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Draft History: 2008
Red Sox Draft
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Notable Draft Picks |
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1st
Casey Kelly |
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1st
Bryan Price |
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3rd
Stephen Fife |
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3rd
Kyle Weiland |
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5th
Ryan Westmoreland |
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6th
Ryan Lavarnway |
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7th
Tim Federowicz |
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9th
Christian Vazquez |
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Rd |
Pick |
Player
Position, School |
Class |
Bonus $
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College
Commitment |
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1 |
30 |
Casey Kelly
SS/RHP, Sarasota (FL) |
HS |
$3,000,000 |
Tennessee |
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45 |
Bryan Price
RHP, Rice |
JR |
$849,000 |
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2 |
77 |
Derrik Gibson
SS, Seaford (DE) |
HS |
$600,000 |
North
Carolina |
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3 |
85 |
Stephen Fife
RHP, Utah |
JR |
$464,000 |
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3 |
108 |
Kyle
Weiland
RHP, Notre Dame |
JR |
$322,000 |
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142 |
Pete Hissey
CF, Unionville (PA) |
HS |
$1,000,000 |
Virginia |
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5 |
172 |
Ryan Westmoreland
CF, Portsmouth (RI) |
HS |
$2,000,000 |
Vanderbilt |
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6 |
202 |
Ryan Lavarnway
C, Yale |
JR |
$325,000 |
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7 |
232 |
Tim Federowicz
C, North Carolina |
JR |
$150,000 |
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8 |
262 |
Mike Lee
RHP, Oklahoma City |
JR |
$100,000 |
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9 |
292 |
Christian Vazquez
C, Puerto Rico Baseball (PR) |
HS |
$80,000 |
New
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10 |
322 |
Pete Ruiz
RHP, Santa Barbara CC |
JC2 |
$100,000 |
Oregon |
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11 |
352 |
Bryan Peterson
OF, West Valley (WA) |
HS |
$150,000 |
Washington State |
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12 |
382 |
Lance McClain
LHP, Cumberland |
JR |
N/A |
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13 |
412 |
Tyler Wilson
RHP, Armuchee (GA) |
HS |
$300,000 |
Kennesaw State |
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14 |
442 |
Tyler Yockey
CF, Acadiana (LA) |
HS |
$150,000 |
Chipola |
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15 |
472 |
John Lally
LHP,
Santa Margarita (CA) |
HS |
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Loyola Marymount |
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16 |
502 |
Mitch Herold
LHP, Central Florida |
JR |
N/A |
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17 |
532 |
Jordan Cooper
RHP, Shawnee Heights (KS) |
HS |
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Wichita
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18 |
562 |
Brian Flynn
LHP, Owasso (OK) |
HS |
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Wichita
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19 |
592 |
Brian Humphries
CF, Granite Hills (CA) |
HS |
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Pepperdine |
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20 |
622 |
Alex Meyer
RHP, Greensburg (IN) |
HS |
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Kentucky |
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21 |
652 |
Jon Hee
3B, Hawaii |
SR |
N/A |
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22 |
682 |
Anthony DeSclafani
RHP, Colts Neck (NJ) |
HS |
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Florida |
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23 |
712 |
Seth Garrison
RHP, TCU |
SR |
N/A |
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24 |
742 |
Ricky Oropesa
1B, Etiwanda (CA) |
HS |
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USC |
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25 |
772 |
Justin Parker
LHP, Jesuit (CA) |
HS |
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Cosumnes River |
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26 |
802 |
Navery Moore
RHP, Battle Ground (TN) |
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Vanderbilt |
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27 |
832 |
Hunter Cervenka
LHP, Sterling (TX) |
HS |
$350,000 |
Texas |
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28 |
862 |
Matt Marquis
CF, Immaculata (NJ) |
HS |
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Vanderbilt |
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29 |
892 |
Jacob Rogers
3B, Dunedin (FL) |
HS |
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Chipola |
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30 |
922 |
Alex Hale
RHP, Richmond |
SR |
N/A |
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31 |
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Andrew Frezza
OF, Barry |
SR |
N/A |
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32 |
982 |
Travis Shaw
3B, Washington (OH) |
HS |
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Kent
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33 |
1012 |
Brandon Miller
C, Woodward (GA) |
HS |
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Georgia
Tech |
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34 |
1042 |
Zak Sinclair
RHP, West Allegheny |
HS |
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NC State |
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35 |
1072 |
Carson Blair
SS, Liberty Christian (TX) |
HS |
$200,000 |
Tulane |
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36 |
1102 |
Richie Wasielewski
LHP, Brunwsick (GA) |
HS |
$135,000 |
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37 |
1132 |
Tom Di Benedetto
SS, Trinity |
SR |
N/A |
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38 |
1162 |
Bobby Hernandez
RHP, Barry |
JR |
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39 |
1192 |
Yan Gomes
C, Tennessee |
SO |
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Barry |
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1222 |
Sam Stafford
LHP, Klein Collins (TX) |
HS |
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Texas |
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1252 |
Dustin Mercadante
RHP, San Diego CC |
JC2 |
N/A |
N/A |
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42 |
1282 |
Caleb Brown
CF, Central Kitsap (WA) |
HS |
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Washington |
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43 |
1312 |
John Killen
LHP, Blue Valley (KS) |
HS |
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San Jacinto |
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44 |
1341 |
Bennett Whitmore
LHP, Fresno CC |
JC1 |
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Oregon |
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1369 |
Jon Griffin
1B, Manatee |
JC2 |
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Manatee |
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1396 |
Jeremy Heatley
RHP, North Lake CC |
JC2 |
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Arkansas |
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1423 |
Jeremy Kehrt
RHP, Southern Indiana |
SR |
N/A |
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1450 |
Kevin Hoef
3B, Iowa |
JR |
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1477 |
Zach Gentile
2B, Western Michigan |
JR |
N/A |
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1504 |
Kyle Stroup
RHP, Grant (IL) |
HS |
N/A |
Chipola |
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Undrafted Free Agents |
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Rd |
Pick |
Player
Position, School |
Class |
Bonus $
Cap # |
College
Commitment |
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UDFA |
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Mike Tomoleoni
LHP, Barry |
SR |
N/A |
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UDFA |
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Roberto Ramos
SS, Elizabeth (NJ) |
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N/A |
N/A |
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2008 Draft Notes
Dates:
June 5-6, 2008
General Manager:
Theo Epstein
Director of Amateur Scouting:
Jason McLeod
Signing Deadline:
August 15, 2008 at 11:59 pm ET
Players selected:
29 High School, 5
JuCo, 18 College
Team received pick #45 for losing Eric Gagne
to free agency. Team received pick #85 for not signing
2007 draft pick Hunter Morris.
Links
2008 Red Sox Draft Previe
(6.4.2008)
2008 Draft Retrospective: The picks (7.21.2020)
Revisiting the 2008 draft:
A small step back (7.22.2020)
More Details on 2008 Unsigned
Picks (maintained)
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2008 Draft Legend
Tags
 : Player currently in
Red Sox organization
 : Player on Restricted List
: Player did not sign
with Red Sox
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Played has MLB experience with Red Sox
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Player has MLB experience, not with Red Sox
: Player released by
Red Sox
: Player
traded by Red Sox
: Player
waived by Red Sox
 : Player
selected from Red Sox in Rule 5 Draft
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Player retired from Red Sox
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Player left Red Sox as an MLB free agent
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Player left Red Sox as a minor league free agent
Bold Player Name: Currently
in Red Sox organization
Bonus $:
Signing Bonus
JC1:
Junior College, 1st year
JC2:
Junior College, 2nd year
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SoxProspects Bluesky |
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Prospect Scouting Scale
7.5-8: Franchise Player
6.5-7: Regular All-Star
6: Impact Everyday Player
5.5: Above-Average Regular
5: Average Regular
4.5: Bench/Utility Player
4: Up & Down Player
3: "Org" High Minors Contributor
2: Non-Prospect
More Detail on Scouting Scale
Grades listed for each player are MLB projection; Floor-Ceiling |
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