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2008 Tampa Bay Rays Draft Class
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2008 1 1 June-Reg Tim Beckham SS Yes HS Griffin (Griffin,GA) 2B-3B 6-0 188 R R 1990-01-27 Griffin,GA MLB 2013-2022 2008-2022 Free Agt 2008 2 47 June-Reg Kyle Lobstein P Yes HS Coconino (Flagstaff,AZ) P 6-3 220 L L 1989-08-12 Flagstaff,AZ MLB 2014-2021 2009-2023 Free Agt 2008 3 78 June-Reg Jake Jefferies C Yes College UC Davis C 6-1 210 L R 1987-10-30 Merced,CA AAA 2006-2013 Retired 2008 4 113 June-Reg Ty Morrison OF Yes HS Tigard (Tigard,OR) OF 6-2 170 L R 1990-07-22 Norfolk,VA AA 2008-2018 Free Agt 2008 5 143 June-Reg Mike Sheridan 1B Yes College William and Mary 1B 6-2 205 L L 1987-08-08 Washington,DC AA 2006-2013 Free Agt
2008 6 173 June-Reg Shane Dyer P Yes College South Mountain CC P 6-3 185 R R 1988-03-09 Greeley,CO AAA 2007-2014 Free Agt 2008 7 203 June-Reg Jason Corder OF Yes College Long Beach State OF 6-2 200 R R 1985-09-06 Newport Beach,CA A 2005-2009 2008 8 233 June-Reg Anthony Scelfo 2B Yes College Tulane LF 5-10 195 L R 1986-09-19 Ruston,LA A+ 2006-2012 2008 9 263 June-Reg Shawn Smith P Yes HS Saugus (Saugus,CA) P 6-1 180 R L 1990-09-09 Saugus,CA Rk 2008-2013 2008 10 293 June-Reg Matthew Hall 2B Yes College Auburn SS-3B 6-2 180 R R 1987-03-10 Phoenix,AZ AAA 2006-2011 Retired
2008 11 323 June-Reg Bradley Furdal P Yes HS Ancaster (Ancaster,ON) P 6-2 185 R R 1990-10-21 Oakville,ON Rk 2008-2010 2008 12 353 June-Reg Brian Bryles P Yes HS North Little Rock (North Little Rock,AR) CF 6-1 170 R R 1989-11-04 North Little Rock,AR A- 2008-2011 2008 13 383 June-Reg Jason McEachern P Yes HS St. Stephens (Hickory,NC) P 6-2 160 R R 1990-10-12 Hickory,NC A 2008-2012 Free Agt 2008 14 413 June-Reg Mike McKenna OF Yes College Florida Atlantic OF 6-0 195 R R 1986-02-13 Staten Island,NY A- 2005-2008 2008 15 443 June-Reg Brandon Meredith 1B No HS Montgomery (San Diego,CA) OF 6-2 225 R R 1989-12-19 San Diego,CA AA 2009-2015 Free Agt
2008 16 473 June-Reg Matt Gorgen P Yes College California P 5-10 210 R R 1987-01-27 Palo Alto,CA AAA 2006-2015 Free Agt 2008 17 503 June-Reg Jeremy Beckham 2B Yes College Georgia Southern 2B 5-10 175 R R 1986-06-01 Griffin,GA A 2005-2009 2008 18 533 June-Reg David Genao C Yes College Oral Roberts C 5-11 210 R R 1986-12-15 Bloomfield,NJ A- 2007-2009 2008 19 563 June-Reg Trevor Shull P Yes HS Central Valley (Spokane Valley,WA) P 6-4 180 R R 1990-08-07 Spokane,WA A 2008-2014 Free Agt 2008 20 593 June-Reg Jason Tweedy 2B Yes College Long Beach State 2B 6-0 170 L R 1986-09-29 Newark,CA A 2007-2009
2008 21 623 June-Reg Ryan Carpenter P No HS Cactus (Glendale,AZ) P 6-5 230 L L 1990-08-22 Glendale,AZ MLB 2018-2019 2009-2024 Free Agt 2008 22 653 June-Reg Jason Appel OF Yes College UNC Wilmington OF 6-1 180 L L 1986-06-11 Long Beach,NY A- 2005-2008 2008 23 683 June-Reg Neil Schenk P Yes College Memphis P 6-3 220 L L 1986-06-17 New Orleans,LA AA 2005-2013 Free Agt 2008 24 713 June-Reg Marquis Fleming P Yes College Cal State Stanislaus P 6-1 180 R R 1986-09-11 Oakland,CA AAA 2008-2014 Free Agt 2008 25 743 June-Reg Josh Satow P Yes College Arizona State P 5-10 155 L L 1985-12-18 Santa Barbara,CA AA 2005-2011
2008 26 773 June-Reg Michael Jarman P Yes College Oral Roberts P 6-1 195 L L 1985-06-06 Oklahoma City,OK A+ 2005-2011 2008 27 803 June-Reg Luis Marchena SS Yes HS Otay Ranch (Chula Vista,CA) SS 5-10 155 R R 1989-11-21 Enseneda,MX AAA 2008-2012 2008 28 833 June-Reg Tom Rafferty P Yes College Arizona State P 6-1 175 R R 1985-02-05 Waco,TX A+ 2008-2010 2008 29 863 June-Reg Brandon Magee OF No HS Centennial (Corona,CA) OF 6-0 225 L R 1990-10-22 Harbor City,CA A- 2009-2016 Free Agt 2008 30 893 June-Reg Ryan Turner 2B No College Midland Col 2B 6-5 195 R R 1988-08-28 North Richland Hills,TX JrCollege 2009-2010
2008 31 923 June-Reg Greg Williams P No HS Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati,OH) P 6-4 205 L L 1989-12-30 Cincinnati,OH A+ 2009-2016 Free Agt 2008 32 953 June-Reg Kyle Gaedele OF No HS Rolling Meadows (Rolling Meadows,IL) OF 6-3 235 R R 1989-11-01 Arlington Heights,IL AA 2009-2024 Free Agt 2008 33 983 June-Reg Kyle Hunter P No HS Galesburg (Galesburg,IL) P 6-2 210 L L 1989-06-18 Richmond,VA AAA 2009-2017 Free Agt 2008 34 1013 June-Reg Matt Long P Yes College Cal State San Bernardino P 6-3 245 R R 1984-10-03 Woodland,CA A- 2007-2008 2008 35 1043 June-Reg Jamie Bagley P Yes College San Jacinto P 6-3 215 R R 1987-07-16 Huffman,TX A 2008-2011
2008 36 1073 June-Reg Jordan Leyland 1B No HS San Dimas (San Dimas,CA) 1B 6-4 205 R R 1989-09-06 San Dimas,CA A 2009-2013 Retired 2008 37 1103 June-Reg Kramer Champlin P No HS Olympia (Olympia,WA) P 6-6 200 R R 1990-03-08 Olympia,WA A+ 2011-2017 Free Agt 2008 38 1133 June-Reg Anthony Haase P No HS Rio Rancho (Rio Rancho,NM) P 6-3 190 R R 1990-03-01 Rio Rancho,NM Rk 2010-2011 2008 39 1163 June-Reg Andrew Gans OF No HS Coronado (Henderson,NV) OF 6-2 180 R R 1990-04-10 Henderson,NV 2008 40 1193 June-Reg Sam Gaviglio P No HS Ashland (Ashland,OR) P 6-1 215 R R 1990-05-22 Ashland,OR MLB 2017-2020 2009-2023 Free Agt
2008 41 1223 June-Reg Brett Parsons OF No College Navarro 1B 6-4 220 L R 1988-09-04 Austin,TX NCAA 2009-2010 2008 42 1253 June-Reg Tim Clubb P No College Missouri State P 6-3 195 R R 1986-09-04 St. Louis,MO A 2007-2010 2008 43 1283 June-Reg Robert Ross P No College Saddleback College P 6-4 175 L L 1989-05-04 Irvine,CA 2008 44 1313 June-Reg Philip Pohl C No HS Cooperstown Central (Cooperstown,NY) C 5-11 215 R R 1990-07-22 Bakersfield,CA AAA 2009-2015 Free Agt 2008 45 1342 June-Reg Royce Bolinger OF No HS Chaparral (Scottsdale,AZ) OF 6-2 200 R R 1990-08-12 Scottsdale,AZ AA 2009-2018 Free Agt
2008 46 1370 June-Reg Jeffrey Lease P No College American River College P 6-1 165 L L 1986-11-22 Stockton,CA NCAA 2009-2009 2008 47 1397 June-Reg Chris Matulis P No HS Park Vista Community (Lake Worth,FL) P 6-6 215 L L 1990-04-09 Boynton Beach,FL Rk 2009-2013 Free Agt 2008 48 1424 June-Reg Lath Guyer P No College Mercer P 6-1 190 R R 1986-06-30 Athens,GA NCAA 2005-2010 2008 49 1451 June-Reg Kash Kalkowski P No HS Grand Island (Grand Island,NE) P 6-1 205 R R 1989-03-05 Grand Island,NE NCAA 2009-2013 2008 50 1478 June-Reg Kyle Peterson C No HS Hamilton (Chandler,AZ) C 6-0 200 R R 1990-01-16 Chandler,AZ NCAA 2011-2012
50 record(s)
picks # of Regular June/July phase picks.Other Picks out of other phases of the draft (pre-1987), excludes udfa signings
2008 Jose Molina p Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 5-11 160 L L 1991-06-26 Bonao,DR AA 2009-2016 2008 Enny Romero P Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-3 232 R L 1991-01-24 Santo Domingo,DR MLB 2013-2018 2009-2022 2008 Braulio Lara p Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-1 180 R L 1988-12-20 Bani,DR AAA 2010-2018 2008 Julian Morillo 2b Yes Intl Dominican Republic 2B 5-11 167 B R 1991-12-10 San Pedro de Macoris,DR A- 2010-2013 2008 Pedro Silvestre p Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-2 185 R R 1989-10-23 San Pedro de Macoris,DR Rk 2010-2012
2008 Ely Echarry p Yes Intl Venezuela P 6-1 150 R R 1992-07-01 La Guaira,VZ A+ 2011-2014 2008 Omar Narvaez C Yes Intl Venezuela C 5-11 220 L R 1992-02-10 Maracay,VZ MLB 2016-2025 2011-2025 2008 Jonathan Quinonez 1b Yes Intl Venezuela OF-SS 6-1 187 R R 1990-11-27 Barinas,VZ A+ 2011-2014 2008 Felipe Vazquez P Yes Intl Venezuela P 6-2 225 L L 1991-07-05 San Felipe,VZ MLB 2015-2019 2011-2019 2008 Bruedlin Suero p Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-4 170 L L 1990-02-28 Santo Domingo,DR A+ 2011-2015
2008 Leopoldo Correa if Yes Intl Venezuela 1B-3B 6-0 190 L R 1991-12-03 Ocumare del Toy,VZ A- 2012-2014 2008 Carlos Cedeno p Yes Intl Dominican Republic P 6-2 180 R R 1990-07-19 San Pedro de Macoris,DR Rk 2011-2015 2008 Wilmer Dominguez c Yes Intl Venezuela C 5-10 180 R R 1991-06-19 Valencia,VZ AAA 2012-2016 13 record(s)
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