Nine players were offered contracts and invitations to spring training which will start on May 3rd in the cities of each of the eight clubs comprising the oldest independent league in existence.

Regular season play commences on May 17th – the league's 15th season since its’ rebirth in 1993 as a short season independent league. The Northern League was founded in 1903.

Seven of the eight clubs drafted at least 1 player at the two-day camp which was held April 3rd and 4th at the University of South Florida. The Edmonton Cracker-Cats and the Kansas City T-Bones led the way with two picks each. Joliet, along with Calgary, Schaumburg, Winnipeg and Fargo-Moorhead each selected 1 player – with the Vipers trading their pick, LHP Jaime Douglas to Fullerton (Golden League) to complete an earlier transaction.

Club by Club selections:

Joliet JackHammers - SS Eric Scriven (Rookie).

Calgary Vipers – LHP Jaime Douglas (LS-1).

Edmonton Cracker-Cats – OF Sambu Ndungidi (Rookie). 1B Rhett Teller (Rookie).

Schaumburg Flyers – RHP Ramon Castillo (LS-2).

Winnipeg Goldeyes – C Jordan Lundberg (Rookie).

Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks – C Nicholas Wayne (Rookie).

Kansas City T-Bones – INF Russell Rapp (Rookie). RHP Casey Clary (LS-1).

The Northern League holds at least one try out camp each spring. The site of the 2008 camp has not been determined. Past sites have included Orlando, Malibu, Los Angeles, San Jose, Peoria, Chandler and Phoenix amongst other cities across the United States. Local try outs are also held and hosted by most of the clubs in each league city prior to the start of the 96 game regular season. Fargo-Moorhead is the defending league champion.