2009 Major League Baseball draft

2009 MLB draft

Date(s)	June 9–11, 2009
Location	MLB Network Studios, Secaucus, New Jersey
Network(s) (US)	MLB Network
Picks
First selection	Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals
First round selections	49
Overall selections	1521

The 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held June 9 to June 11 at the MLB Network Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.

The drafting order is as follows:

First-round selections

Key

	All-Star
*	Player did not sign

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

Supplemental first-round selections

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
33	Steve Baron	Seattle Mariners	Catcher	John A. Ferguson High School (FL)
34	Rex Brothers	Colorado Rockies	Left-handed pitcher	Lipscomb
35	Matthew Davidson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Third baseman	Yucaipa High School (CA)
36	Aaron Miller	Los Angeles Dodgers	Left-handed pitcher	Baylor
37	James Paxton*	Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Kentucky
38	Josh Phegley	Chicago White Sox	Catcher	Indiana
39	Kentrail Davis	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Tennessee
40	Tyler Skaggs	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Santa Monica High School (CA)
41	Chris Owings	Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Gilbert High School (SC)
42	Garrett Richards	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Right-handed pitcher	Oklahoma
43	Brad Boxberger	Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Southern California
44	Tanner Scheppers	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	St. Paul Saints/Fresno State
45	Michael Belfiore	Arizona Diamondbacks	Left-handed pitcher	Boston College
46	Matthew Bashore	Minnesota Twins	Left-handed pitcher	Indiana
47	Kyle Heckathorn	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Kennesaw State
48	Tyler Kehrer	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Eastern Illinois
49	Vic Black	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Dallas Baptist

From Baseball America

Other players to reach MLB

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Selected by	Position	School
2	50	Jeff Kobernus	Washington Nationals	Second baseman	University of California, Berkeley
2	54	Mychal Givens	Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	Henry B. Plant High School
2	57	Billy Hamilton	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Taylorsville, Mississippi
2	58	Andy Oliver	Detroit Tigers	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
2	59	Nolan Arenado	Colorado Rockies	Third baseman	El Toro High School
2	61	Trayce Thompson	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	Santa Margarita Catholic High School
2	63	Jason Kipnis	Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	Arizona State University
2	64	Marc Krauss	Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Ohio University
2	71	David Holmberg	Chicago White Sox	Left-handed pitcher	Port Charlotte High School
2	72	Steven Matz	New York Mets	Left-handed pitcher	Ward Melville High School
2	76	John Ryan Murphy	New York Yankees	Catcher	The Pendleton School
2	77	Alex Wilson	Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Texas A&M University
2	79	DJ LeMahieu	Chicago Cubs	Infielder	Louisiana State University
2	80	Patrick Corbin	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Chipola College
3	82	Kyle Seager	Seattle Mariners	Second baseman	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3	86	Chris Dominguez	San Francisco Giants	Third baseman	University of Louisville
3	87	David Hale	Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Princeton University
3	88	Donnie Joseph	Cincinnati Reds	Left-handed pitcher	University of Houston
3	90	Ben Paulsen	Colorado Rockies	First baseman	Clemson University
3	91	Wil Myers	Kansas City Royals	Catcher	Wesleyan Christian Academy
3	92	Justin Marks	Oakland Athletics	Left-handed pitcher	University of Louisville
3	93	Robbie Erlin	Texas Rangers	Left-handed pitcher	Scotts Valley High School
3	98	Joe Kelly	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Riverside
3	104	Jake Marisnick	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Riverside Polytechnic High School
3	105	Josh Prince	Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Tulane University
3	110	Josh Spence	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Arizona State University
4	113	James Jones	Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	Long Island University
4	122	Chris Dwyer	Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Clemson University
4	123	Max Stassi	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Yuba City High School
4	130	Ryan Goins	Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	Dallas Baptist University
4	134	Darrell Ceciliani	New York Mets	Outfielder	Columbia Basin College
4	135	Adam Warren	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4	140	Chris Rusin	Chicago Cubs	Left-handed pitcher	University of Kentucky
5	147	Brandon Belt	San Francisco Giants	First baseman	University of Texas at Austin
5	152	Louis Coleman	Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Louisiana State University
5	155	Austin Adams	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Faulkner University
5	156	Ryan Wheeler	Arizona Diamondbacks	First baseman	Loyola Marymount University
5	159	Ryan Jackson	St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	University of Miami
6	172	Michael Taylor	Washington Nationals	Shortstop	Westminster Academy
6	180	Daniel Fields	Detroit Tigers	Shortstop	University of Detroit Jesuit High School
6	186	Bradin Hagens	Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	Merced College
6	191	Enrique Hernández	Houston Astros	Shortstop	American Military Academy
6	192	Chris Herrmann	Minnesota Twins	Catcher	University of Miami
6	194	David Buchanan	New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Chipola College
6	196	Hiram Burgos	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Bethune-Cookman University
6	200	Brooks Raley	Chicago Cubs	Left-handed pitcher	Texas A&M University
7	204	Miles Mikolas	San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	Nova Southeastern University
7	213	Ian Krol	Oakland Athletics	Left-handed pitcher	Neuqua Valley High School
7	221	Dallas Keuchel	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	University of Arkansas
7	226	Khris Davis	Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	California State University, Fullerton
8	234	Nate Freiman	San Diego Padres	First baseman	Duke University
8	241	Rob Scahill	Colorado Rockies	Right-handed pitcher	Bradley University
8	245	Cory Burns	Colorado Rockies	Right-handed pitcher	University of Arizona
8	246	Paul Goldschmidt	Arizona Diamondbacks	First baseman	Texas State University
8	252	Brian Dozier	Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	University of Southern Mississippi
8	257	Jon Singleton	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	Millikan High School
9	262	Taylor Jordan	Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	Eastern Florida State College
9	265	Brock Holt	Pittsburgh Pirates	Second baseman	Rice University
9	275	Preston Guilmet	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	University of Arizona
9	276	Chase Anderson	Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	University of Oklahoma
9	280	Aaron Loup	Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Tulane University
9	287	Aaron Altherr	Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	Agua Fria High School
9	291	David Carpenter	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Right-handed pitcher	Paris Junior College
10	299	Tucker Barnhart	Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	Brownsburg High School
10	303	Sam Dyson	Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	University of South Carolina
10	310	Yan Gomes	Toronto Blue Jays	Catcher	Barry University
10	315	Tyler Lyons	New York Yankees	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
10	317	Josh Zeid	Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Tulane University
11	330	Adam Wilk	Detroit Tigers	Left-handed pitcher	California State University, Long Beach
12	352	Nate Karns	Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	Texas Tech University
12	357	Chris Heston	San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	East Carolina University
12	366	Charles Brewer	Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Los Angeles
12	379	Andrew Bellatti	Tampa Bay Rays	Right-handed pitcher	Steele Canyon High School
13	389	Nick Christiani	Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt University
13	392	Lane Adams	Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	Red Oak High School (Oklahoma)
13	399	Matt Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	Texas Christian University
13	401	Jake Goebbert	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Northwestern University
13	406	Sean Halton	Milwaukee Brewers	First baseman	Lewis–Clark State College
13	408	Chris McGuiness	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	The Citadel
14	414	Nick Greenwood	San Diego Padres	Left-handed pitcher	University of Rhode Island
15	460	Drew Hutchison	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Lakeland Senior High School (Florida)
15	465	Shane Greene	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Daytona State College
16	475	Matt den Dekker	Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	University of Florida
16	495	Bryan Mitchell	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Rockingham County High School
16	496	Scooter Gennett	Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Sarasota High School
16	497	Andrew Susac	Philadelphia Phillies	Catcher	Jesuit High School (Sacramento)
17	509	Deven Marrero	Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	American Heritage School (Plantation, Florida)
17	517	Steve Ames	Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	Gonzaga University
17	526	Tyler Cravy	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Napa Valley College
18	532	Marcus Stroman	Washington Nationals	Shortstop	Patchogue-Medford High School
18	533	Anthony Vasquez	Seattle Mariners	Left-handed pitcher	University of Southern California
18	550	Daniel Webb	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Northwest Florida State College
18	556	Caleb Thielbar	Milwaukee Brewers	Left-handed pitcher	South Dakota State University
19	580	Ryan Tepera	Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Sam Houston State University
20	611	J. D. Martinez	Houston Astros	Outfielder	Nova Southeastern University
20	617	Darin Ruf	Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	Creighton University
20	618	Alex Hassan	Boston Red Sox	First baseman	Duke University
21	625	Phil Irwin	Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	University of Mississippi
21	638	A. J. Ramos	Florida Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	Texas Tech University
21	639	Trevor Rosenthal	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	Cowley County Community College
22	662	Ryan Dennick	Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Tennessee Technological University
22	676	Mike Fiers	Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Nova Southeastern University
23	699	Matt Adams	St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
23	700	Brad Glenn	Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	University of Arizona
24	723	Dan Straily	Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	Marshall University
24	729	Keith Butler	St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	Wabash Valley College
24	732	Mario Hollands	Minnesota Twins	Left-handed pitcher	University of California, Santa Barbara
24	739	Andrew Heaney	Tampa Bay Rays	Left-handed pitcher	Putnam City High School
25	770	Justin Bour	Chicago Cubs	First baseman	George Mason University
27	814	Aaron Barrett	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	University of Mississippi
28	834	Vince Belnome	San Diego Padres	Second baseman	West Virginia University
29	871	Corey Dickerson	Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Meridian Community College
29	873	Mike Zunino	Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Mariner High School
30	893	Brandon Bantz	Seattle Mariners	Catcher	Dallas Baptist University
33	987	Jake Dunning	San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	Indiana University Bloomington
33	993	Mike Bolsinger	Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	University of Arkansas
34	1035	Jake Petricka	New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Indiana State University
34	1035	A. J. Griffin	Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	University of San Diego
35	1054	Eddie Butler	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Greenbrier Christian Academy
35	1055	Chris Beck	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Jefferson High School (Georgia)
38	1135	Jake Lamb	Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	Appalachian State University
40	1202	Mike Morin	Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Shawnee Mission South High School
44	1328	Ken Giles	Florida Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	Rio Grande High School
44	1333	Taylor Thompson	Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Auburn University
46	1378	Buck Farmer	Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Rockdale County High School
48	1433	Sean Nolin	Seattle Mariners	Left-handed pitcher	San Jacinto College
48	1445	Vidal Nuño	Cleveland Indians	Left-handed pitcher	Baker University
48	1451	Paco Rodriguez	Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	Gulliver Schools
49	1475	Burch Smith	Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Howard College
49	1477	Christian Walker	Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School
50	1498	Josh Edgin	Atlanta Braves	Left-handed pitcher	Francis Marion University
50	1513	Kevin Chapman	Chicago White Sox	Left-handed pitcher	University of Florida

NFL players drafted

• Jake Locker, 10th round, 321st overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign
• Riley Cooper, 25th round, 754th overall by the Texas Rangers, but did not sign
• Eric Decker, 27th round, 822nd overall by the Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
• Colin Kaepernick 43rd round, 1310th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
• Jacobbi McDaniel 33rd round, 1006th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign

External links

• 2009 MLB draft page MLB.com
• 2009 Major League Baseball draft at ESPN

References

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