06/13/08 - 20 Gatemen Taken in 2008 MLB First Year Player Draft
The Cape Cod Baseball League and the Wareham Gatemen were once again represented prominently in the MLB draft as 20 former and current Gatemen players were selected in the 2008 MLB First Year Player Draft. Three Gatemen were selected in the first round; Ike Davis from Arizona State, Wade Miley from SE Louisiana and Jeremy Bleich from Stanford highlighted the first day of the draft for Wareham.
An astounding 47 percent of the first round selctions and 67 percent of the American players selected in the draft played in the Cape Cod Baseball League; including 4 of the top 10 picks (Buster Posey - YD, Gordon Beckham - YD, Aaron Crow - Falmouth and Jason Castro - YD) Ike Davis from Wareham was chosen 17th by the New York Mets.
Gatemen players selected:
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Round
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# Overall |
Name
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Year With Gatemen |
Position
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School
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Drafted
By
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1 |
18 |
Ike
Davis |
2007 |
1B |
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1s |
43 |
Wade
Miley |
2007 |
LHP |
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1s |
44 |
Jeremy
Bleich |
2006-2007 |
LHP |
Stanford |
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8 |
255 |
Beamer
Weems |
2006-2007 |
SS |
Baylor |
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11 |
336 |
Dominic
de la Osa |
2006-2007 |
2B |
Vanderbilt |
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351 |
Matt
Langwell |
2007 |
RHP |
Rice |
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14 |
422 |
Chris
Hicks |
2006-2007 |
RHP |
Georgia
Tech. |
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18 |
554 |
Collin
McHugh |
2007 |
RHP |
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19 |
585 |
Robert
Lara |
2006 |
C |
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20 |
603 |
Mike
Hollander |
2007 |
SS |
LSU |
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25 |
754 |
Trey
Barham |
2006 |
LHP |
Virginia
Military Institute |
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27 |
827 |
Tim
Matthews |
2006 |
RHP |
Baylor |
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28 |
852 |
Scott
Savastano |
2007 |
SS |
Franklin
Pierce |
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32 |
963 |
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2007 |
RHP |
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33 |
994 |
Shawn
Haviland |
2005-2006 |
RHP |
Harvard |
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1008 |
Luke
Murton |
2006-2007 |
1B |
Georgia
Tech. |
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37 |
1123 |
Nick
Cassevechia |
2006 |
RHP |
Baylor |
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38 |
1143 |
Jason
Ogata |
2006-2007 |
2B |
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42 |
1266 |
Riley
Boening |
2006 |
LHP |
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