2008 Draft Results

2008 Draft Results

June 5-6, 2008

Carlos Gutierrez (Big Train 2005) became the highest Cal Ripken, Sr. League alumni ever drafted when he was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round (27th overall) of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on June 5. Then, fellow Big Train alum Evan Frederickson (Big Train 2006-2007) quickly became the second-highest Ripken, Sr. League alum ever drafted when he was taken by the Milwaukee Brewers in the first supplemental round (35th overall).

Accolades from Baseball America's 2008 Team-by-Team Draft Report Cards are included in bold.

Carlos Gutierrez │ RHP │ Miami Univ. │ Big Train 2005
Drafted: Round 1, Overall Pick #27 (Minnesota Twins)

Best Fastball
Closest to the Majors

Evan Frederickson │ LHP │ Univ. of San Francisco │ Big Train 2006-2007
Drafted: Round Comp A, Overall Pick #35 (Milwaukee Brewers)

Best Fastball

Derrik Gibson │ SS │ Seaford (DE) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2007-2008
Drafted: Round 2, Overall Pick #77 (Boston Red Sox)

Fastest Baserunner (tied)
Best Athlete (tied)

LJ Hoes │ 2B │ St. John's (DC) CHS │ Youse's Orioles 2007-2008
Drafted: Round 3, Overall Pick #81 (Baltimore Orioles)

Best Pure Hitter

Michael Sheridan │ 1B │ William & Mary │ Thunderbolts 2006
Drafted: Round 5, Overall Pick #143 (Tampa Bay Rays)

Alex Buchholz │ SS │ Univ. of Delaware │ Youse's Orioles 2007
Drafted: Round 6, Overall Pick #179 (Cincinnati Reds)

Best Pro Debut

Jeremy Farrell │ 3B │ Univ. of Virginia │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 8, Overall Pick #234 (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Marcus Jones │ OF │ NC State Univ. │ Bethesda Big Train 2005
Drafted: Round 11, Overall Pick #331 (Washington Nationals)

Best Defensive Player (tied)

Mitch Harris │ RHP │ Navy │ Youse's Orioles 2006
Drafted: Round 13, Overall Pick #395 (St. Louis Cardinals)

The One Who Got Away (Did Not Sign)

Tyler Massey │ 1B │ The Baylor Schools (TN) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 14, Overall Pick #437 (Colorado Rockies)

Best Pure Hitter
Best Late-Round Pick

Travis Babin │ RHP │ Sonoma State │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 16, Overall Pick #494 (New York Mets)

Mitch Herold │ LHP │ Univ. of Central Florida │ Big Train 2007
Drafted: Round 16, Overall Pick #502 (Boston Red Sox)

Brian Conley │ OF │ Towson Univ. │ Youse's Orioles 2006
Drafted: Round 17, Overall Pick #506 (Baltimore Orioles)

Ben Orloff │ 2B │ UC-Irvine │ Express 2006
Drafted: Round 19, Overall Pick #587 (Colorado Rockies)

Quinton Miller │ RHP │ Shawnee (NJ) HS │ Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 20, Overall Pick #594 (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Second-Best Late-Round Pick - Above-Slot Bonuses (Overall)
Best Fastball
Best Secondary Pitch

Beau Brooks │ C │ Troy Univ. │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 20, Overall Pick #619 (Los Angeles Angels)

Jared Yecker │ RHP │ St. John's Univ.  │ Thunderbolts 2006
Drafted: Round 22, Overall Pick #658 (Florida Marlins)

Matt Long │ OF │ Santa Clara Univ.  │ Big Train 2006
Drafted: Round 23, Overall Pick #708 (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Brian Litwin │ 3B/OF │ St. Stephen's (NC) HS │ Bombers 2008
Drafted: Round 24, Overall Pick #714 (Pittsburgh Pirates)

Zach Moore │ C │ Dundalk (MD) CC.  │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 24, Overall Pick #718 (Florida Marlins)

Jeff Nutt │ C │ Univ. of Arkansas  │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 25, Overall Pick #770 (New York Yankees)

Quentin Cate │ C │ Cuesta College  │ Express 2006
Drafted: Round 28, Overall Pick #850 (Atlanta Braves)

Mike Zuanich │ OF │ UC-Santa Barbara  │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 28, Overall Pick #857 (Colorado Rockies)

Chris Jackson │ SS │ Virgina Commonwealth Univ.  │ Youse's Orioles 2007
Drafted: Round 29, Overall Pick #872 (Houston Astros)

John Hicks │ C │ Goochland (VA) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 31, Overall Pick #949 (Los Angeles Angels)

Justin McClanahan │ 2B │ Univ. of Louisville  │ Thunderbolts 2005, Youse's Orioles 2006
Drafted: Round 33, Overall Pick #999 (Toronto Blue Jays)

Kyle Brown │ LHP │ UC-Santa Barbara  │ Express 2006
Drafted: Round 33, Overall Pick #1002 (Seattle Mariners)

Chris Notti │ RHP │ Moorpark College │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 36, Overall Pick #1085 (St. Louis Cardinals)

TJ Hose │ RHP │ East Carolina Univ. │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 36, Overall Pick #1098 (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Chad Durakis │ C │ Univ. of Maryland │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 37, Overall Pick #1106 (Baltimore Orioles)

Steve Domecus │ C │ Moorpark College │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 38, Overall Pick #1140 (Chicago White Sox)

Oliver Drake │ RHP │ Navy │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 43, Overall Pick #1286 (Baltimore Orioles)

Second-Most Intriguing Background - Non-Baseball Relative Division (Overall)

Kevin Brady │ RHP │ Gaithersburg (MD) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 44, Overall Pick #1316 (Baltimore Orioles)

Alex Pepe │ LHP │ Florida Atlantic Univ. │ Big Train 2007
Drafted: Round 44, Overall Pick #1323 (Texas Rangers)

Chris Taylor │ C │ Charlotte │ Big Train 2006
Drafted: Round 45, Overall Pick #1354 (St. Louis Cardinals)

Dean Laganosky │ OF │ Haverford College │ Bombers 2007
Drafted: Round 45, Overall Pick #1368 (Cleveland Indians)

Eric Roof │ C │ Michigan State Univ. │ Big Train 2007
Drafted: Round 46, Overall Pick #1388 (Detroit Tigers)

Most-Intriguing Background

Steve Braun │ 3B │ Maryland │ Express 2005
Signed: Free Agent (Milwaukee Brewers)

Jaeson Hudnall │ P │ Urbana │ Braves 2008
Signed: Free Agent (Kansas City Royals)

Kenny Moreland │ P │ Christopher Newport │ Big Train 2005
Signed: Free Agent (Baltimore Orioles)

Dustin Pease │ P │ Mount St. Mary's │ Big Train 2005-2006
Signed: Free Agent (Kansas City Royals)

Matt Wickswat │ P │ Santa Clara │ Big Train 2006
Signed: Free Agent (Chicago White Sox)