2008 major league baseball draft 

Statements about this table:
a total of 11 pitcher be draft in the first round of the 2008 draft
only 1 second baseman be take in the first round
the first college baseball player draft be pedro Álvarez
just 1 outfielder be take in the first round of the draft
5 of the first 10 draft pick be catcher
a total of 8 pitcher be draft in the first round of the 2008 draft
the second college baseball player draft be pedro Álvarez
no outfielder be take in the first round of the draft
pick
player
team
position
school
1
timothy beckham
tampa bay devil rays
shortstop
griffin high school ( ga )
2
pedro álvarez
pittsburgh pirates
third baseman
vanderbilt
3
eric hosmer
kansas city royals
first baseman
american heritage school ( fl )
4
brian matusz
baltimore orioles
left - handed pitcher
san diego
5
buster posey
san francisco giants
catcher
florida state
6
kyle skipworth
florida marlins
catcher
patriot high school ( ca )
7
yonder alonso
cincinnati reds
first baseman
miami (fl)
8
gordon beckham
chicago white sox
shortstop
georgia
9
aaron crow
washington nationals
right - handed pitcher
missouri
10
jason castro
houston astros
catcher
stanford
pick
player
team
position
school
11
justin smoak
texas rangers
first baseman
south carolina
12
jemile weeks
oakland athletics
second baseman
miami (fl)
13
brett wallace
st louis cardinals
third baseman
arizona state
14
aaron hicks
minnesota twins
outfielder
woodrow wilson high school ( ca )
15
ethan martin
los angeles dodgers
right - handed pitcher
stephens county high school ( ga )
16
brett lawrie
milwaukee brewers
catcher
brookswood secondary school ( canada )
17
david cooper
toronto blue jays
first baseman
california
18
ike davis
new york mets
first baseman
arizona state
19
andrew cashner
chicago cubs
right - handed pitcher
tcu
20
josh fields
seattle mariners
right - handed pitcher
georgia
pick
player
team
position
school
21
ryan perry
detroit tigers
right - handed pitcher
arizona
22
reese havens
new york mets
shortstop
south carolina
23
allan dykstra
san diego padres
first baseman
wake forest
24
anthony hewitt
philadelphia phillies
shortstop
salisbury school ( ct )
25
christian friedrich
colorado rockies
left - handed pitcher
eastern kentucky
26
daniel schlereth
arizona diamondbacks
left - handed pitcher
arizona
27
carlos gutierrez
minnesota twins
right - handed pitcher
miami (fl)
28
gerrit cole
new york yankees
right - handed pitcher
orange lutheran high school ( ca )
29
lonnie chisenhall
cleveland indians
shortstop
pitt community college ( nc )
30
casey kelly
boston red sox
right - handed pitcher
sarasota high school ( fl )