[['pick', 'player', 'team', 'position', 'school'], ['1', 'timothy beckham', 'tampa bay devil rays', 'shortstop', 'griffin high school ( ga )'], ['2', 'pedro álvarez', 'pittsburgh pirates', 'third baseman', 'vanderbilt'], ['3', 'eric hosmer', 'kansas city royals', 'first baseman', 'american heritage school ( fl )'], ['4', 'brian matusz', 'baltimore orioles', 'left - handed pitcher', 'san diego'], ['5', 'buster posey', 'san francisco giants', 'catcher', 'florida state'], ['6', 'kyle skipworth', 'florida marlins', 'catcher', 'patriot high school ( ca )'], ['7', 'yonder alonso', 'cincinnati reds', 'first baseman', 'miami (fl)'], ['8', 'gordon beckham', 'chicago white sox', 'shortstop', 'georgia'], ['9', 'aaron crow', 'washington nationals', 'right - handed pitcher', 'missouri'], ['10', 'jason castro', 'houston astros', 'catcher', 'stanford'], ['11', 'justin smoak', 'texas rangers', 'first baseman', 'south carolina'], ['12', 'jemile weeks', 'oakland athletics', 'second baseman', 'miami (fl)'], ['13', 'brett wallace', 'st louis cardinals', 'third baseman', 'arizona state'], ['14', 'aaron hicks', 'minnesota twins', 'outfielder', 'woodrow wilson high school ( ca )'], ['15', 'ethan martin', 'los angeles dodgers', 'right - handed pitcher', 'stephens county high school ( ga )'], ['16', 'brett lawrie', 'milwaukee brewers', 'catcher', 'brookswood secondary school ( canada )'], ['17', 'david cooper', 'toronto blue jays', 'first baseman', 'california'], ['18', 'ike davis', 'new york mets', 'first baseman', 'arizona state'], ['19', 'andrew cashner', 'chicago cubs', 'right - handed pitcher', 'tcu'], ['20', 'josh fields', 'seattle mariners', 'right - handed pitcher', 'georgia'], ['21', 'ryan perry', 'detroit tigers', 'right - handed pitcher', 'arizona'], ['22', 'reese havens', 'new york mets', 'shortstop', 'south carolina'], ['23', 'allan dykstra', 'san diego padres', 'first baseman', 'wake forest'], ['24', 'anthony hewitt', 'philadelphia phillies', 'shortstop', 'salisbury school ( ct )'], ['25', 'christian friedrich', 'colorado rockies', 'left - handed pitcher', 'eastern kentucky'], ['26', 'daniel schlereth', 'arizona diamondbacks', 'left - handed pitcher', 'arizona'], ['27', 'carlos gutierrez', 'minnesota twins', 'right - handed pitcher', 'miami (fl)'], ['28', 'gerrit cole', 'new york yankees', 'right - handed pitcher', 'orange lutheran high school ( ca )'], ['29', 'lonnie chisenhall', 'cleveland indians', 'shortstop', 'pitt community college ( nc )'], ['30', 'casey kelly', 'boston red sox', 'right - handed pitcher', 'sarasota high school ( fl )']]
a total of 11 Pitcher were drafted in the first round of the 2008 Draft
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