2008 Draftees
Carlos Gutierrez │ RHP │ Miami Univ. │ Big Train 2005
Drafted: Round 1, Overall Pick #27 (Minnesota Twins)
Best Fastball
Closest to the Majors
Evan Frederickson │ LHP │ Univ. of San Francisco │ Big Train 2006-2007
Drafted: Round Comp A, Overall Pick #35 (Milwaukee Brewers)
Best Fastball
Derrik Gibson │ SS │ Seaford (DE) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2007-2008
Drafted: Round 2, Overall Pick #77 (Boston Red Sox)
Fastest Baserunner (tied)
Best Athlete (tied)
LJ Hoes │ 2B │ St. John's (DC) CHS │ Youse's Orioles 2007-2008
Drafted: Round 3, Overall Pick #81 (Baltimore Orioles)
Best Pure Hitter
Michael Sheridan │ 1B │ William & Mary │ Thunderbolts 2006
Drafted: Round 5, Overall Pick #143 (Tampa Bay Rays)
Alex Buchholz │ SS │ Univ. of Delaware │ Youse's Orioles 2007
Drafted: Round 6, Overall Pick #179 (Cincinnati Reds)
Best Pro Debut
Jeremy Farrell │ 3B │ Univ. of Virginia │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 8, Overall Pick #234 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Marcus Jones │ OF │ NC State Univ. │ Bethesda Big Train 2005
Drafted: Round 11, Overall Pick #331 (Washington Nationals)
Best Defensive Player (tied)
Mitch Harris │ RHP │ Navy │ Youse's Orioles 2006
Drafted: Round 13, Overall Pick #395 (St. Louis Cardinals)
The One Who Got Away (Did Not Sign)
Tyler Massey │ 1B │ The Baylor Schools (TN) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 14, Overall Pick #437 (Colorado Rockies)
Best Pure Hitter
Best Late-Round Pick
Travis Babin │ RHP │ Sonoma State │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 16, Overall Pick #494 (New York Mets)
Mitch Herold │ LHP │ Univ. of Central Florida │ Big Train 2007
Drafted: Round 16, Overall Pick #502 (Boston Red Sox)
Brian Conley │ OF │ Towson Univ. │ Youse's Orioles 2006
Drafted: Round 17, Overall Pick #506 (Baltimore Orioles)
Ben Orloff │ 2B │ UC-Irvine │ Express 2006
Drafted: Round 19, Overall Pick #587 (Colorado Rockies)
Quinton Miller │ RHP │ Shawnee (NJ) HS │ Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 20, Overall Pick #594 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Second-Best Late-Round Pick - Above-Slot Bonuses (Overall)
Best Fastball
Best Secondary Pitch
Beau Brooks │ C │ Troy Univ. │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 20, Overall Pick #619 (Los Angeles Angels)
Jared Yecker │ RHP │ St. John's Univ. │ Thunderbolts 2006
Drafted: Round 22, Overall Pick #658 (Florida Marlins)
Matt Long │ OF │ Santa Clara Univ. │ Big Train 2006
Drafted: Round 23, Overall Pick #708 (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Brian Litwin │ 3B/OF │ St. Stephen's (NC) HS │ Bombers 2008
Drafted: Round 24, Overall Pick #714 (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Zach Moore │ C │ Dundalk (MD) CC. │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 24, Overall Pick #718 (Florida Marlins)
Jeff Nutt │ C │ Univ. of Arkansas │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 25, Overall Pick #770 (New York Yankees)
Quentin Cate │ C │ Cuesta College │ Express 2006
Drafted: Round 28, Overall Pick #850 (Atlanta Braves)
Mike Zuanich │ OF │ UC-Santa Barbara │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 28, Overall Pick #857 (Colorado Rockies)
Chris Jackson │ SS │ Virgina Commonwealth Univ. │ Youse's Orioles 2007
Drafted: Round 29, Overall Pick #872 (Houston Astros)
John Hicks │ C │ Goochland (VA) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 31, Overall Pick #949 (Los Angeles Angels)
Justin McClanahan │ 2B │ Univ. of Louisville │ Thunderbolts 2005, Youse's Orioles 2006
Drafted: Round 33, Overall Pick #999 (Toronto Blue Jays)
Kyle Brown │ LHP │ UC-Santa Barbara │ Express 2006
Drafted: Round 33, Overall Pick #1002 (Seattle Mariners)
Chris Notti │ RHP │ Moorpark College │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 36, Overall Pick #1085 (St. Louis Cardinals)
TJ Hose │ RHP │ East Carolina Univ. │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 36, Overall Pick #1098 (Arizona Diamondbacks)
Chad Durakis │ C │ Univ. of Maryland │ Youse's Orioles 2005
Drafted: Round 37, Overall Pick #1106 (Baltimore Orioles)
Steve Domecus │ C │ Moorpark College │ Express 2007
Drafted: Round 38, Overall Pick #1140 (Chicago White Sox)
Oliver Drake │ RHP │ Navy │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 43, Overall Pick #1286 (Baltimore Orioles)
Second-Most Intriguing Background - Non-Baseball Relative Division (Overall)
Kevin Brady │ RHP │ Gaithersburg (MD) HS │ Youse's Orioles 2008
Drafted: Round 44, Overall Pick #1316 (Baltimore Orioles)
Alex Pepe │ LHP │ Florida Atlantic Univ. │ Big Train 2007
Drafted: Round 44, Overall Pick #1323 (Texas Rangers)
Chris Taylor │ C │ Charlotte │ Big Train 2006
Drafted: Round 45, Overall Pick #1354 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Dean Laganosky │ OF │ Haverford College │ Bombers 2007
Drafted: Round 45, Overall Pick #1368 (Cleveland Indians)
Eric Roof │ C │ Michigan State Univ. │ Big Train 2007
Drafted: Round 46, Overall Pick #1388 (Detroit Tigers)
Most-Intriguing Background
Steve Braun │ 3B │ Maryland │ Express 2005
Signed: Free Agent (Milwaukee Brewers)
Jaeson Hudnall │ P │ Urbana │ Braves 2008
Signed: Free Agent (Kansas City Royals)
Kenny Moreland │ P │ Christopher Newport │ Big Train 2005
Signed: Free Agent (Baltimore Orioles)
Dustin Pease │ P │ Mount St. Mary's │ Big Train 2005-2006
Signed: Free Agent (Kansas City Royals)
Matt Wickswat │ P │ Santa Clara │ Big Train 2006
Signed: Free Agent (Chicago White Sox)