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First round of the 1907 Amateur Draft, with players ages as of June 30, 1908, and all the positions they are rated at:

1. Cleveland Naps: Sherry Magee, 18, LF/CF/RF
2. Cincinnati Reds: Norm Cash, 22, 1B
3. Chicago White Sox: Murry Dickson, 21, RHP
4. New York Giants: Lorenzo Cain, 23, CF/RF
5. New York Highlanders: Lance Johnson, 22, CF
6. Philadelphia Athletics: Johnny Mostil, 21, CF
7. Chicago Cubs: Tommy Thomas, 25, RHP
8. Brooklyn Superbas: Gene Conley, 20, RHP
9. Washington Senators: Julio Teheran, 19, RHP
10. New York Giants: Harvey Hendrick, 24, 1B/3B/LF/RF
11. Philadelphia Athletics: Jordan Walden, 21, RHP
12. St. Louis Cardinals: Mario Ariosa, 18, 2B/3B/LF/RF
13. Chicago White Sox: Pete Dowling, 19, LHP
14. Boston Red Sox: Bill Bayne, 19, LHP
15. Pittsburgh Pirates: Tim Crews, 25, RHP
16. Brooklyn Superbas: Mike Muldoon, 23, 2B/3B

Not as deep a draft as 1906, but more top heavy over the first nine picks or so. Negro Leaguer/Mexican Leaguer 2B Mario Ariosa was taken 12th overall by the Cardinals. PCLer George Steward was taken 76th overall (by the Tigers) out of 82 draftees. The other Spritzies were MLBers Joe Fautsch (Red Sox), Mike Kosman (Cardinals), and Hap Ward (Reds) who all came into the game with no fielding ratings, and were picked 58th, 72nd, and 78th overall respectively. The Chicago White Sox had the most picks in the draft with twelve. They took Murry Dickson, Pete Dowling, Jensen Lewis, Gabby Street, Barney Martin, Cam Bedrosian, Hal Gilson, Chris V Carter, and added some filler/organizational depth in Lew Carpenter, Abe White, Bill Kern, and Pete Naton.