2008 Major League Baseball Draft
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2008 Major League Baseball Draft
The 2008 Major League Baseball 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.
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First round selections
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| All-Star | |
| * | Player did not sign |
* Did not sign
Supplemental first round selections
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
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.
Buster Posey was the first in the 2008 Draftee to play in post-season and eventually won the 2010 World Series with the San Francisco Giants. Posey was also named 2010 NL Rookie of the Year.
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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| Preceded by David Price |
1st Overall Picks Tim Beckham |
Succeeded by Stephen Strasburg |
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