from LA Angels) Allan Dykstra 1B Wake Forest 6'5" 230 L,R
28 Yankees NY Yankees Jason Castro C Stanford 6'3" 215 L,R
29 Indians Cleveland Shooter Hunt RHP Tulane 6'3" 200 R,R
30 Red Sox Boston Kyle Skipworth C Riverside, CA 6'3" 190 L,R
Compensatory Picks Round A
31 Torii Hunter signing Minnesota (from LA Angels) Ike Davis 1B/OF Arizona State 6'4" 205 L,L
32 Francisco Cordero Signing Milwaukee (from Cincinnati) Zach Collier OF Chino Hills HS, CA 6'2" 185 L,L
33 Tom Glavine Signing NY Mets (from Atlanta) Jake Odorizzi RHP Highland HS, Il 6'2" 175 R,R
34 Aaron Rowand Signing Philadelphia (from San Francisco) Joshua Fields RHP University of Georgia 6'0" 180 R,R
35 Scott Linebrink signing Milwaukee (from Chicago WS) Daniel Schlereth LHP University of Arizona 6'1" 210 L,L
36 David Riske signing Kansas City (from Milwaukee) Anthony Hewitt SS Salisbury School, CN 6'1" 190 R,R
37 Pedro Feliz signing San Francisco (from Philadelphia) Quinton Miller RHP Shawnee HS, NJ 6'2" 195 R,R
38 Trevor Miller signing Houston (from Tampa Bay) Andrew Cashner RHP Texas Christian University 6'5" 185 R,R
39 Troy Percival signing St. Louis (from Tampa Bay) Cody Satterwhite RHP University of Mississippi 6'4" 205 R,R
40 Ron Mahay signing Atlanta (from Kansas City) David Cooper 1B Cal 6'0" 185 L,L
41 Jason Kendall signing Chicago Cubs (from Milwaukee) Conor Gillaspie 3B Wichita State 6'1" 200 L,R
42 Doug Brocail signing San Diego (from Houston) Reese Havens SS South Carolina 6'1" 195 L,R
43 Livan Hernandez signing Arizona (from Minnesota) James Darnell RF/3B University of South Carolina 6'2" 195 R,R
44 Luis Vizcaino signing NY Yankees (from Colorado) Petey Paramore C Arizona State 6'2" 210 B,R
45 Eric Gagne signing Boston (from Milwaukee) Robbie Ross LHP Lexington Christian Academy (Ky.) 5'11" 180 L,L
46 Mike Cameron signing San Diego (from Milwaukee) Dennis Raben OF/1B Miami 6'3" 220 L,L
47 Rays Tampa Bay Alex Meyer RHP Greensboro, In. 6'7" 200 R,R
48 Pirates Pittsburgh Michael Palazzone RHP Lassiter HS, Ga. 6'3" 200 R,R
49 Royals Kansas City Scott Green RHP University of Kentucky 6'8" 240 R,R
50 Orioles Baltimore Ryan Perry RHP Arizona 6'4" 200 R,R
51 Aaron Rowand Signing Philadelphia (from San Francisco) Daniel Marrs RHP James River HS, Va. 6'3" 200 R,R
52 Marlins Florida Brett Hunter RHP Pepperdine 6'2" 190 R,R
53 Francisco Cordero Signing Milwaukee (from Cincinnati) Zach Putnam RHP Michigan 6'2" 215 R,R
54 Scott Linebrink signing Milwaukee (from Chicago WS) Hunter Cervenka RHP Ross Sterling HS, Tx. 6'2" 195 L,L
55 Nationals Washington Jarret Martin LHP Centennial HS, Bakersfield, Calif. 6'2" 180 L,L
56 Astros Houston Casey Kelly SS Sarasota HS (FL) 6'3" 190 R,R
57 Rangers Texas Walker Kelly LHP Arlington Heights HS, Tx. 6'0" 188 L,L
58 Athletics Oakland Preston Guilmet RHP Univeristy of Arizona 6'2" 190 R,R
59 Cardinals St. Louis Roger Kieschnick OF Texas Tech 6'3" 210 L,R
60 Twins Minnesota Daniel Webb RHP Heath HS, W. Paducah, Ky. 6'3" 205 R,R
61 Dodgers LA Dodgers Jacob Thompson RHP University of Virginia 6'6" 190 R,R
62 Brewers Milwaukee D.J. Hicks 1B Lake Brantley HS (FL) 6'5" 205 L,R
63 Blue Jays Toronto Tim Murphy LHP UCLA 6'2" 205 L,L
64 Braves Atlanta Ray Hanson RHP Wilson HS (CA) 6'8" 195 R,R
65 Cubs Chicago Cubs Ryan Flaherty SS Vanderbilt 6'2" 205 L,R
66 Mariners Seattle Kevin Eichhorn RHP Aptos HS (CA) 6'0" 170 B,R
67 Tigers Detroit D.J. Mitchell RHP/OF Clemson 6'0" 160 R,R
68 Mets NY Mets Scott Gorgen RHP UC Irvine 5'10" 190 R,R
69 Padres San Diego Jake Thompson RHP Wilson HS (CA) 6'6" 185 R,R
70 Josh Fields signing Atlanta Jack Armstrong RHP Jupiter HS (FL) 6'7" 200 R,R
71 Phillies Philadelphia Brad Dydalewicz LHP Lake Travis HS (TX) 6'1" 195 L,L
72 Rockies Colorado Kyle Lobstein LHP Coconino HS, Flagstaff, Ariz. 6'1" 165 L,L
73 Diamondbacks Arizona Tim Federowicz C North Carolina 5'10" 198 R,R
74 Angels LA Angels Josh Romanski LHP San Diego 6'0" 180 L,L
75 Yankees NY Yankees Alex Buchholz 2B Delaware 6'0" 190 R,R
76 Indians Cleveland Sonny Gray RHP Smyrna HS (Tenn.) 6'0" 185 R,R
77 Red Sox Boston Aaron Shafer RHP Wichita State 6'4" 205 L,R
78 Rays Tampa Bay David Adams 2B Virginia 6'2" 210 R,R
79 Pirates Pittsburgh Niko Vasquez SS Durango HS (Las Vegas) 6'0" 175 R,R
80 Royals Kansas City Ryan O'Sullivan RHP Valhalla HS (CA) 6'1" 180 R,R
81 Orioles Baltimore Rolando Gomez SS Flanagan HS (FL) 5'9" 160 L,R
82 Giants San Francisco Clark Murphy OF Fallbrook Union HS (CA) 6'3" 200 L,L
83 Marlins Florida Jared Prince OF Washington State 6'2" 211 R,R
84 Reds Cincinnati Logan Forsythe OF Arkansas 6'0" 195 R,R
85 Jeff Morris signing Boston Ryan Lavarnway C Yale 6'3" 210 R,R
86 White Sox Chicago WS Miles Reagan RHP El Capitan HS, Lakeside, Calif. 6'2" 190 R,R
87 Nationals Washington Brian Ellington RHP Oak Hall HS (FL) 6'4" 180 R,R
88 Astros Houston Wade Miley LHP SE Louisiana 6'2" 195 L,L
89 Rangers Texas Pablo Bermudez OF Miami Springs HS (FL) 5'11" 180 R,R
90 Athletics Oakland Kiel Roling C Arizona State 6'3" 240 R,R
91 Cardinals St. Louis Alex Wilson RHP Winthrop 6'1" 195 R,R
92 Twins Minnesota Sean Adelman RHP West Boca Raton HS (FL) 6'3" 198 L,R
93 Dodgers LA Dodgers Nick Maronde LHP Lexington Catholic HS, Ky. 6'3" 195 B,L
94 Brewers Milwaukee Jermaine Curtis 3B UCLA 6'1" 190 R,R
95 Blue Jays Toronto Taylor Hightower C Cartersville HS (Ga.) 6'1" 190 R,R
96 Braves Atlanta Danny Espinosa SS Long Beach State 5'11" 165 B,R
97 Cubs Chicago Cubs Adrian Nieto C American Heritage HS (FL) 6'0" 195 B,R
98 Mariners Seattle Austin Wright LHP Conant HS, Schaumburg, Ill. 6'3" 210 L,L
99 Tigers Detroit B.J. Hermsen RHP West Delaware HS (IA) 6'6" 230 R,R
100 Mets NY Mets Andy Burns 3B Rocky Mountain HS, Fort Collins, Colo. 6'1" 180 R,R
101 Padres San Diego Destin Hood SS St. Paul's Academy HS, AL 6'3" 190 R,R
102 Phillies Philadelphia Anthony Gose OF Bellflower HS (CA) 6'0" 170 L,L
103 Rockies Colorado Jordan Craft OF Kennesaw Mountain HS (GA) 6'2" 185 R,R
104 Diamondbacks Arizona Tanner Scheppers RHP Fresno State 6'3" 170 R,R
105 Angels LA Angels Greg Conver RHP Northeast HS (FL) 6'5" 200 R,R
106 Yankees NY Yankees Brian Pruitt OF Stetson 6'1" 200 R,R
107 Indians Cleveland Sean Ratliff OF Stanford 6'2" 195 L,L
108 Red Sox Boston Ricky Oropesa 3B Etiwanda HS (CA) 6'2" 215 L,R
Compensatory Picks Round B
109 Derek Dietrich signing Houston Brance Rivera SS Muscatine HS (IA) 6'3" 165 R,R
110 B. Workman signing Philadelphia Sawyer Carroll OF University of Kentucky 6'4" 210 L,R
111 Thomas Toledo signing San Diego Ryan Webber RHP Flint Powers Catholic HS (FL) 5'10" 155 R,R
112 Matt Harvey LA Angels Shane Peterson 1B Long Beach State 6'0" 195 L,L
113 Rays Tampa Bay Brian Humphries OF Granite Hills HS, El Cajon, Calif. 6'3" 170 L,R
114 Pirates Pittsburgh Nick Christiani RHP Vanderbilt 6'0" 185 R,R
115 Royals Kansas City Cutter Dykstra SS Westlake HS (CA) 6'0" 180 R,R
116 Orioles Baltimore Michael Montgomery LHP Hart HS, Valencia, Calif. 6'4" 170 L,L
117 Giants San Francisco Ryan Babineau C UCLA 6'2" 205 R,R
118 Marlins Florida Kevin Hoef 3B Iowa 6'2" 195 R,R
119 Reds Cincinnati Jeff Ussery 2B Georgia Tech 6'3" 195 B,R
120 White Sox Chicago WS Jordy Mercer RHP Oklahoma State 6'3" 192 R,R
121 Nationals Washington Zak Sinclair RHP West Allegheny HS (PA) 6'4" 220 R,R
122 Astros Houston Kevin Castner RP Cal Poly State University 6'4" 230 R,R
123 Rangers Texas Jay Austin OF North Atlanta HS (GA) 6'1" 180 L,L
124 Athletics Oakland Zack Cox 3B Pleasure Ridge Park HS, KY 6'0" 205 L,R
125 Cardinals St. Louis Brett Mooneyham LHP Buhach Colony HS, Ca. 6'4" 215 L,L
126 Twins Minnesota Jaff Decker OF Sunrise Mountain HS, Peoria, Ariz. 5'10" 170 L,L
127 Dodgers LA Dodgers Chris Ellison OF Norman North HS (OK) 6'2" 185 L,R
128 Brewers Milwaukee Austin Dicharry RHP Klein-Collins HS, Spring, Texas 6'2" 190 R,R
129 Blue Jays Toronto Joe Oliveira C Pacific 6'0" 195 R,R
130 Braves Atlanta Trey Haley RHP Central Heights HS, TX 6'4" 185 R,R
131 Cubs Chicago Cubs Aaron Luna OF Rice 5'11" 200 R,R
132 Mariners Seattle Colin Cowgill OF University of Kentucky 5'9" 195 R,L
133 Tigers Detroit Jeremy Hamilton SS Wright State 6'1" 185 L,L
134 Mets NY Mets Austin Wood RHP Niceville HS, Fla. 6'4" 205 R,R
135 Padres San Diego Robbie Grossman OF Cypress-Fairbanks HS, TX 6'1" 195 B,L
136 Phillies Philadelphia Colby Shreve RHP CC of Southern Nevada, Nv. 6'5" 210 R,R
137 Rockies Colorado Evan Crawford RP Auburn University 6'1" 185 R,L
138 Diamondbacks Arizona Tyler Chatwood RHP Redlands East Valley HS, CA 6'0" 175 R,R
139 Angels LA Angels Chris Dominguez 3B University of Louisville 6'5" 235 R,R
140 Yankees NY Yankees Keith Landers LHP St. Peter-Marian HS, Ma. 6'7" 205 L,L
141 Indians Cleveland Lonnie Chisenhall SS Pitt Community College, NC 6'0" 200 L,R
142 Red Sox Boston Dominic de la Osa OF Vanderbilt University 6'0" 205 R,R
143 Rays Tampa Bay Greg Miclat SS University of Virginia 5'9" 180 B,R
144 Pirates Pittsburgh Brad Hand LHP Chaska HS, MN 6'3" 220 L,L
145 Royals Kansas City Bryce Stowell RHP UC-Irvine 6'2" 200 R,R
146 Orioles Baltimore Joe Wieland RHP Bishop Manague HS, Nv. 6'3" 170 R,R
147 Giants San Francisco Jake Jefferies C UC Davis 6'3" 200 L,R
148 Marlins Florida Brett Lawrie C Brookswood SS, Canada 6'0" 190 R,R
149 Reds Cincinnati Michael Tonkin RHP Palmdale HS, Ca. 6'6" 190 R,R
150 White Sox Chicago WS Tyler Sample RHP Mullen HS, Col. 6'7" 220 L,R
151 Nationals Washington John Lamb LHP Laguna Hills HS, Ca. 6'3" 185 L,L
152 Astros Houston L.J. Hoes OF St. Johns HS (MD) 6'0" 190 R,R
153 Rangers Texas Maverick Lasker RHP Sandra Day O'Connor HS, Ar. 6'1" 175 R,R
154 Athletics Oakland Mitch Harris RHP U.S. Naval Academy 6'4" 215 R,R
155 Cardinals St. Louis Brett Jacobson RHP Vanderbilt University 6'6" 205 R,R
156 Twins Minnesota Andrew Liebel RHP Long Beach State University 6'1" 195 R,R
157 Dodgers LA Dodgers Justin LaTempa RHP Golden West College, Ca. 6'5" 205 R,R
158 Brewers Milwaukee Kyle Weiland RHP University of Notre Dame 6'3" 180 L,R
159 Blue Jays Toronto Chris Joyce LHP Dos Pueblos HS, Ca. 6'0" 190 L,L
160 Braves Atlanta Cody Overbeck 3B Mississippi 6'1" 195 R,R
161 Cubs Chicago Cubs Aaron Pribanic RHP University of Nebraska 6'4" 200 R,R
162 Mariners Seattle Derrick Saito LHP Cal Poly State University 5'9" 155 L,L
163 Tigers Detroit Brett Marshall RHP Sterling HS, Tx. 6'0" 195 R,R
164 Mets NY Mets Ross Seaton RHP Second Baptist HS, TX. 6'4" 215 L,R
165 Padres San Diego Jason Kipnis OF Arizona State University 5'10" 175 L,R
166 Phillies Philadelphia Tyler Ladendorf SS Howard College 6'2" 210 R,R
167 Rockies Colorado Zeke Spruill RHP Kell HS, GA. 6'4" 190 R,R
168 Diamondbacks Arizona Zach Stewart RP Texas Tech 6'1" 175 R,R
169 Angels LA Angels Carlos Moncrief RHP Chipola JC, Fla. 6'1" 220 L,R
170 Yankees NY Yankees Daniel Hultzen LHP St. Albans School, D.C. 6'2" 195 L,L
171 Indians Cleveland Riccio Torrez SS Brophy Prep HS, Az. 6'0" 190 R,R
172 Red Sox Boston Michael Lee RHP Oklahoma City University 6'7" 220 R,R

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