2009 Major League Baseball Draft

2009 MLB Draft

General information

Date(s)

June 9–11, 2009

Location

MLB Network Studios, New York City

Network(s) (US)

MLB Network

Picks

First selection

Stephen Strasburg
Washington Nationals

First round selections

Overall selections

MLB Draft

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The 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held June 9 to June 11 at the MLB Network Studios in New York City.^[1]

The drafting order is as follows:^[2]^[3]

1 First-round selections
2 Supplemental first-round selections
3 Compensation picks
4 External links
5 References

First-round selections

Key

	All-Star
*	Player did not sign

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1	Stephen Strasburg	Washington Nationals	RHP	San Diego State University
2	Dustin Ackley	Seattle Mariners	1B/OF	University of North Carolina
3	Donavan Tate	San Diego Padres	CF	Cartersville High School (GA)
4	Tony Sanchez	Pittsburgh Pirates	C	Boston College
5	Matt Hobgood	Baltimore Orioles	RHP	Norco High School (CA)
6	Zack Wheeler	San Francisco Giants	RHP	East Paulding High School (GA)
7	Mike Minor	Atlanta Braves	LHP	Vanderbilt University
8	Mike Leake	Cincinnati Reds	RHP	Arizona State University
9	Jacob Turner	Detroit Tigers	RHP	Westminster Christian Academy (MO)
10	Drew Storen	Washington Nationals^{[Compensation 1]}	RHP	Stanford University
11	Tyler Matzek	Colorado Rockies	LHP	Capistrano Valley High School
12	Aaron Crow	Kansas City Royals	RHP	Fort Worth Cats/University of Missouri
13	Grant Green	Oakland Athletics	SS	University of Southern California
14	Matt Purke*	Texas Rangers	LHP	Klein High School (TX)
15	Alex White	Cleveland Indians	RHP	University of North Carolina
16	Bobby Borchering	Arizona Diamondbacks	3B	Bishop Verot High School (FL)
17	A. J. Pollock	Arizona Diamondbacks^{[Compensation 2]}	OF	University of Notre Dame
18	Chad James	Florida Marlins	LHP	Yukon HS (OK)
19	Shelby Miller	St. Louis Cardinals	RHP	Brownwood High School (TX)
20	Chad Jenkins	Toronto Blue Jays	RHP	Kennesaw State University
21	Jiovanni Mier	Houston Astros	SS	Bonita High School (CA)
22	Kyle Gibson	Minnesota Twins	RHP	University of Missouri
23	Jared Mitchell	Chicago White Sox	OF	Louisiana State University
24	Randal Grichuck	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim^{[Compensation 3]}	OF	Lamar Consolidated High School (TX)
25	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim^{[Compensation 4]}	OF	Millville Senior High School (NJ)
26	Eric Arnett	Milwaukee Brewers	RHP	Indiana University
27	Nick Franklin	Seattle Mariners^{[Compensation 5]}	SS	Lake Brantley High School (FL)
28	Reymond Fuentes	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fernando Callejo HS (PR)
29	Slade Heathcott	New York Yankees^{[Compensation 6]}	OF	Texas High School (TX)
30	LeVon Washington*	Tampa Bay Rays	2B	Buchholz High School (FL)
31	Brett Jackson	Chicago Cubs	OF	University of California
32	Tim Wheeler	Colorado Rockies^{[Compensation 7]}	OF	Sacramento State University

Supplemental first-round selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
33	Steve Baron	Seattle Mariners^{[Compensation 8]}	C	John A. Ferguson High School (FL)
34	Rex Brothers	Colorado Rockies^{[Compensation 9]}	LHP	Lipscomb University
35	Matthew Davidson	Arizona Diamondbacks^{[Compensation 10]}	3B	Yucaipa High School (CA)
36	Aaron Miller	Los Angeles Dodgers^{[Compensation 11]}	LHP	Baylor University
37	James Paxton *	Toronto Blue Jays^{[Compensation 12]}	LHP	University of Kentucky
38	Joshua Phegley	Chicago White Sox^{[Compensation 13]}	C	Indiana University
39	Kentrail Davis	Milwaukee Brewers^{[Compensation 14]}	CF	University of Tennessee
40	Tyler Skaggs	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim^{[Compensation 15]}	LHP	Santa Monica High School (CA)
41	Christopher Owings	Arizona Diamondbacks^{[Compensation 16]}	SS	Gilbert High School (SC)
42	Garrett Richards	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim^{[Compensation 17]}	RHP	University of Oklahoma
43	Brad Boxberger	Cincinnati Reds^{[Compensation 18]}	RHP	USC
44	Tanner Scheppers	Texas Rangers^{[Compensation 19]}	RHP	St. Paul Saints/Fresno State
45	Michael Belfiore	Arizona Diamondbacks^{[Compensation 20]}	LHP	Boston College
46	Matthew Bashore	Minnesota Twins^{[Compensation 21]}	LHP	Indiana University
47	Kyle Heckathorn	Milwaukee Brewers^{[Compensation 22]}	RHP	Kennesaw State
48	Tyler Kehrer	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim^{[Compensation 23]}	LHP	Eastern Illinois University
49	Victor Black	Pittsburgh Pirates^{[Compensation 24]}	RHP	Dallas Baptist University

From Baseball America^[4]

Compensation picks

^ Compensation for failure to sign 2008 first-round pick Aaron Crow
^ Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Orlando Hudson
^ Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Francisco Rodriguez
^ Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Mark Teixeira
^ Pick from Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent Raúl Ibáñez
^ Compensation for failure to sign 2008 first-round pick Gerrit Cole
^ Pick from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Brian Fuentes
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Raúl Ibáñez to the Philadelphia Phillies
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Brian Fuentes to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Orlando Hudson to the Los Angeles Dodgers
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Derek Lowe to the Atlanta Braves
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent A. J. Burnett to the New York Yankees
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Orlando Cabrera to the Oakland Athletics
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent CC Sabathia to the New York Yankees
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Mark Teixeira to the New York Yankees
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Juan Cruz to the Kansas City Royals
^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Francisco Rodriguez to the New York Mets
^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Jeremy Affeldt to the San Francisco Giants
^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Milton Bradley to the Chicago Cubs
^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Brandon Lyon to the Detroit Tigers
^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Dennys Reyes to the St. Louis Cardinals
^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Brian Shouse to the Tampa Bay Rays
^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Jon Garland to the Arizona Diamondbacks
^ Compensation for failure to sign 2008 second-round pick Tanner Scheppers

External links

MLB.com - 2009 MLB Draft Page

References

^ "Draft Date and Location". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. http://www.mymlbdraft.com/2009-mlb-draft-date/. Retrieved 2009-04-26.
^ First-year Player Draft rules, MLB.com
^ Final 2008 regular season standings, MLB.com
^ 2009 Draft Order

Preceded by Tim Beckham	1st Overall Picks Stephen Strasburg	Succeeded by Bryce Harper

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