2008 Major League Baseball draft
The 2008 Major League Baseball draft, was an annual choosing of high school and college baseball players, held on June 5 and 6, 2008.
First round selections
;Key| All-Star | |
| * | Player did not sign |
Supplemental first round selections
'''Compensation picks'''
Other notable players
- Charles Leesman, 11th round, 330th overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Nathan Eovaldi, 11th round, 337th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Dustin Antolin, 11th round, 339th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Michael Stutes, 11th round, 346th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Matt Langwell, 11th round, 351st overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Matt Clark, 12th round, 375th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Ryan Weber, 12th round, 376th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Daniel Webb, 12th round, 378th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Juan Perez, 13th round, 387th overall by the San Francisco Giants
- Mitch Harris, 13th round, 395th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Rob Wooten, 13th round, 398th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Tony Campana, 13th round, 401st overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Erik Davis, 13th round, 405th overall by the San Diego Padres
- B. J. Rosenberg, 13th round, 406th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Michael Kohn, 13th round, 409th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Louis Coleman, 14th round, 421st overall by the Washington Nationals
- Michael Schwimer, 14th round, 436th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- David Phelps, 14th round, 440th overall by the New York Yankees
- Jason Gurka, 15th round, 446th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Joey Butler, 15th round, 453rd overall by the Texas Rangers
- Casey Coleman, 15th round, 461st overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Tyler Moore, 16th round, 481st overall by the Washington Nationals
- Justin Miller, 16th round, 483rd overall by the Texas Rangers
- Kolten Wong, 16th round, 486th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Billy Burns, 16th round, 490th overall by the Atlanta Braves
- Thad Weber, 16th round, 493rd overall by the Detroit Tigers
- T. J. House, 16th round, 501st overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Brad Glenn, 17th round, 514th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Daniel Coulombe, 17th round, 517th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Tom Koehler, 18th round, 538th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Allen Webster, 18th round, 547th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jeff Beliveau, 18th round, 551st overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Collin McHugh, 18th round, 554th overall by the New York Mets
- Nick Vincent, 18th round, 555th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Tyler Cloyd, 18th round, 556th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Brian Flynn, 18th round, 562nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Steve Lombardozzi Jr., 19th round, 571st overall by the Washington Nationals
- Xavier Scruggs, 19th round, 575th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- David Rollins, 19th round, 577th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Steve Susdorf, 19th round, 586th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Aaron Barrett, 20th round, 606th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Ryan Lollis, 20th round, 613th overall by the Detroit Tigers
- Pat Venditte, 20th round, 620th overall by the New York Yankees
- Alex Meyer, 20th round, 622nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Ryan Carpenter, 21st round, 623 overall by the Tampa Bay Rays, but did not sign
- Lucas Luetge, 21st round, 638th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Logan Watkins, 21st round, 641st overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Bryan Woodall, 21st round, 648th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Blaine Hardy, 22nd round, 655th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Preston Guilmet, 22nd round, 664th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Chris Schwinden, 22nd round, 674th overall by the New York Mets
- Anthony DeSclafani, 22nd round, 682nd overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
- Chris Rusin, 23rd round, 694th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Brandon Maurer, 23rd round, 702nd overall by the Seattle Mariners
- Tommy Field, 24th round, 737th overall by the Colorado Rockies
- Taylor Jungmann, 24th round, 739th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Taylor Thompson, 25th round, 750th overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Roark, 25th round, 753rd overall by the Texas Rangers
- Jerry Sands, 25th round, 757th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Andy Burns, 25th round, 767th overall by the Colorado Rockies
- Josh Spence, 25th round, 768th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cory Mazzoni, 26th round, 781st overall by the Washington Nationals
- Dean Anna, 26th round, 795th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Elih Villanueva, 27th round, 808th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Austin Adams, 27th round, 818th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
- Anthony Rendon, 27th round, 820th overall by the Atlanta Braves, but did not sign
- Sonny Gray, 27th round, 821st overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
- Ryan Cook, 27th round, 828th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Hunter Cervenka, 27th round, 832nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Kevin Mattison, 28th round, 838th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Nate Freiman, 28th round, 843rd overall by the Texas Rangers
- Dusty Coleman, 28th round, 844th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Chris Heston, 29th round, 871st overall by the Washington Nationals
- Keon Broxton, 29th round, 886th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Michael Tonkin, 30th round, 906th overall by the Minnesota Twins
- James McCann, 31st round, 930th overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Mickey Storey, 31st round, 934th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Matt Magill, 31st round, 937th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Sean Gilmartin, 31st round, 945th overall by the San Diego Padres
- John Hicks, 31st round, 949th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Justin Freeman, 32nd round, 959th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
- Sam Freeman, 32nd round, 965th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Adam Conley, 32nd round, 966th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Nick Christiani, 32nd round, 981st overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Travis Shaw, 32nd round, 982nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Shawn Armstrong, 33rd round, 992nd overall by the Houston Astros, but did not sign
- Dan Robertson, 33rd round, 1005th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Roberto Perez, 33rd round, 1011th overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Marcus Semien, 34th round, 1020th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
- Jake Elmore, 34th round, 1038th overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Andrew Taylor, 34th round, 1039th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Carson Blair, 35th round, 1072nd overall by the Boston Red Sox
- Jon Berti, 36th round, 1084th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
- Chris Dwyer, 36th round, 1100th overall by the New York Yankees
- Adam Warren, 36th round, 1101st overall by the Cleveland Indians
- Bradin Hagens, 37th round, 1105th overall by the Kansas City Royals
- Matt Andriese, 37th round, 1113th overall by the Texas Rangers
- Dallas Beeler, 37th round, 1119th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
- Erik Hamren, 37th round, 1121st overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Jarred Cosart, 38th round, 1156th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- Mikie Mahtook, 39th round, 1168th overall by the Florida Marlins
- Brad Miller, 39th round, 1173rd overall by the Texas Rangers
- Kyle Hendricks, 39th round, 1189th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign
- Yan Gomes, 39th round, 1192nd overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
- Donn Roach, 40th round, 1219th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- Kevin Siegrist, 41st round, 1235th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
- Jett Bandy, 41st round, 1237th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Stephen Pryor, 42nd round, 1263rd overall by the Texas Rangers
- Brad Brach, 42nd round, 1275th overall by the San Diego Padres
- Oliver Drake, 43rd round, 1286th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
- Cody Eppley, 43rd round, 1293rd overall by the Texas Rangers
- Nick Maronde, 43rd round, 1294th overall by the Oakland Athletics
- C. J. Cron, 44th round, 1320th overall by the Chicago White Sox
- Scott McGough, 46th round, 1371st overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Rob Brantly, 46th round, 1378th overall by the Washington Nationals
- J. R. Graham, 46th round, 1381st overall by the Oakland Athletics
- Tony Zych, 46th round, 1386th overall by the Chicago Cubs
- Giovanni Soto, 46th round, 1390th overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
- George Springer, 48th round, 1437th overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
- Alex Dickerson, 48th round, 1432nd overall by the Washington Nationals
- Rob Scahill, 48th round, 1448th overall by the New York Yankees
- Tyler Anderson, 50th round, 1491st overall by the Minnesota Twins
- Sean Nolin, 50th round, 1492nd overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
NFL players drafted
- Kyle Long, 23rd round, 690th overall by the Chicago White Sox, but did not sign
- Eric Decker, 39th round, 1178th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
- Pat White, 49th round, 1457th overall by the Cincinnati Reds, but did not sign