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Buster Posey
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Buster Posey has batted .464 in 64 games for Florida State this season.
Which team walked away with the best prospects after Day 1 of the draft? The Giants, for one. But they'll have to pay a premium to sign catcher Buster Posey. Keith Law Free

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Draft Info

• What: First-Year Player Draft

• When: June 5-6, 2008

• Where: Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Year-by-year first rounds | Past No. 1 overall picks

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Picks by round:
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Draft Tracker

From Yonder Alonso to Jemile Weeks, we've got scouting reports on more than 70 high school and college prospects.

Sort by: Name | School | Position | Round

First-Round Draft Results

NO. TEAM PLAYER POS
1. Rays Tim Beckham
Griffin (Ga.) H.S.
SS
2. Pirates Pedro Alvarez
Vanderbilt
3B
3. Royals Eric Hosmer
American Heritage H.S.
Plantation, Fla.
1B
4. Orioles Brian Matusz
Univ. of San Diego
LHP
5. Giants Buster Posey
Florida State
C
6. Marlins Kyle Skipworth
Patriot H.S.,
Riverside, Calif.
C
7. Reds Yonder Alonso
Univ. of Miami
1B
8. White Sox Gordon Beckham
Univ. of Georgia
SS
9. Nationals Aaron Crow
Univ. of Missouri
RHP
10. Astros Jason Castro
Stanford
C
11. Rangers Justin Smoak
Univ. of South Carolina
1B
12. Athletics Jemile Weeks
Univ. of Miami
2B
13. Cardinals Brett Wallace
Arizona State
3B
14. Twins Aaron Hicks
Wilson H.S.,
Long Beach, Calif.
OF
15. Dodgers Ethan Martin
Stephens County H.S., Toccoa, Ga.
RHP
16. Brewers Brett Lawrie
Brookswood SS,
Langley, B.C.
C/INF
17. Blue Jays David Cooper
Univ. of California
1B
18. Mets Ike Davis
Arizona State
1B
19. Cubs Andrew Cashner
Texas Christian
RHP
20. Mariners Josh Fields
Univ. of Georgia
RHP
21. Tigers Ryan Perry
Univ. of Arizona
RHP
22. Mets Reese Havens
Univ. of South Carolina
SS
23. Padres Allan Dykstra
Wake Forest
1B
24. Phillies Anthony Hewitt
Salisbury (CT) School
SS
25. Rockies Christian Friedrich
Eastern Kentucky
LHP
26. Diamondbacks Daniel Schlereth
Univ. of Arizona
LHP
27. Twins Carlos Gutierrez
Univ. of Miami
RHP
28. Yankees Gerrit Cole
Orange Lutheran H.S.
Orange, Calif.
RHP
29. Indians Lonnie Chisenhall
Pitt CC,
Greenville, N.C.
3B
30. Red Sox Casey Kelly
Sarasota (Fla.) H.S.
SS

Keith Law's Top 75

Rank Player Pos.
1. Tim Beckham SS
2. Buster Posey C
3. Justin Smoak 1B
4. Eric Hosmer 1B
5. Pedro Alvarez 3B
6. Aaron Crow RHP
7. Brian Matusz RHP
8. Gordon Beckham SS
9. Brett Wallace 3B
10. Gerrit Cole RHP
11. Kyle Skipworth C
12. Christian Friedrich LHP
13. Aaron Hicks RF/RHP
14. Yonder Alonso 1B
15. Ethan Martin RHP/3B
16. Josh Fields RHP
17. Casey Kelly SS/RHP
18. Jason Castro C
19. Conor Gillaspie 3B
20. Andrew Cashner RHP
21. Jake Odorizzi RHP
22. Tim Melville RHP
23. Lance Lynn RHP
24. Shooter Hunt RHP
25. David Cooper 1B
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