DRAFT 2008
Club-By-Club Selections

Oct. 1, 2008

Signed players in boldface type
College commitment noted for unsigned players

Compiled by Allan Simpson allansimpson@nc.rr.com

MINNESOTA TWINS (Order of Rotation: 28)

Round Player Pos School 2009 School
1a Aaron Hicks OF-RHP Woodrow Wilson HS, Long Beach, Calif.  
1b Carlos Gutierrez RHP University of Miami  
1c Shooter Hunt RHP Tulane University  
2 Tyler Ladendorf SS Howard (Texas) JC  
3 Bobby Lanigan OF Adelphi (N.Y.) University  
4 Daniel Ortiz OF Benjamin Harrison HS, Cayey, P.R.  
5 Nick Romero 3B San Diego State University  
6 B.J. Hermsen RHP West Delaware HS, Masonville, Iowa
7 Dan Osterbrock LHP University of Cincinnati  
8 Jeff Lanning C University of New Orleans  
9 Mike Gonzales 1B Diablo Valley (Calif.) JC  
10 Evan Bigley OF Dallas Baptist University  
11 Dominic de la Osa OF-2B Vanderbilt University  
12 Kyle Carr LHP University of Minnesota  
13 Mike Harrington OF College of Charleston  
14 Blayne Weller RHP Key West (Fla.) HS  
15 David Coulon LHP University of Arizona  
16 Kolten Wong 2B Kamehameha HS, Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii
17 Blake Martin LHP Louisiana State University  
18 Matt Nohelty OF University of Minnesota same
19 Bruce Pugh RHP Hillsborough (Fla.) JC  
20 Aaron Barrett RHP Wabash Valley (Ill.) JC Mississippi
21 Steve Blevins RHP Marshall University  
22 Kyle Witten RHP Bakersfield (Calif.) JC Cal State Fullerton
23 Chris Odegaard RHP Minnesota State University-Mankato same
24 Lionel Morrill OF Vauxhall (Alberta) HS JC of Southern Idaho
25 Alex Curry RHP Cypress (Calif.) JC  
26 Adan Severino OF University of Miami  
27 Jerico Weitzel 2B Ridgway (Pa.) HS Florida
28 Nate Hanson 3B University of Minnesota  
29 Joe Loftus 3B Academy of Holy Angels, Savage, Minn. Vanderbilt
30 Michael Tonkin RHP Palmdale (Calif.) HS
31 Lee Ridenhour RHP Shawnee Mission West HS, Lenexa, Kan. Kansas
32 Adam Conley LHP Olympia (Wash.) HS Washington State
33 Luke Yoder OF Cal Poly same
34 Adam Purdy RHP Pell City (Ala.) HS Auburn
35 Sam Ryan C Tartan HS, Oakdale, Minn. Minnesota
36 Miers Quigley LHP University of Alabama same
37 Javier Brown SS Grossmont (Calif.) JC  
38 Alex Mendez LHP Bishop Moore HS, Longwood, Fla. South Florida
39 Steve Proscia 3B Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J. Virginia
40 Wade Kapteyn RHP University of Evansville same
41 Pat Lehman RHP George Washington University same
42 Riley Boening LHP University of Texas same
43 Chase Pickering LHP Nitro (W.Va.) HS West Virginia
44 Colby Sokol OF Emerald Ridge HS, Puyallup, Wash. Oregon
45 Mike Spina 3B University of Cincinnati same
46 Lyndon Eusea OF Hahnville (La.) HS LSU-Eunice JC
47 Tom Farmer RHP University of Akron same
48 George Springer OF Avon Old Farms HS, Avon, Conn. Connecticut
49 Johnny Bromberg RHP Los Angeles Pierce JC same
50 Tyler Anderson LHP Spring Valley HS, Las Vegas, Nev.