Cubs 2008 June Amateur Draft
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The Cubs 2008 draft featured 28 pitchers(25 right-handed, 3 left-handed), 12 infielders (5 shortstops, 2 second basemen, 2 third basemen, 3 first basemen), 8 outfielders, and 3 catchers. They drafted 35 players out of college, 8 out of junior and community colleges and another 8 out of high school. It was scouting director Tim Wilken's third draft for the Cubs.
The Cubs supplemental round pick was given to them when Type B free agent Jason Kendall was signed by the Milwaukee Brewers.
| Round | Pick | Name | Position | School |
| 1 | 19 | Andrew Cashner | RHP | Texas Christian University |
| 1S* | 41 | Ryan Flaherty | SS | Vanderbilt University |
| 2 | 65 | Aaron Shafer | RHP | Wichita State University |
| 3 | 97 | Chris Carpenter | RHP | Kent State University |
| 4 | 131 | Matt Cerda | SS | (HS) Oceanside |
| 5 | 161 | Justin Bristow | RHP | East Carolina University |
| 6 | 191 | Josh Harrison | 2B | University of Cincinnati |
| 7 |
221 |
Luis Flores |
C | Oklahoma St. University |
| 8 |
251 |
James Leverton |
LHP |
Texas Tech University |
| 9 |
281 |
Jay Jackson |
RHP |
Furman University |
| 10 |
311 |
William Wilson |
RHP |
Texas A&M University |
| 11 |
341 |
Toby Matchulat |
RHP |
(CC) Wabash Valley (Illinois) |
| 12 |
371 |
Jake Opitz | 2B |
University of Nebraska |
| 13 |
401 |
Tony Campana | OF |
University of Cincinnati |
| 14 |
431 |
Dan McDaniel |
RHP |
(JC) Chabot JC (California) |
| 15 |
461 |
Joe Coleman |
RHP |
Florida Gulf Coast University |
| 16 |
491 |
Ryan Keedy |
1B |
University of Alabama Birmingham |
| 17 |
521 |
Jonathan Nagel |
RHP |
(CC) Independence CC (Kansas) |
| 18 |
551 |
Jeffrey Beliveau |
LHP |
Florida Atlantic University |
| 19 |
581 |
David Macias |
OF |
Vanderbilt University |
| 20 |
611 |
Jericho Jones |
OF |
Louisiana Tech University |
| 21 |
641 |
Logan Watkins |
SS | (HS) Goddard (Kansas) |
| 22 |
671 |
Tarlandas Mitchell |
RHP |
(HS) Alto (Texas) |
| 23 |
701 |
Ryan Sontag |
OF |
Arizona State University |
| 24 |
731 |
David Cales |
RHP |
St. Xavier University |
| 25 |
761 |
Rebel Ridling |
1B |
Oklahoma St. University |
| 26 |
791 |
Josh Whitlock |
RHP |
West Virginia University |
| 27 |
821 |
Sonny Gray |
RHP | (HS) Smyrna (Tennessee) |
| 28 |
851 |
TeWayne Willis |
OF |
Lincoln Memorial University |
| 29 |
881 |
Sean Buckley |
3B |
(HS) King (Tampa, FL) |
| 30 |
911 |
Matt White |
RHP |
(JC) Paris (Texas) |
| 31 |
941 |
Kyle Wilson |
3B |
(JC) Hill (Texas) |
| 32 |
971 |
Kurt Calvert |
OF |
University of Missouri |
| 33 |
1001 |
Sean Hoorelbeke |
1B |
Central Michigan University |
| 34 |
1031 |
James O' Donnell |
RHP |
High Point University |
| 35 |
1061 |
Ross Vagedes |
RHP |
Wright State University |
| 36 |
1091 |
Michael Brenly |
C |
University of Nevada |
| 37 |
1121 |
Erik Hamren |
RHP |
Saddleback College (California) |
| 38 |
1151 |
Sean McNaughton |
OF |
Brigham Young University |
| 39 |
1181 |
Jordan Brown |
RHP |
LSU |
| 40 |
1211 |
Jared McDonald |
SS |
(CC) Pima (Arizona) |
| 41 |
1241 |
Jordan Petraitis |
SS |
Miami University, Ohio |
| 42 |
1271 |
Derek Riley |
RHP |
(CC) Chandler-Gilbert (Arizona) |
| 43 |
1301 |
Jesse Ginley |
RHP |
(HS) Dunnellon (Florida) |
| 44 |
1331 |
David Doss |
C |
University of South Alabama |
| 45 |
1359 |
Ashton Florko |
LHP |
University of British Columbia |
| 46 |
1386 |
Tony Zych |
RHP |
(HS) St. Rita (Chicago, IL) |
| 47 |
1413 |
Chad Cregar |
OF |
Western Kentucky University |
| 48 |
1440 |
Dylan Moseley |
RHP |
Lousiana Tech University |
| 49 |
1467 |
Hunter Scantling |
RHP |
(HS) Episcopal (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 50 |
1494 |
Pete Levitt |
RHP |
(CC) Pitt (North Carolina) |
Other Drafts
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[edit] External Links
http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?franch_ID=CHC&year_ID=2008&draft_type=junreg
