2008 Rule V Draft

The major league 2008 Rule V Draft was held December 11th. 21 players were drafted by major league teams at a cost of $50,000 each.

Rule V Draft Major league Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Washington Nationals	Terrell Young	Pitcher		Cincinnati Reds
Seattle Mariners	Reegie Corona	Infielder		New York Yankees
San Diego Padres	Everth Cabrera	Shortstop		Colorado Rockies
Pittsburgh Pirates	Donnie Veal	Pitcher		Chicago Cubs
Baltimore Orioles	Lou Palmisano	Catcher		Milwaukee Brewers
San Francisco Giants	Luis Perdomo	Pitcher		St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds	David Patton	Pitcher		Colorado Rockies
Detroit Tigers	Kyle Bloom	Pitcher		Pittsburgh Pirates
Kansas City Royals	Jose Lugo	Pitcher		Minnesota Twins
Oakland A's	Ben Copeland	Centerfielder		San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks	James Skelton	Catcher		Detroit Tigers
Florida Marlins	Zach Kroenke	Pitcher		New York Yankees
Houston Astros	Gilbert De La Vara	Pitcher		Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins	Jason Jones	Pitcher		New York Yankees
New York Mets	Darren O'Day	Pitcher		Los Angeles Angels
Milwaukee Brewers	Eddie Morlan	Pitcher		Tampa Bay Rays
Philadelphia Phillies	Robert Mosebach	Pitcher		Los Angeles Angels
Boston Red Sox	Miguel Gonzalez	Pitcher		Los Angeles Angels
Tampa Bay Rays	Derek Rodriguez	Pitcher		Chicago White Sox
San Diego Padres	Ivan Nova	Pitcher		New York Yankees
New York Mets	Rocky Cherry	Pitcher		Baltimore Orioles

Rule V Draft AAA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Syracuse Chiefs	Ricardo Nanita	Outfielder		Chicago White Sox
Tacoma Rainiers	Patrick Ryan	Pitcher		Milwaukee Brewers
Indianapolis Indians	Andres Santos	Pitcher		New York Yankees
Norfolk Tides	Roberto Valido	Shortstop		Chicago White Sox
Fresno Grizzlies	Matt Yourkin	Pitcher		Florida Marlins
Louisville Bats	Francisco Lizarraga	Shortstop		Los Angeles Dodgers
Omaha Royals	Luis Ortega	Pitcher		Washington Nationals
Sacramento River Cats	Yusuf Carter	Outfielder		Chicago Cubs
Oklahoma City RedHawks	Elio Sarmiento	Catcher		San Francisco
Albuquerque Isotopes	Anthony Hatch	Infielder		Toronto Blue Jays
New Orleans Zephyrs	Ryan Klosterman	Shortstop		Toronto Blue Jays
Memphis Redbirds	Russ Haltiwanger	Pitcher		Kansas City Royals
Las Vegas 51s	Cody Haerther	Outfielder		St. Louis Cardinals
Round Rock Express	Drew Locke	Rightfielder		Los Angeles Dodgers
Rochester Red Wings	Henry Arias	Pitcher		Cincinnati Reds
Buffalo Bisons	Carl Loadenthal	Outfielder		Atlanta Braves
Nashville Sounds	Mark Holliman	Pitcher		Chicago Cubs
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Kyle Haines	2nd baseman		San Francisco Giants
Pawtucket Red Sox	Jason Rice	Pitcher		Chicago White Sox
Indianapolis Indians	Rafael Quintero	Pitcher		Cleveland Indians
Norfolk Tides	Josh Perrault	Pitcher		Washington Nationals
Omaha Royals	Richard Suomi	Catcher		Philadelphia Phillies
Sacramento River Cats	Josue Selenis	Pitcher		New York Yankees
Oklahoma City RedHawks	Guilder Rodriguez	Shortstop		Milwaukee Brewers
New Orleans Zephyrs	Brett Harker	Pitcher		Philadelphia Phillies
Las Vegas 51s	Dave Shinskie	Pitcher		Minnesota Twins
Buffalo Bisons	John Madden	Pitcher		San Diego Padres
Nashville Sounds	Jonathan Ash	2nd baseman		Houston Astros
Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Javis Diaz	Outfielder		San Diego Padres
Pawtucket Red Sox	Miguel Marquez	Pitcher		Seattle Mariners
Indianapolis Indians	Gerardo Esparza	Pitcher		Seattle Mariners
Omaha Royals	Carlos Arias	Pitcher		Cleveland Indians
New Orleans Zephyrs	Ron Hill	Pitcher		Philadelphia Phillies
Nashville Sounds	Shane Justis	Shortstop		Los Angeles Dodgers
Nashville Sounds	Juan Sanchez	Shortstop		Minnesota Twins

Rule V Draft AA Selections

Selecting team	Player	Position	Team	Organization
Bowie BaySox	Andy Barb	Pitcher		Seattle Mariners

* Draft picks are listed in order of selection.

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