D-Backs stay college-heavy in 2008 MLB Draft

MISSOULA, MONT - The Arizona Diamondbacks, the parent club of the Missoula Osprey, stayed with the theme of selecting a bunch of players with collegiate experience as the 2008 MLB First-Year Player Draft concluded on Friday.

In the 50 rounds of picks, including a supplemental pick after the 1st round, the Diamondbacks selected just 12 high-school players and 39 who have played at the junior college level or above. The D-Backs also stayed with selecting pitchers, with 27 of their 51 picks used to get more arms into their minor-league system.

Here are the draft choices for the Diamondbacks for the 2008 Draft, listed with round, position, last school, height and weight, and how the player bats and throws:

Daniel Schlereth (1st round), LHP, University of Arizona (son of NFLer Mark Schlereth), 6-0, 210, L/L
Wade Miley (Compensatory 1st Round), LHP, Southeastern Louisiana, 6-2, 195, L/L
Bryan Shaw (2nd round), RHP, Long Beach State, 6-1, 215, S/R
Kevin Eichhorn (3rd round), RHP, Aptos (Calif.) HS (son of former major-leaguer Mark Eichhorn), 6-0, 170, R/R
Ryne White (4th round), OF, Purdue, 5-11, 205, L/L
Collin Cowgill (5th round), CF, Kentucky, 5-9, 195, R/L
Justin Parker (6th round), SS, Wright State (brother of D-Backs' 2007 No. 1 Pick Jarrod Parker), 6-1, 190, R/R
Miles Reagan (7th round), RHP, El Capitan HS (CA), 6-2, R/R
Patrick McAnaney (8th round), LHP, Virginia, 6-3, 200, R/L
Brett Moorehouse (9th round), RHP, Port St. Lucie, FL/Indian River CC, 6-2, 190, R/R
Daniel Hultzen (10th round), LHP, Bethesda, MD/St. Albans HS (DC), 6-2, 195, L/L
Kyle Greene (11th round), 3B, Lewiston, ID/Lewis & Clark, 6-2, 200, L/L
Robert Webb (12th round), RHP, Paducah, KY/Heath HS, 6-3, 210, R/R
Winston "Ollie" Linton (13th round), CF, Winnetka, CA/UC-Irvine, 5-8, 160, L/L
Trevor Harden (14th round), RHP, Lake Dallas, TX/New Mexico JC, 6-2, 215, S/R
Bobby Stone (15th round), OF, Montgomery HS (TX), 6-2, 205, L/L
Ryan Hughes (16th round), LHP, Foothill HS (CA)/Chabot College, 6-6, 220, L/L
Ryan Babineau (17th round), C UCLA, 6-2, 210, R/R
Samuel Brown (18th round), RHP, NC State, 6-5, 215, R/R
Joseph Gautier (19th round), LHP, Bethune-Cookman, 5-10, 165, L/L
Jordan Meaker, (20th round) RHP, Dallas Baptist Univ., 6-6, 220, R/R
Bryan Woodall (21st round), RHP, Auburn, 6-1, 200, R/R
Justin LaTempa (22nd round), RHP, Golden West College, 6-5, 205, R/R
Matthew Long (23rd round), OF, Santa Clara, 5-11, 170, L/R
Nelson Gomez (24th round), 3B, Keystone College, 6-1, 210, R/R
Joshua Spence (25th round), LHP, Central Arizona, 6-1, 170, L/L
Alex Sogard (26th round), LHP, NC State, 6-3, 210, L/L
Ryan Cook (27th round), RHP, USC, 6-2, 210, R/R
Adam Smith (28th round), SS, Klein HS (TX), 6-3, 195, R/R
Travis Meiners (29th round), SS, Des Moines Area CC, 6-0, 205, R/R
Daniel Rodriguez (30th round), CF, Miami Dade CC Kendall, 6-2, 205, R/R
Taylor Cole (31st round), RHP, College of Southern Nevada, 6-1, 185, R/R
Riccio Torrez (32nd round), SS, Brophy Jesuit Prep School (AZ), 6-0, 195, R/R
Luke Murton (33rd round), 1B, Georgia Tech, 6-4, 235, R/R
Jacob Elmore (34th round), SS, Arizona State, 5-10, 180, R/R
Chris Davis (35th round), C, Central Arkansas, 6-0, 200, R/R
Terry Hose (36th round), RHP, East Carolina, 5-10, 185, R/R
Sanders Commings (37th round), CF, Westside HS (GA), 6-1, R/R
Jesse Orosco (38th round), RHP, Grossmont College, 6-2, 200, R/R
Kyle Godfrey (39th round), LHP, Wabash Valley College, 5-11, 210, L/L
Douglas Wall (40th round), LHP, Westside HS (TX), 6-2, 170, L/L
Brendan Duffy (41st round), CF, Oral Roberts Univ., 5-11, L/L
Erik Stavert (42nd round), RHP, Chabot College, 6-2, 170, R/R
Clayton Suss (43rd round), RHP, Miami-Dade CC South, 6-2, 190, R/R
David Cooper (44th round), SS, Mt. Olive College, 5-8, 170, L/R
Jeremy Rathjen (45th round), OF, Memorial HS (TX), 6-4, 175, R/R
Dan Kauffman (46th round), 1B, Juniata College, 6-2, 225, L/L
Andrew Maggi (47th round), SS, Brophy Jesuit Prep (AZ), 5-11, 185, R/R
Cecil Richardson (48th round), OF, Sacramento CC, 6-6, 230, R/R
Williams Argo (49th round), CF, Assumption HS (IA), 6-1, 205, R/R
Sean Koecheler (50th round), RHP, Palm Beach CC, 6-3, 190, R/R

Players who opt to sign immediately will take part in a mini-camp at Tucson this week before being assigned. The players who will be coming to Missoula will arrive sometime next week.

The Osprey will open their 10th season in Missoula on Tuesday, June 17, when they host the Billings Mustangs at Ogren Park Allegiance Field. Tickets are available by visiting the Missoula Osprey office at 412 W. Alder St., by calling (406) 543-3300, or by visiting the team's website at www.missoulaosprey.com.