2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft Current and Former Northwoods League Players Selected Round Overall MLB Team Player College Pos. B/T Year NWL Team Year Comp A 33 NY Mets Holt, Brad UNC Wilmington RHPR/R JR La Crosse Loggers 2007 3 78 Tampa Bay Jefferies, Jacob UC Davis C L/R JR Eau Claire Express 2007 3 82 San Francisco Kieschnick, Roger Texas Tech U RF L/R JR St. Cloud River Bats 2006 3 89 Texas Murphy, Tim UC Los Angeles LHP L/L JR Duluth Huskies 2006 3 98 Seattle Pribanic, Aaron U Nebraska Lincoln RHP R/R JR Brainerd Blue Thunder 06-07 Comp B 111 San Diego Carroll, Sawyer U Kentucky RF L/R SR La Crosse Loggers 2007 4 117 San Francisco Crawford, Brandon UC Los Angeles SS L/R JR Mankato MoonDogs 2005 4 120 Chicago WS O'Neil, Drew Penn St U RHPR/R SR Battle Creek Bombers 2007 4 132 Seattle Hensley, Steven Elon U RHPR/R JR Duluth Huskies 2006 4 141 Cleveland Roberts, Dave Cal St Long Beach RHP L/R JR Green Bay Bullfrogs 2007 5 154 Oakland Christian, Jason U Michigan SS L/R JR Mankato MoonDogs 2007 5 155 St. Louis Curtis, Jermaine UC Los Angeles 3B R/R JR Alexandria Beetles 2006 5 156 Minnesota Romero, Nick San Diego St U 3B S/R JR La Crosse Loggers 2006 5 161 Chicago Cubs Bristow, Justin East Carolina U RHP R/R JR Madison Mallards 2007 6 173 Tampa Bay Dyer, Shane South Mountain CC RHP R/R J2 Eau Claire Express 07-08 6 180 Chicago WS Williams, Kenny Wichita St CF S/R SR Duluth Huskies 2005 6 183 Texas Bleier, Richard Florida Gulf Coast U LHP L/L JR Alexandria Beetles 2007 7 214 Oakland Hunter, Brett Pepperdine U RHPR/R JR Alexandria Beetles 2006 7 219 Toronto Thames, Eric Pepperdine U LF L/R SR La Crosse Loggers 2007 8 246 Minnesota Lanning, Jeff U New Orleans C R/R JR Waterloo Bucks 06-08 8 248 Milwaukee Komatsu, Erik Cal St Fullerton LF L/L JR Brainerd Blue Thunder 06-07 8 251 Chicago Cubs Leverton, James Texas Tech U LHP R/L JR St. Cloud River Bats 2006 8 253 Detroit Dirks, Andy Wichita St CF L/L SR Brainerd Blue Thunder 06-07 8 257 Colorado Yacko, Kurt Chapman U RHPR/R JR Green Bay Bullfrogs 2007 9 268 Florida Jennings, Dan U Nebraska Lincoln LHP L/L JR Waterloo Bucks 06-07 9 269 Cincinnati Sappelt, David Coastal Carolina U OF R/R JR Battle Creek Bombers 2007 10 306 Minnesota Bigley, Evan Dallas Baptist LF R/R JR La Crosse Loggers 2007 10 313 Detroit Weinhardt, Robbie Oklahoma St U RHP R/R SR St. Cloud River Bats 2007 10 317 Colorado Dodson, Stephen U Georgia RHPR/R SR Madison Mallards 2006 11 327 San Francisco Fitzgerald, Justin UC Davis RHP R/R SR Wisconsin Woodchucks 2007 11 331 Washington Jones, Marcus North Carolina St U CF R/R JR Thunder Bay Border Cats 2006 11 332 Houston Priday, Jacob U Missouri Columbia RF R/R SR Eau Claire Express 2005 11 350 NY Yankees Kruml, Ray U South Alabama CF L/R 5S Rochester Honkers 2005 12 362 Houston Hulett, Jeff Okaloosa Walton CC SS R/R J2 St. Cloud River Bats 2007 12 367 LA Dodgers Yount, Austin Stanford U 3B L/R JR St. Cloud River Bats 2005 12 381 Cleveland Fonseca, Guido U Northern Iowa RHP R/R SR Waterloo/Green Bay 06-07 13 402 Seattle Royster, Ryan UC Davis CF L/L 5S Brainerd Blue Thunder 06-07 13 404 NY Mets Shaw, Scott U Illinois Champaign RHP R/R SR Waterloo Bucks 06-08 13 411 Cleveland Abraham, Adam U Michigan 3B R/R JR Mankato MoonDogs 2007 14 417 San Francisco Curry, Caleb U Iowa CF R/R SR Alexandria Beetles 06-07 14 418 Florida Evans, Bryan UC Davis RHPR/R JR Brainerd Blue Thunder 2007 14 425 St. Louis Cutler, Charlie UC Berkeley C L/R JR St. Cloud River Bats 2006 14 435 San Diego Musgrave, Rob Wichita St U LHP L/L SR Duluth Huskies 2006 14 439 LA Angels Dorado, Reyes Arizona St U RHP L/R SR Rochester Honkers 2007 15 447 San Francisco Cook, Daniel Florida Atlantic U 2B S/R JR Duluth Huskies 2006 15 460 Atlanta Hiller, Layton Blinn Col OF R/R J2 Duluth Huskies 2008 15 461 Chicago Cubs Coleman, Casey Florida Gulf Coast U RHP L/R JR Alexandria Beetles 2007 16 476 Baltimore Stevens, Bobby Northern Illinois U SS R/R JR Madison Mallards 2007 16 496 Philadelphia Hanzawa, Troy San Diego St U SS R/R 5S La Crosse Loggers 2007 17 516 Minnesota Martin, Blake Louisiana State U LHP S/L JR Waterloo/Wisconsin 05,07 18 535 Kansas City Testa, Carlo Belmont U CF L/L JR Thunder Bay/Madison 07-08 18 542 Houston Flores, David Cal St Sacramento 3B R/R SR Rochester Honkers 2007 18 546 Minnesota Nohelty, Matt U Minnesota CF L/R SR Wisconsin Woodchucks 05-06 18 552 Seattle Howell, Travis Cal St Long Beach C R/R 5S Mankato MoonDogs 2005 19 564 Pittsburgh Haniger, Jason Georgia Tech C R/R JR Duluth Huskies 06-07 19 569 Cincinnati Thurman, Mace Baylor U LHP L/L JR Rochester Honkers 2008 19 570 Chicago WS Kuehn, Justin Santa Clara U RHP R/R JR Green Bay Bullfrogs 2007 19 575 St. Louis Scruggs, Xavier U Nevada Las Vegas 1B R/R JR Brainerd Blue Thunder 2007 19 587 Colorado Orloff, Ben UC Irvine 2B R/R JR Brainerd Blue Thunder 2007 19 588 Arizona Gautier, Joe Bethune-Cookman Col LHP L/L JR Waterloo Bucks 2006 19 590 NY Yankees Abeita, Mitch U Nebraska Lincoln C R/R SR Wisconsin Woodchucks 2007 20 602 Houston Robin, Shea Vanderbilt U C R/R SR Waterloo Bucks 2006 20 606 Minnesota Barrett, Aaron Wabash Valley Col RHP R/R J2 Duluth Huskies 2008 20 613 Detroit Lollis, Ryan U Missouri Columbia CF L/L JR Duluth Huskies 2006 20 616 Philadelphia McConnell, Eryk North Carolina St U RHP R/R 5S Madison Mallards 06-07 20 620 NY Yankees Venditte, Pat Creighton U RHP R/S SR Wisconsin Woodchucks 2007 21 626 Baltimore Gamboa, Eddie UC Davis RHPR/R 5S Eau Claire Express 2007 21 636 Minnesota Blevins, Steve Marshall U RHPR/R JR St. Cloud River Bats 2007 21 637 LA Dodgers Sever, Dave St Louis U RHPR/R JR Rochester Honkers 06-07 21 643 Detroit Frost, Adam St Norbert Col SS R/R JR Green Bay Bullfrogs 2007 21 648 Arizona Woodall, Bryan Auburn U RHPR/R JR Alexandria Beetles 2006 22 655 Kansas City Hardy, Blaine Lewis-Clark St Col LHP L/L JR Thunder Bay Border Cats 2008 22 659 Cincinnati Wiley, Byron Kansas St U CF L/L JR Duluth Huskies 2006 22 662 Houston Jackson, Terrence North Central Texas Col LHP R/L J1 Wisconsin Woodchucks 2008 22 663 Texas Hurley, Trevor Kansas St U RHPR/R JR Brainerd Blue Thunder 2006 23 696 Minnesota Odegaard, Chris Minnesota St U Mankato RHP R/R JR Eau Claire Express 2007 23 704 NY Mets LeBlanc, Evan Santa Clara U LF R/R JR Madison Mallards 2007 23 710 NY Yankees Wilkes, Ryan U Kentucky SS S/R SR Wisconsin Woodchucks 2006 24 716 Baltimore Baxter, TJ U New Orleans OF L/R SR Alexandria Beetles 2006 24 718 Florida Moore, Zak Dundalk CC C L/R J2 Wisconsin Woodchucks 2007 24 722 Houston Meier, Danny U Portland OF R/R SR Green Bay Bullfrogs 2007 24 731 Chicago Cubs Cales, David St Xavier U RHP R/R JR Eau Claire Express 07-08 25 758 Milwaukee Delaney, John Quinnipiac U SS R/R SR Battle Creek Bombers 2007 25 766 Philadelphia Edwards, Daniel Kansas St U RHP R/R SR Duluth Huskies 2006 25 767 Colorado Burns, Andy Rocky Mountain HS (CO) SS R/R HS Duluth Huskies 2008 26 773 Tampa Bay Jarman, Michael Oral Roberts U LHP L/L SR St. Cloud River Bats 05-06 26 779 Cincinnati Bohana, Michael Kennesaw St U RHP R/R JR St. Cloud River Bats 2006 26 783 Texas Dove, Chris Elon U CF R/R JR Duluth Huskies 2007 26 797 Colorado Jorgenson, Adam Cal St Fullerton RHP R/R SR Rochester Honkers 2006 27 805 Kansas City Huber, Tim U Nebraska Omaha LHP L/L SR Eau Claire Express 06-07 27 806 Baltimore O'Shea, Ryan U New Orleans RHP L/R SR Waterloo Bucks 2006 28 846 Minnesota Hanson, Nate U Minnesota 3B R/R JR Mankato MoonDogs 06-08 28 855 San Diego Schumacher, Nick Wayne St Col RHP R/R 5S Alexandria Beetles 2004 29 888 Arizona Meiners, Travis Des Moines Area CC SS R/R J2 Waterloo Bucks 2007 30 915 San Diego Verbick, Bobby Sam Houston St U OF R/R SR Mankato MoonDogs 05-06 31 938 Milwaukee Rapoza, Brandon Flagler Col RHP R/R SR Alexandria Beetles 06-07 31 941 Chicago Cubs Wilson, Kyle Hill JC 3B S/R J2 Wisconsin Woodchucks 2008 31 943 Detroit Feeney, Trevor Northern Illinois U RHP R/R SR Madison Mallards 2007 31 950 NY Yankees Lucian, Spencer Princeton U 2B R/R SR La Crosse Loggers 2007 32 965 St. Louis Freeman, Sam U Kansas LHP R/L JR Wisconsin Woodchucks 2007 32 970 Atlanta Lenton, Patrick Minnesota St U Mankato RHP L/R JR Mankato MoonDogs 2008 32 971 Chicago Cubs Calvert, Kurt U Missouri Columbia CF L/L SR Brainerd Blue Thunder 2005 32 973 Detroit Sorensen, Mark Michigan St U RHP R/R SR Battle Creek Bombers 2008 32 974 NY Mets Grbavac, Mark Oregon St U RHPR/R JR Green Bay Bullfrogs 2007 32 980 NY Yankees Suiter, Andy UC Davis LHP L/L SO St.