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Vandy's David Price had a Division I-leading 194 strikeouts this year.
As expected, the Devil Rays took David Price at No. 1 in Thursday's draft. The Royals selected a high school shortstop, and the Cubs got the player they had wanted all along. First-round analysis 
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The Devil Rays are in serious need of pitching depth, which is why they should take Vanderbilt's David Price. Law: Four teams will dominate draft early
The Padres, Blue Jays, Rangers and Giants were nicely compensated with a combined 27 picks in the first two rounds. Law: Draft high school or college players? The answer is both
Some franchises prefer high school players. Some like college players. So, what's the best strategy? Draft both. Law: What you need to know about this year's MLB draft
This year's draft features top-shelf high school pitchers, an unusually large sandwich round and some important rule changes.
Curtis Granderson wasn't sure where he'd be drafted in 2002, until he received a call from the Tigers. Law: Flashback to the 2002 draft
While nearly half of the 2002 first-rounders could be labeled busts, the draft did yield Prince Fielder, Nick Swisher and many other talents. Olney: Price right for Rays
The Devil Rays are in serious need of pitching depth, which is why they should take Vanderbilt's David Price. Law: Four teams will dominate draft early
The Padres, Blue Jays, Rangers and Giants were nicely compensated with a combined 27 picks in the first two rounds. Law: Draft high school or college players? The answer is both
Some franchises prefer high school players. Some like college players. So, what's the best strategy? Draft both. Law: What you need to know about this year's MLB draft
This year's draft features top-shelf high school pitchers, an unusually large sandwich round and some important rule changes.
Draft Info
What: First-Year Player Draft
When: June 5-6 2008
Baseball America:
Picks by round:
1 | Supplemental | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35
36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46
47 | 48 | 49 | 50
When: June 5-6 2008
Baseball America:
Picks by round:
1 | Supplemental | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35
36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46
47 | 48 | 49 | 50
Draft Tracker
First-Round Draft Order
| PICK | TEAM | PLAYER | POS |
| 1. | Devil Rays | David Price Vanderbilt |
LHP |
| 2. | Royals | Mike Moustakas Chatsworth (Calif.) HS |
SS |
| 3. | Cubs | Josh Vitters Cypress (Calif.) HS |
3B |
| 4. | Pirates | Daniel Moskos Clemson |
LHP |
| 5. | Orioles | Matt Wieters Georgia Tech |
C |
| 6. | Nationals | Ross Detwiler Missouri State |
LHP |
| 7. | Brewers | Matt LaPorta Florida |
1B |
| 8. | Rockies | Casey Weathers Vanderbilt |
RHP |
| 9. | D-Backs | Jarrod Parker Norwell HS, Ossian, Ind. |
RHP |
| 10. | Giants | Madison Bumgarner South Caldwell HS, Hudson, N.C. |
LHP |
| 11. | Mariners | Phillippe Aumont Ecole secondaire du Versant Gatineau, Quebec |
RHP |
| 12. | Marlins | Matt Dominguez Chatsworth (Calif.) HS |
3B |
| 13. | Indians | Beau Mills Lewis-Clark State |
3B |
| 14. | Braves | Jason Heyward Henry County HS, McDonough, Ga. |
CF |
| 15. | Reds | Devin Mesoraco Punxsutawney (Pa.) HS |
C |
| 16. | Blue Jays | Kevin Ahrens Memorial HS, Houston, Texas |
3B |
| 17. | Rangers | Blake Beavan Irving, Texas |
RHP |
| 18. | Cardinals | Peter Kozma Owasso (Okla.) HS |
SS |
| 19. | Phillies | Joe Savery Rice |
LHP |
| 20. | Dodgers | Chris Withrow Midland Christian HS, Odessa, Texas |
RHP |
| 21. | Blue Jays | J.P. Arencibia Tennessee |
C |
| 22. | Giants | Tim Alderson Horizon HS, Scottsdale, Ariz. |
RHP |
| 23. | Padres | Nick Schmidt Arkansas |
LHP |
| 24. | Rangers | Michael Main Deland (Fla.) HS |
RHP |
| 25. | White Sox | Aaron Poreda University of San Francisco |
LHP |
| 26. | Athletics | James Simmons UC Riverside |
RHP |
| 27. | Tigers | Rick Porcello Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. |
RHP |
| 28. | Twins | Ben Revere Lexington (Ky.) Catholic HS |
CF |
| 29. | Giants | Wendell Fairley George County-Lucedale (Miss.) HS |
RF |
| 30. | Yankees | Andrew Brackman N.C. State |
RHP |
Keith Law's Top 100
| Rank | Player | Pos. |
| 1. | Matt Wieters | C |
| 2. | David Price | LHP |
| 3. | Josh Vitters | 3B |
| 4. | Rick Porcello | RHP |
| 5. | Ross Detwiler | LHP |
| 6. | Jarrod Parker | RHP |
| 7. | Matt Dominguez | 3B |
| 8. | Jason Heyward | OF/1B |
| 9. | Michael Main | RHP/OF |
| 10. | Mike Moustakas | 3B/C |
| 11. | Daniel Moskos | LHP |
| 12. | Beau Mills | 3B/1B |
| 13. | Phillippe Aumont | RHP |
| 14. | Michael Burgess | OF |
| 15. | Blake Beavan | RHP |
| 16. | Madison Bumgarner | LHP |
| 17. | Tim Alderson | RHP |
| 18. | Casey Weathers | RHP |
| 19. | Devon Mesoraco | C |
| 20. | Matt Harvey | RHP |
| 21. | Andrew Brackman | RHP |
| 22. | Nick Noonan | SS |
| 23. | Julio Borbon | OF |
| 24. | Aaron Poreda | LHP |
| 25. | Brett Cecil | LHP |
| • Law's Top 100 continued |
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