2008 MLB Draft – Baseball Draft Results

The 2008 MLB draft was held on Thursday. As expected, Tim Beckham went first overall to the Tampa Bay Rays. Pedro Alvarez went second to the Pittsburgh Pirates. Here is the complete baseball draft results for the first round:

1. Tampa Bay Rays Tim Beckham SS
2. Pittsburgh Pirates Pedro Alvarez 3B
3. Kansas City Royals Eric Hosmer 1B
4. Baltimore Orioles Brian Matusz LHP
5. San Francisco Giants Buster Posey C
6. Florida Marlins Kyle Skipworth C
7. Cincinnati Reds Yonder Alonso 1B
8. Chicago White Sox Gordon Beckham SS
9. Washington Nationals Aaron Crow RHP
10. Houston Astros Jason Castro C
11. Texas Rangers Justin Smoak 1B
12. Oakland Athletics Jemile Weeks 2B
13. St. Louis Cardinals Brett Wallace 3B
14. Minnesota Twins Aaron Hicks OF
15. Los Angeles Dodgers Ethan Martin 3B
16. Milwaukee Brewers Brett Lawrie C/INF
17. Toronto Blue Jays David Cooper 1B
18. New York Mets Ike Davis 1B
19. Chicago Cubs Andrew Cashner RHP
20. Seattle Mariners Josh Fields RHP
21. Detroit Tigers Ryan Perry RHP
22. New York Mets Reese Havens SS
23. San Diego Padres Allan Dykstra 1B
24. Philadelphia Phillies Anthony Hewitt SS
25. Colorado Rockies Christian Friedrich LHP
26. Arizona Diamondbacks Daniel Schlereth LHP
27. Minnesota Twins Carlos Gutierrez RHP
28. New York Yankees Gerrit Cole RHP
29. Cleveland Indians Lonnie Chisenhall 3B
30. Boston Red Sox Casey Kelly SS