2008 MLB Amateur Draft Summary
The following list contains info from the 2008 MLB Amateur Draft that might be of interest to Texas, Big 12, or SWC fans. I will also include players from teams that we saw in Houston at the Houston Regional.
Last updated: October 15, 2008
Notes: [s] indicates the team and player have come to terms (signed); [c] indicates the player has elected to stay in (or go to) college; status of other players is unknown to me (updates appreciated). If you hear of any signings or draftees I might have missed, please drop me a line and I'll include the info along with proper attribution. Thanks.
| Round | Pick | Club | Name | Pos | School |
| 1 | 9 | WAS | Aaron Crow | rhp | Missouri |
| 19 | CHC | Andrew Cashner [s] | rhp | TCU | |
| 1-supp | 45 | BOS | Bryan Price [s] | rhp | Rice |
| 46 | SD | Logan Forsythe [s] | 3b | Arkansas | |
| 3 | 79 | PIT | Jordy Mercer [s] | rhp/ss | Oklahoma State |
| 82 | SF | Roger Kieschnick [s] | rf | Texas Tech | |
| 84 | CIN | Zachary Stewart [s] | rhp | Texas Tech | |
| 93 | LAD | Kyle Russell [s] [1] | rf | Texas | |
| 98 | SEA | Aaron Pribanic [s] | rhp | Nebraska | |
| 6 | 174 | PIT | Robbie Grossman [s] | cf | Cy-Fair HS - Cypress, TX (Texas signee) |
| 176 | BAL | Rick Zagone [s] | lhp | Missouri | |
| 188 | MIL | Jose Duran [s] | ss | Texas A&M | |
| 7 | 210 | CWS | Jordan Danks [s] [2] | cf | Texas |
| 217 | LAD | Cole St. Clair [s] | lhp | Rice | |
| 221 | CHC | Luiz Flores [s] | c | Oklahoma State | |
| 222 | SEA | Nate Tenbrink [s] | 3b | Kansas State | |
| 225 | SD | Adam Zornes [s] | c | Rice | |
| 8 | 237 | SF | Scott Barnes [s] | lhp | St. Johns |
| 251 | CHC | James Leverton [s] | lhp | Texas Tech | |
| 255 | SD | Beamer Weems [s] | ss | Baylor | |
| 9 | 264 | PIT | Matt Hague [s] | 3b | Oklahoma State |
| 268 | FLA | Dan Jennings [s] | lhp | Nebraska | |
| 275 | STL | Aaron Luna [s] | lf | Rice | |
| 285 | SD | Kyle Thebeau | rhp | Texas A&M | |
| 10 | 311 | CHC | Alex Wilson | rhp | Texas A&M |
| 313 | DET | Robbie Weinhardt [s] | rhp | Oklahoma State | |
| 321 | CLE | Donnie Webb [s] | cf | Oklahoma State | |
| 11 | 332 | HOU | Jacob Priday [s] | rf | Missouri |
| 333 | TEX | Cliff Springston [s] | lhp | Arkansas | |
| 347 | COL | Kyle Walker [s] | lhp | Texas | |
| 351 | CLE | Matt Langwell [s] | rhp | Rice | |
| 12 | 371 | CHC | Jake Opitz [s] | 2b | Nebraska |
| 372 | SEA | Kenn Kasparek [s] [3] | rhp | Texas | |
| 13 | 391 | WSH | Blake Stouffer [s] | 2b | Texas A&M |
| 403 | DET | Jared Gayhart [s] | rhp | Rice | |
| 14 | 423 | TEX | Justin Gutsie [s] | rhp | St. Johns |
| 15 | 448 | FLA | Johnny Dorn [s] | rhp | Nebraska |
| 16 | 493 | DET | Thad Weber [s] | rhp | Nebraska |
| 500 | NYY | Luke Anders | 1b | Texas A&M | |
| 18 | 549 | TOR | Bobby Bell [s] | rhp | Rice |
| 19 | 569 | CIN | Mace Thurman [s] | lhp | Baylor |
| 590 | NYY | Mitch Abeita [s] | c | Nebraska | |
| 21 | 638 | MIL | Lucas Luetge [s] | lhp | Rice |
| 22 | 658 | FLA | Jared Yecker [s] | rhp | St. Johns |
| 659 | CIN | Byron Wiley [s] | cf | Kansas State | |
| 663 | TEX | Trevor Hurley [s] | rhp | Kansas State | |
| 670 | ATL | Bryan (Dane) Carter | 3b | Texas A&M | |
| 23 | 697 | LAD | Brian Ruggiano [s] | 2b | Texas A&M |
| 703 | DET | Michael Gosse [s] | 2b | Oklahoma | |
| 712 | BOS | Seth Garrison [s] | rhp | TCU | |
| 24 | 717 | SF | Wes Musick | lhp | Houston |
| 721 | WSH | Chris Kelley [s] | rhp | Rice | |
| 25 | 761 | CHC | Rebel Ridling [s] | 1b | Oklahoma State |
| 766 | PHI | Daniel Edwards | rhp | Kansas State | |
| 770 | NYY | Jeff Nutt [s] | c | Arkansas | |
| 26 | 777 | SF | Ryan Lormand [s] | 2b | Houston |
| 27 | 810 | CWS | Doug Thennis [s] | 1b | Texas Tech |
| 815 | STL | George Brown [s] | lhp | St. Johns | |
| 819 | TOR | Bryan Kervin [s] | ss | TCU | |
| 825 | SD | Aaron Murphree [s] | rf | Arkansas | |
| 827 | COL | Tim Matthews [s] | rhp | Baylor | |
| 832 | BOS | Hunter Cervenka [s] | lhp | Sterling HS - Baytown, TX (Texas signee) | |
| 29 | 874 | OAK | Justin Murray [s] | rhp | Kansas State |
| 877 | LAD | Jonathan Runnels [s] | lhp | Rice | |
| 883 | DET | Keith Stein [s] | cf | Sam Houston State | |
| 30 | 901 | WSH | Casey Whitmer [s] [4] | rhp | Texas |
| 909 | TOR | Cody Dunbar [s] | rhp | TCU | |
| 915 | SD | Bobby Verbick [s] | of | Sam Houston State | |
| 32 | 956 | BAL | Brandon Loy [c] | ss | Rowlett HS - Garland, TX (Texas signee) |
| 964 | OAK | Ben Hornbeck [s] | lhp | Kansas State | |
| 965 | STL | Sam Freeman [s] | lhp | Kansas | |
| 971 | CHC | Kurt Calvert [s] | cf | Missouri | |
| 33 | 987 | SF | Ryne Price [s] | lf | Kansas |
| 1004 | NYM | Neil Medchill | lf | Oklahoma State | |
| 34 | 1033 | DET | Bryan Pounds [s] | 3b | Houston |
| 35 | 1062 | SEA | Nick Czyz [s] | lhp | Kansas |
| 37 | 1109 | CIN | Randall Linebaugh [s] | rhp | Baylor |
| 1112 | HOU | Kirkland Rivers [s] | rhp | Texas A&M | |
| 1123 | DET | Nick Cassavechia [s] | rhp | Baylor | |
| 38 | 1152 | SEA | Andres Esquibel [s] | rhp | Kansas |
| 1155 | SD | Zach Herr [s] | lhp | Nebraska | |
| 40 | 1215 | SD | Colin Lynch [s] | rhp | St. Johns |
| 1222 | BOS | Sam Stafford [c] | lhp | Klein Collins HS - Spring, TX (Texas signee) | |
| 42 | 1266 | MIN | Riley Boening [c] [4] | lhp | Texas |
| 44 | 1321 | WSH | J.P. Padron [s] | 1b | Rice |
| 46 | 1377 | CWS | Lee Fischer [s] | ss | Missouri |
| 1380 | TEX | Erik Morrison [s] | ss | Kansas | |
| 1391 | COL | Jimmy Cesario [s] | 2b | Houston | |
| 48 | 1425 | PIT | Owen Brolsma [s] | rhp | Texas Tech |
Additional notes:
[1] Kyle Russell was drafted in the 4th round (142nd overall) in last year's draft.
[2] Jordan Danks was drafted in the 19th round (575th overall) out of highschool in 2005, also by the White Sox.
[3] Kenn Kasparek was drafted in the 34th round (1027th overall) in last year's draft.
[4] Casey Whitmer and Riley Boening are draft-eligible sophomores, having turned 21 before the draft.
Check out MLB Draft Central for additional draft coverage and analysis.
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