2008 MLB First-Round Amateur Draft Choices

The first-round picks in the 44rd Major League Baseball amateur draft, held June 5, 2008. Supplemental picks were added to the end of the first round based on free-agent signings from the previous offseason.

College or hometown in parentheses.

First round

1. Tim Beckham, SS, Tampa Bay Rays (Griffin, Ga.)
2. Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pittsburgh Pirates (Vanderbilt)
3. Eric Hosmer, 1B, Kansas City Royals (Plantation, Fla.)
4. Brian Matusz, LHP, Baltimore Orioles (U. San Diego)
5. Buster Posey, C, San Francisco Giants (Florida State)
6. Kyle Skipworth, C, Florida Marlins (Riverside, Calif.)
7. Yonder Alonso, 1B, Cincinnati Reds (Miami)
8. Gordon Beckham, SS, Chicago White Sox (Georgia)
9. Aaron Crow, RHP, Washington Nationals (Missouri)
10. Jason Castro, C, Houston Astros (Stanford)
11. Justin Smoak, 1B, Texas Rangers (South Carolina)
12. Jemile Weeks, 2B, Oakland Athletics (Miami)
13. Brett Wallace, 3B-1B, St. Louis Cardinals (Arizona State)
14. Aaron Hicks, OF-RHP, Minnesota Twins (Long Beach, Calif.)
15. Ethan Martin, RHP-3B, Los Angeles Dodgers (Taccoa, Ga.)
16. Brett Lawrie, C, Milwaukee Brewers (Langley, B.C.)
17. David Cooper, 1B, Toronto Blue Jays (California)
18. Ike Davis, 1B-OF, New York Mets (from Braves, Tom Glavine) (Arizona State)
19. Andrew Cashner, RHP, Chicago Cubs (TCU)
20. Joshua Fields, RHP, Seattle Mariners (Georgia)
21. Ryan Perry, RHP, Detroit Tigers (Arizona)
22. Reese Havens, SS, New York Mets (South Florida)
23. Allan Dykstra, 1B, San Diego Padres (Wake Forest)
24. Anthony Hewitt, OF-SS, Philadelphia Phillies (Salisbury, Conn.)
25. Christian Friedrich, LHP, Colorado Rockies (Eastern Kentucky)
26. Daniel Schlereth, LHP, Arizona Diamondbacks (Arizona)
27. Carlos Gutierrez, RHP, Minnesota Twins (from Angels, Torii Hunter) (Miami)
28. Gerritt Cole, RHP, New York Yankees (Orange, Calif.)
29. Lonnie Chisenhall, SS, Cleveland Indians (Pitt C.C.)
30. Casey Kelly, RHP-SS, Boston Red Sox (Sarasota, Fla.)

Compensatory picks (Teams receive these "sandwich" picks when they lose Type B free agents)

31. Steven "Shooter" Hunt, RHP, Minnesota Twins (for Torii Hunter) (Tulane)
32. Jacob Odorizzi, RHP, Milwaukee Brewers (for Francisco Cordero) (Highland, Ill.)
33. Bradley Holt, RHP, New York Mets (for Tom Glavine) (UNC-Wilmington)
34. Zachary Collier, OF, Philadelphia Phillies (for Aaron Rowand) (Chino Hills, Calif.)
35. Evan Frederickson, LHP, Milwaukee Brewers (for Scott Linebrink) (U. San Francisco)
36. Michael Montgomery, LHP, Kansas City Royals (for David Riske) (Newhall, Calif.)
37. Conor Gillaspie, 3B, San Francisco Giants (for Pedro Feliz) (Wichita State)
38. Jordan Lyles, RHP, Houston Astros (for Wade Miller) (Hartsville, S.C.)
39. Michael Lynn, RHP, St. Louis Cardinals (for Troy Percival) (Ole Miss)
40. Brett DeVall, LHP, Atlanta Braves (for Ron Mahay) (Niceville, Fla.)
41. Ryan Flaherty, SS-3B, Chicago Cubs (for Jason Kendall) (Vanderbilt)
42. Jaff Decker, OF-1B, San Diego Padres (for Doug Brocail) (Peoria, Ariz.)
43. Wade Miley, LHP, Arizona Diamondbacks (for Livan Hernandez) (SE Louisiana)
44. Jeremy Bleich, LHP, New York Yankees (for Luis Vizcaino) (Stanford)
45. Bryan Price, RHP, Boston Red Sox (for Eric Gagne) (Rice)
46. John Forsythe, 3B, San Diego Padres (for Mike Cameron) (Arkansas)