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 …read more

While the 2008 MLB Draft is considered to be a deep draft, the top prospects don’t have scouts blown away. In fact, the top ten picks in this year’s baseball mock draft aren’t overly impressive. Eventually, a few stars will emerge from the top of this draft but right now the cream of the crop isn’t overly enticing.
Here’s is our 2008 MLB mock draft:
1) Tampa Bay Rays – Tim Beckham
2) Pittsburgh Pirates – Buster Posey
3) Kansas City Royals – Eric Hosmer
4) Baltimore Orioles – Justin Smoak
5) San Francisco Giants – Pedro Alvarez
6) Florida Marlins – Yonder Alonso
7) Cincinnati …read more