List of 2008 Seattle Mariners draft picks

2008 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Information
Owner Nintendo of America
General Manager(s) Bill Bavasi
Lee Pelekoudas
Jack Zduriencik
Manager(s) John McLaren
Jim Riggleman
First pick Joshua Fields (Rule 4)
Reegie Corona (Rule 5)
Draft positions 20 (Rule 4)
2 (Rule 5)
Number of selections 50 (Rule 4)
2 (Rule 5)
Players signed (Rule 4) 36
Links
Results Baseball-Reference
The Baseball Cube
Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners
Years 2007 • 2008 • 2009

Below is a complete list of the Seattle Mariners draft picks from the two 2008 Major League Baseball drafts.[1][2]

The Seattle Mariners took part in both the Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft and the Rule 5 draft in 2008.[1][2]

The 2008 Major League Baseball Draft was held on June 5 and June 6, 2008. He Mariners made the 20th selection in the draft, selecting Joshua Fields.[1] The Mariners selected a total of 50 players and signed 36 of those selected players.[1]

In the 2008 Rule 5 draft the Mariners selected two players, one in the Major League phase and one in the Triple-A phase. They also had three players selected by other teams, two in the Triple-A phase and one in the Double-A phase.[2]

June amateur draft

Key

Round (Pick) Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
Position Indicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
Bold Indicates the player signed with the Mariners before the deadline
Italics Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners before the deadline
Bold italics Indicates a player was signed after the deadline

Table

Round (Pick) Name Position School Ref
1 (20) Joshua Fields Right-handed pitcher University of Georgia [3][4]
2 (20) Dennis Raben Outfielder University of Miami [5]
3 (98) Aaron Pribanic Right-handed pitcher University of Nebraska [1][6]
4 (132) Steven Hensley Right-handed pitcher Elon University [1][7]
5 (162) Brett Lorin Right-handed pitcher Long Beach State University [8]
6 (192) Jarrett Burgess Outfielder Florida Christian School [8]
7 (222) Nate Tenbrink Third baseman Kansas State University [8]
8 (252) Bobby LaFromboise Left-handed pitcher University of New Mexico [8]
9 (282) William Morrison Right-handed pitcher Western Michigan University [1]
10 (312) Nate Newman Right-handed pitcher Pepperdine University [1]
11 (342) Matt Jensen Second basemen Clovis East High School [1]
12 (372) Kenn Kasparek Right-handed pitcher University of Texas [8]
13 (402) Ryan Royster Outfielder University of California, Davis [8]
14 (432) Luke Burnett Right-handed pitcher Louisiana Tech University [1][9]
15 (462) Jacob Shaffer Outfielder Northern Kentucky University [8]
16 (492) Bennett Billingsley Second baseman Lenoir Community College [8]
17 (422) Michael Dennhardt Right-handed pitcher Don Bosco Preparatory High School [1]
18 (552) Travis Howell Catcher Long Beach State University [8]
19 (582) Taylor Lewis Right-handed pitcher Yavapai College [8]
20 (612) Frederick Bello Shortstop Cerro Coso Community College [1][10]
21 (642) Jordan Alvis Right-handed pitcher Middle Tennessee State University [8]
22 (672) Blake Nation Right-handed pitcher Georgia Southern University [8]
23 (702) Brandon Maurer Right-handed pitcher Orange Lutheran High School [1]
24 (732) Henry Contreras Catcher California State University, Los Angeles [8]
25 (762) Paul Robinson Second baseman Paris Junior College [1]
26 (792) Taylor Stanton Right-handed pitcher Diablo Valley College [1]
27 (822) Tommy Johnson Catcher Marshall University [1]
28 (852) Scott Savastano Shortstop Franklin Pierce College [1]
29 (882) Stephen Penney Right-handed pitcher University of California, Riverside [1]
30 (912) Brad Reid Right-handed pitcher Bellevue College [8]
31 (942) Randy Castillo Right-handed pitcher Aiea High School [1]
32 (972) Nick Love Right-handed pitcher Bellevue College [8]
33 (1002) Kyle Brown Left-handed pitcher University of California, Santa Barbara [8]
34 (1032) Ty Tostenson Outfielder Oak Ridge High School [1]
35 (1062) Nicholas Czyz Left-handed pitcher University of Kansas [8]
36 (1092) Chris Kirkland Right-handed pitcher University of Memphis [8]
37 (1122) Brandon Pullen Left-handed pitcher San Diego State University [8]
38 (1152) Andres Esquibel Right-handed pitcher University of Kansas [8]
39 (1182) Christian Staehely Right-handed pitcher Princeton University [8]
40 (1212) Troy Channing Catcher Foothill High School [1]
41 (1242) Henry Cotto Outfielder GateWay Community College [1]
42 (1272) Randy Molina First baseman Stanford University [1]
43 (1302) Mike Kindel Outfielder Springboro High School [1]
44 (1332) Donnie Jobe Second baseman Elon University [8]
45 (1360) Andrew Kittredge Right-handed pitcher Joel E. Ferris High School [1]
46 (1387) Alvin Rittman Outfielder Germantown High School [1]
47 (1414) Richard O'Donald Right-handed pitcher John Dickinson High School [1]
48 (1468) D. J. Mauldin Right-handed pitcher California Polytechnic State University [1]
49 (1468) Joshua Rodriguez Catcher South Mountain College [1]
50 (1495) Walker Kelly Left-handed pitcher Arlington Heights High School [1]

Rule 5 draft

Key

Pick Indicates the pick the player was drafted
Previous team Indicates the previous organization, not Minor league team

Table

Phase Pick Name Position Previous team Notes Ref
Major League 2 Reegie Corona Shortstop New York Yankees Corona was returned to the Yankees before the regular season. [2][11]
Triple-A 2 Pat Ryan Right-handed pitcher Milwaukee Brewers none [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "Seattle Mariners 2008 Draft Results". Major League Baseball. seattle.mariners.mlb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "2008 Rule 5 Draft Picks". Baseball America. baseballamerica.com. December 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  3. David Andriesen (June 5, 2008). "Georgia closer Fields Seattle's top draft pick". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  4. Jim Street (February 16, 2009). "First-round pick Fields signs". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  5. "Mariners sign second-round pick Dennis Raben". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. July 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  6. "Aaron Pribanic Stats & Bio". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  7. "Steven Hensley Stats & Bio". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "Mariners sign 23 players from 2008 Draft". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. June 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  9. "Luke Burnett Stats & Bio". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  10. "Fred Bello Stats & Bio". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  11. "Seattle sends Reegie Corona back to the Yankees". Associated Press. usatoday.com. April 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-17.

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