2009 Major League Baseball draft explained

2009 Major League Baseball draft
Date:	June 9 - 11, 2009
Location:	Secaucus, New Jersey
Network:	MLB Network^[1]
First:	Stephen Strasburg Washington Nationals
First Round:	49
Overall:	1521
Prev:	2008
Next:	2010

The 2009 Major League Baseball draft was held June 9 to June 11 at the MLB Network Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.^[2]

The drafting order is as follows:^{[3] [4]}

First-round selections

Key

	All-Star
!scope="row" style="background:#bfb;"		Player did not sign

Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
1		Washington Nationals	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	Pitcher	Norco High School (CA)
6	Zack Wheeler	San Francisco Giants	Pitcher	East Paulding High School (GA)
7	Mike Minor	Atlanta Braves	Pitcher	Vanderbilt
8	Mike Leake	Cincinnati Reds	Pitcher	Arizona State
9	Jacob Turner	Detroit Tigers	Pitcher	Westminster Christian Academy (MO)
10	Drew Storen	Washington Nationals	Pitcher	Stanford
11	Tyler Matzek	Colorado Rockies	Pitcher	Capistrano Valley High School (CA)
12	Aaron Crow	Kansas City Royals	Pitcher	Missouri
13	Grant Green	Oakland Athletics	Shortstop	Southern California
14	!scope="row" style="background:#bfb; text-align:center"	Matt Purke	Texas Rangers	Pitcher	Klein High School (TX)
15	Alex White	Cleveland Indians	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	Pitcher	Yukon High School (OK)
19	Shelby Miller	St. Louis Cardinals	Pitcher	Brownwood High School (TX)
20	Chad Jenkins	Toronto Blue Jays	Pitcher	Kennesaw State
21	Jiovanni Mier	Houston Astros	Shortstop	Bonita High School (CA)
22	Kyle Gibson	Minnesota Twins	Pitcher	Missouri
23	Jared Mitchell	Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	LSU
24	Randal Grichuk		Outfielder	Lamar Consolidated High School (TX)
25	Mike Trout	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Outfielder	Millville Senior High School (NJ)
26	Eric Arnett	Milwaukee Brewers	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	!scope="row" style="background:#bfb; text-align:center"	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		Catcher	John A. Ferguson High School (FL)
34	Rex Brothers	Colorado Rockies	Left-handed pitcher	Lipscomb
35	Matthew Davidson		Third baseman	Yucaipa High School (CA)
36	Aaron Miller		Left-handed pitcher	Baylor
37	!scope="row" style="background:#bfb; text-align:center"	James Paxton	Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Kentucky
38	Josh Phegley		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
42	Garrett Richards	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Right-handed pitcher	Oklahoma
43	Brad Boxberger		Right-handed pitcher	USC
44	Tanner Scheppers	Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Fresno State
45	Michael Belfiore	Arizona Diamondbacks	Left-handed pitcher	Boston College
46	Matthew Bashore		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^[5]

Other notable selections

As of September 2, 2019

Round	Pick	Player	Team	Position	School
2	50		Washington Nationals	Second baseman	California
2	53		Pittsburgh Pirates	Pitcher	Temecula Valley High School (CA)
2	54		Baltimore Orioles	Shortstop	Henry B. Plant High School (FL)
2	55		San Francisco Giants	Catcher	Horizon High School (AZ)
2	56		Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	California
2	57		Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	Taylorsville High School (MS)
2	58		Detroit Tigers	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma State
2	59		Colorado Rockies	Third baseman	El Toro High School (CA)
2	61		Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	Santa Margarita Catholic High School (CA)
2	63		Cleveland Indians	Outfielder	Arizona State
2	64		Arizona Diamondbacks	Outfielder	Ohio
2	67		St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	USC
2	71		Chicago White Sox	Left-handed pitcher	Port Charlotte High School (FL)
2	72		New York Mets	Left-handed pitcher	Ward Melville High School (NY)
2	76		New York Yankees	Catcher	IMG Academy (FL)
2	77		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Texas A&M
2	79		Chicago Cubs	Infielder	LSU
2	80		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Chipola College
3	82		Seattle Mariners	Second baseman	North Carolina
3	86		San Francisco Giants	Third baseman	Louisville
3	87		Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Princeton
3	88		Cincinnati Reds	Left-handed pitcher	Houston
3	90		Colorado Rockies	First baseman	Clemson
3	91		Kansas City Royals	Catcher	Wesleyan Christian Academy (NC)
3	92		Oakland Athletics	Left-handed pitcher	Louisville
3	93		Texas Rangers	Left-handed pitcher	Scotts Valley High School (CA)
3	95		Arizona Diamondbacks	Third baseman	Santa Fe College
3	98		St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	UC Riverside
3	99		Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Desert Ridge High School (AZ)
3	104		Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Riverside Polytechnic High School (CA)
3	105		Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Tulane
3	110		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	Arizona State
4	112		Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	Kansas State
4	113		Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	LIU Brooklyn
4	114		San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	Forest High School (FL)
4	122		Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Clemson
4	123		Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Yuba City High School (CA)
4	130		Toronto Blue Jays	Shortstop	Dallas Baptist
4	134		New York Mets	Outfielder	Columbia Basin College
4	135		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	North Carolina
4	138		Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	Ball State
4	140		Chicago Cubs	Left-handed pitcher	Kentucky
5	146		Baltimore Orioles	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma City
5	147		San Francisco Giants	First baseman	Texas
5	152		Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Louisiana State
5	155		Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Faulkner University
5	156		Arizona Diamondbacks	First baseman	Loyola Marymount
5	159		St. Louis Cardinals	Shortstop	Miami (FL)
5	160		Toronto Blue Jays	Second baseman	Louisiana State
5	164		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	North Mesquite High School (TX)
5	165		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt
6	172		Washington Nationals	Shortstop	Westminster Academy (FL)
6	180		Detroit Tigers	Shortstop	University of Detroit Jesuit High School (MI)
6	186		Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	Merced College
6	191		Houston Astros	Shortstop	American Military Academy (PR)
6	192		Minnesota Twins	Catcher	Miami (FL)
6	194		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Chipola College
6	196		Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Bethune-Cookman
6	198		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Governor Thomas Johnson High School (MD)
6	200		Chicago Cubs	Left-handed pitcher	Texas A&M
7	204		San Diego Padres	Right-handed pitcher	Nova Southeastern
7	212		Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Missouri State
7	213		Oakland Athletics	Left-handed pitcher	Neuqua Valley High School (IL)
7	221		Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	Arkansas
7	226		Milwaukee Brewers	Outfielder	Cal State Fullerton
7	228		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Mauldin High School (SC)
8	234		San Diego Padres	First baseman	Duke
8	241		Colorado Rockies	Right-handed pitcher	Bradley
8	245		Colorado Rockies	Right-handed pitcher	Arizona
8	246		Arizona Diamondbacks	First baseman	Texas State
8	252		Minnesota Twins	Shortstop	Southern Miss
8	257		Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	Millikan High School (CA)
9	262		Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	Eastern Florida State College
9	265		Pittsburgh Pirates	Second baseman	Rice
9	274		Texas Rangers	Outfielder	Miami Dade College
9	275		Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Arizona
9	276		Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	Oklahoma
9	280		Toronto Blue Jays	Left-handed pitcher	Tulane
9	287		Philadelphia Phillies	Outfielder	Agua Fria High School (AZ)
9	291		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Right-handed pitcher	Paris Junior College
10	299		Cincinnati Reds	Catcher	Brownsburg High School (IN)
10	303		Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	South Carolina
10	310		Toronto Blue Jays	Catcher	Barry University
10	315		New York Yankees	Left-handed pitcher	Oklahoma State
10	317		Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	Tulane
11	326		Baltimore Orioles	Catcher	Lakewood Ranch High School (FL)
11	330		Detroit Tigers	Left-handed pitcher	Long Beach State
12	352		Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	Texas Tech
12	357		San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	East Carolina
12	365		Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Huertas Junior College (PR)
12	366		Arizona Diamondbacks	Right-handed pitcher	UCLA
12	368		Florida Marlins	Outfielder	St. Mary's (CA)
12	379		Tampa Bay Rays	Right-handed pitcher	Steele Canyon High School (CA)
13	386		Baltimore Orioles	Second baseman	UC Davis
13	389		Cincinnati Reds	Right-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt
13	392		Kansas City Royals	Outfielder	Red Oak High School (OK)
13	393		Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	Binghamton
13	396		Arizona Diamondbacks	Left-handed pitcher	J. W. Mitchell High School (FL)
13	399		St. Louis Cardinals	Third baseman	Texas Christian
13	401		Houston Astros	Outfielder	Northwestern
13	406		Milwaukee Brewers	First baseman	Lewis–Clark State College
13	408		Boston Red Sox	First baseman	The Citadel
14	414		San Diego Padres	Left-handed pitcher	Rhode Island
14	424		Texas Rangers	Left-handed pitcher	Walters State Community College
14	441		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Left-handed pitcher	St. Andrew's Episcopal School (TX)
15	459		St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	University City High School (CA)
15	460		Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Lakeland Senior High School (FL)
15	465		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Daytona State College
15	469		Tampa Bay Rays	Right-handed pitcher	Faith Christian Academy (CO)
16	475		Pittsburgh Pirates	Outfielder	Florida
16	495		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Rockingham County High School (NC)
16	496		Milwaukee Brewers	Shortstop	Sarasota High School (FL)
16	497		Philadelphia Phillies	Catcher	Jesuit High School (CA)
16	498		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Charlotte Christian School (NC)
17	509		Cincinnati Reds	Shortstop	American Heritage School (FL)
17	517		Los Angeles Dodgers	Right-handed pitcher	Gonzaga
17	523		Chicago White Sox	Outfielder	Rocky Mount High School (NC)
17	526		Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Napa Valley College
18	532		Washington Nationals	Shortstop	Patchogue-Medford High School (NY)
18	533		Seattle Mariners	Left-handed pitcher	Southern California
18	550		Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Northwest Florida State College
18	556		Milwaukee Brewers	Left-handed pitcher	South Dakota State
19	571		Colorado Rockies	Catcher	Cal State Fullerton
19	579		St. Louis Cardinals	Catcher	Cal State Los Angeles
19	580		Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Sam Houston State
20	611		Houston Astros	Outfielder	Nova Southeastern
20	617		Philadelphia Phillies	First baseman	Creighton
20	618		Boston Red Sox	First baseman	Duke
20	619		Tampa Bay Rays	Right-handed pitcher	Buhach Colony High School (CA)
21	625		Pittsburgh Pirates	Right-handed pitcher	Ole Miss
21	630		Detroit Tigers	Left-handed pitcher	None
21	638		Florida Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	Texas Tech
21	639		St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	Cowley College
22	653		Seattle Mariners	Right-handed pitcher	Vanderbilt
22	654		San Diego Padres	First baseman	UCLA
22	658		Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	St. Petersburg College
22	662		Kansas City Royals	Left-handed pitcher	Tennessee Tech
22	665		Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Yavapai College
22	676		Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Nova Southeastern
23	683		Seattle Mariners	Left-handed pitcher	San Jacinto College
23	699		St. Louis Cardinals	First baseman	Slippery Rock (PA)
23	700		Toronto Blue Jays	Outfielder	Arizona
24	723		Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	Marshall
24	728		Florida Marlins	Shortstop	California
24	729		St. Louis Cardinals	Right-handed pitcher	Wabash Valley College
24	732		Minnesota Twins	Left-handed pitcher	UC Santa Barbara
24	739		Tampa Bay Rays	Left-handed pitcher	Putnam City High School (OK)
25	757		Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	Providence High School (NC)
25	770		Chicago Cubs	First baseman	George Mason
26	775		Pittsburgh Pirates	Left-handed pitcher	Norwalk High School (IA)
27	814		Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Ole Miss
27	815		Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	New Mexico State
27	817		Los Angeles Dodgers	Left-handed pitcher	Cocoa Beach High School (FL)
28	834		San Diego Padres	Second baseman	West Virginia
28	844		Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Seton-La Salle Catholic High School (PA)
28	852		Minnesota Twins	Right-handed pitcher	Christian Brothers Academy (NJ)
28	859		Tampa Bay Rays	Left-handed pitcher	Chemeketa Community College
29	871		Colorado Rockies	Outfielder	Meridian Community College
29	873		Oakland Athletics	Catcher	Mariner High School (FL)
30	893		Seattle Mariners	Catcher	Dallas Baptist
31	944		New York Mets	Outfielder	Archbishop Mitty High School (CA)
32	960		Detroit Tigers	Right-handed pitcher	Mountain Ridge High School (AZ)
32	962		Kansas City Royals	Catcher	Lafayette High School (MO)
33	986		Baltimore Orioles	Outfielder	Klein Collins High School (TX)
33	987		San Francisco Giants	Right-handed pitcher	Indiana
33	993		Oakland Athletics	Right-handed pitcher	Arkansas
34	1035		New York Yankees	Right-handed pitcher	Indiana State
34	1037		Philadelphia Phillies	Right-handed pitcher	San Diego
35	1054		Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Greenbrier Christian Academy (VA)
35	1055		Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Jefferson High School (GA)
36	1084		Texas Rangers	Right-handed pitcher	Berlin High School (CT)
36	1086		Arizona Diamondbacks	Shortstop	Clemson
36	1091		Houston Astros	Shortstop	Palomar College
36	1098		Boston Red Sox	Outfielder	St. John's Preparatory School (MA)
37	1106		Baltimore Orioles	Left-handed pitcher	Chatfield Senior High School (CO)
37	1107		San Francisco Giants	Outfielder	Missouri
37	1128		Boston Red Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Washington High School (IA)
37	1129		Tampa Bay Rays	Catcher	Eagle's View Academy (FL)
38	1135		Pittsburgh Pirates	Third baseman	Bishop Blanchet High School (Washington
39	1162		Washington Nationals	Right-handed pitcher	St. Michael's Catholic Academy (TX)
39	1180		Toronto Blue Jays	Right-handed pitcher	Lakeland Senior High School (FL)
39	1186		Milwaukee Brewers	Right-handed pitcher	Lamar Consolidated High School (TX)
40	1202		Kansas City Royals	Right-handed pitcher	Shawnee Mission South High School (KS)
40	1219		Tampa Bay Rays	Left-handed pitcher	Highland High School (AZ)
41	1235		Cleveland Indians	Catcher	Keller High School (TX)
41	1238		Florida Marlins	Shortstop	American High School (FL)
42	1267		Los Angeles Dodgers	Shortstop	Junípero Serra High School (CA)
43	1283		Seattle Mariners	Outfielder	Southport High School (IN)
43	1308		Boston Red Sox	Catcher	Covington Catholic High School (KY)
44	1312		Washington Nationals	Left-handed pitcher	R. L. Paschal High School (TX)
44	1328		Florida Marlins	Right-handed pitcher	Rio Grande High School (NM)
44	1333		Chicago White Sox	Right-handed pitcher	Auburn
45	1357		Los Angeles Dodgers	Outfielder	Amador Valley High School (CA)
46	1378		Atlanta Braves	Right-handed pitcher	Rockdale County High School (GA)
48	1433		Seattle Mariners	Left-handed pitcher	San Jacinto College
48	1445		Cleveland Indians	Left-handed pitcher	Baker University
48	1451		Houston Astros	Left-handed pitcher	Gulliver Preparatory School (FL)
48	1454		New York Mets	Left-handed pitcher	Tunstall High School (VA)
49	1475		Cleveland Indians	Right-handed pitcher	Howard College
49	1477		Los Angeles Dodgers	Third baseman	Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High School (PA)
50	1498		Atlanta Braves	Left-handed pitcher	Francis Marion University
50	1513		Chicago White Sox	Left-handed pitcher	Florida
50	1514		New York Mets	Right-handed pitcher	Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School (SC)

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
• Jacobbi McDaniel, 33rd round, 1006th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
• Colin Kaepernick, 43rd round, 1310th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
• Anthony Scirrotto, 50th round, 1502nd overall by the Kansas City Royals, signed, but never played

External links

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

Notes and References

1. News: First Day of MLB Draft To Be Held At MLB Network . David . Tanklefsky . nexttv.com . April 28, 2009 . June 10, 2020.
2. Web site: Draft Date and Location . https://web.archive.org/web/20090806000915/http://www.mymlbdraft.com/2009-mlb-draft-date . 2009-08-06 . dead . 2009-04-26 .
3. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/rules.jsp First-year Player Draft rules
4. http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/index.jsp Final 2008 regular season standings
5. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/draft/draft-basics/2009/267944.html 2009 Draft Order