MLB Draft 2009 Results
The following are the results of the 2009 MLB Baseball Draft:
FIRST ROUND
1. Washington Nationals — Stephen Strasburg, RHP, San Diego State
2. Seattle Mariners — Dustin Ackley, OF, Univ. of North Carolina
3. San Diego Padres — Donavan Tate, OF, Cartersville (Ga.) HS
4. Pittsburgh Pirates — Tony Sanchez, C, Boston College
5. Baltimore Orioles — Matt Hobgood, RHP, Norco (Calif.) HS
6. San Francisco Giants — Zack Wheeler, RHP, East Paulding HS, Dallas, Ga.
7. Atlanta Braves — Mike Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt
8. Cincinnati Reds — Mike Leake, RHP, Arizona State
9. Detroit Tigers — Jacob Turner, RHP, Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Mo.
10. Washington Nationals — Drew Storen, RHP, Stanford
11. Colorado Rockies — Tyler Matzek, LHP, Capistrano Valley HS, Mission Viejo, Calif.
12. Kansas City Royals — Aaron Crow, RHP, Fort Worth Cats
13. Oakland Athletics — Grant Green, SS, University of Southern California
14. Texas Rangers — Matt Purke, LHP, Klein HS, Spring, Texas
15. Cleveland Indians — Alex White, RHP, Univ. of North Carolina
16. Arizona Diamondbacks — Bobby Borchering, 3B, Bishop Verot School, Fort Myers, Fla.
17. Arizona Diamondbacks — A.J. Pollock, CF, Notre Dame
18. Florida Marlins — Chad James, LHP, Yukon (Okla.) HS
19. St. Louis Cardinals — Shelby Miller, RHP, Brownwood (Texas) HS
20. Toronto Blue Jays — Chad Jenkins, RHP, Kennesaw State University
21. Houston Astros — Jiovanni Mier, SS, Bonita HS, La Verne, Calif.
22. Minnesota Twins — Kyle Gibson, RHP, Univ. of Missouri
23. Chicago White Sox — Jared Mitchell, OF, LSU
24. Los Angeles Angels — Randal Grichuk, LF, Lamar Consolidated HS, Rosenberg, Texas
25. Los Angeles Angels — Mike Trout, CF, Millville (N.J.) HS
26. Milwaukee Brewers — Eric Arnett, RHP, Indiana Univ.
27. Seattle Mariners — Nick Franklin, SS, Lake Brantley HS, Altamonte Springs, Fla.
28. Boston Red Sox — Reymond Fuentes, CF, Fernando Callejo HS, Manati, P.R.
29. New York Yankees — Slade Heathcott, CF, Texas HS, Texarkana, Texas
30. Tampa Bay Rays — Levon Washington, OF, Buchholz HS, Gainesville, Fla.
31. Chicago Cubs — Brett Jackson, OF, Univ. of California
32. Colorado Rockies — Tim Wheeler, OF, Sacramento State
COMP ROUND A
33. Seattle Mariners — Steven Baron, C, John A. Ferguson HS, Miami
34. Colorado Rockies — Rex Brothers, LHP, Lipscomb University
35. Arizona Diamondbacks — Matthew Davidson, 3B, Yucaipa (Calif.) HS
36. Los Angeles Dodgers — Aaron Miller, LHP, Baylor
37. Toronto Blue Jays — James Paxton, LHP, Kentucky
38. Chicago White Sox — Josh Phegley, C, Indiana
39. Milwaukee Brewers — Kentrail Davis, CF, Tennessee
40. Los Angeles Angels — Tyler Skaggs, LHP, Santa Monica (Calif.) HS
41. Arizona Diamondbacks — Christopher Owings, SS, Gilbert (S.C.) HS
42. Los Angeles Angels — Garrett Richards, RHP, Oklahoma
43. Cincinnati Reds — Brad Boxberger, RHP, USC
44. Texas Rangers — Tanner Scheppers, RHP, St. Paul Saints
45. Arizona Diamondbacks — Mike Belfiore, LHP, Boston College
46. Minnesota Twins — Matt Bashore, LHP, Indiana
47. Milwaukee Brewers — Kyle Heckathorn, RHP, Kennesaw State University
48. Los Angeles Angels — Tyler Kehrer, LHP, Eastern Illinois
49. Pittsburgh Pirates — Victor Black, RHP, Dallas Baptist University
SECOND ROUND
50. Washington Nationals — Jeff Kobernus, 2B, California
51. Seattle Mariners — Rich Poythress, 1B, Georgia
52. San Diego Padres — Everett Williams, CF, McCallum HS, Austin, Texas
53. Pittsburgh Pirates — Brooks Pounders, RHP, Temecula (Calif.) Valley HS
54. Baltimore Orioles — Mychal Givens, RHP, Plant HS, Tampa, Fla.
55. San Francisco Giants — Tommy Joseph, C, Horizon HS, Scottsdale, Ariz.
56. Los Angeles Dodgers — Blake Smith, RHP, California
57. Cincinnati Reds — Billy Hamilton, SS, Taylorsville (Miss.) HS
58. Detroit Tigers — Andy Oliver, LHP, Oklahoma State
59. Colorado Rockies — Nolan Arenado, 3B, El Toro (Calif.) HS
60. Arizona Diamondbacks — Eric Smith, RHP, Rhode Island
61. Chicago White Sox — Trayce Thompson, OF, Santa Margarita HS, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
62. Texas Rangers — Tom Mendonca, 3B, Fresno State
63. Cleveland Indians — Jason Kipnis, CF, Arizona State
64. Arizona Diamondbacks — Marc Krauss, OF, Ohio University
65. Los Angeles Dodgers — Garrett Gould, RHP, Maize HS, Wichita, Kan.
66. Florida Marlins — Bryan Berglund, RHP, Royal HS, Simi Valley, Calif.
67. St. Louis Cardinals — Robert Stock, C, USC
68. Toronto Blue Jays — Jake Eliopoulos, LHP, Sacred Heart Catholic HS, Newmarket, Ontario
69. Houston Astros — Tanner Bushue, RHP, Farina (Ill.) South Central HS
70. Minnesota Twins — Billy Bullock, RHP, Florida
71. Chicago White Sox — David Holmberg, LHP, Port Charlotte (Fla.) HS
72. New York Mets — Steven Matz, LHP, Ward Melville HS, East Setauket, N.Y.
73. Milwaukee Brewers — Maxwell Walla, RF, Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, N.M.
74. Milwaukee Brewers — Cameron Garfield, C, Murrieta Valley HS, Calif.
75. Philadelphia Phillies — Kelly Dugan, CF, Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif.
76. New York Yankees — J.R. Murphy, C, Pendleton HS, Bradenton, Fla.
77. Boston Red Sox — Alex Wilson, RHP, Texas A&M
78. Tampa Bay Rays — Kenny Diekroeger, SS, Menlo HS, Atherton, Calif.
79. Chicago Cubs — D.J. LeMahieu, INF, LSU
80. Los Angeles Angels — Patrick Corbin, LHP, Chipola College
THIRD ROUND
81. Washington Nationals — Trevor Holder, RHP, Georgia
82. Seattle Mariners — Kyle Seager, 2B, North Carolina
83. San Diego Padres — Gerald Sullivan, RHP, Oral Roberts
84. Pittsburgh Pirates — Evan Chambers, CF, Hillsborough CC
85. Baltimore Orioles — Tyler Townsend, 1B, Florida International
86. San Francisco Giants — Christopher Dominguez, 3B, Louisville
87. Atlanta Braves — David Hale, RHP, Princeton
88. Cincinnati Reds — Don Joseph, LHP, Houston
89. Detroit Tigers — Wade Gaynor, 3B, Western Kentucky
90. Colorado Rockies — Benjamin Paulsen, 1B, Clemson
91. Kansas City Royals — William Myers, C, Wesleyan Christian Academy, High Point, N.C.
92. Oakland A’s — Justin Marks, LHP, Louisville
93. Texas Rangers — Robert Erlin, LHP, Scotts Valley (Calif.) HS
94. Cleveland Indians — Joseph Gardner, RHP, UC Santa Barbara
95. Arizona Diamondbacks — Keon Broxton, 3B, Santa Fe CC
96. Los Angeles Dodgers — Brett Wallach, RHP, Orange Coast College
97. Florida Marlins — Da’Shon Cooper, CF, Edison HS, Calif.
98. St. Louis Cardinals — Joseph Kelly, RHP, UC Riverside
99. Toronto Blue Jays — Jake Barrett, RHP, Desert Ridge HS, Mesa, Ariz.
100. Houston Astros — Telvin Nash, LF, Griffin (Ga.) HS
101. Minnesota Twins — Benjamin Tootle, RHP, Jacksonville State
102. Chicago White Sox — Bryan Morgado, LHP, Tennessee
103. New York Mets — Robert Shields, SS, Florida Southern College
104. Toronto Blue Jays — Jacob Marisnick, CF, Riverside (Calif.) Poly HS
105. Milwaukee Brewers — Joshua Prince, SS, Tulane
106. Philadelphia Phillies — Kyrell Hudson, CF, Evergreen HS, Wash.
107. Boston Red Sox — David Renfroe, SS, South Panola HS, Miss.
108. Tampa Bay Rays — Todd Glaesmann, CF, Midway HS, Hewitt, Texas
109. Chicago Cubs — Austin Kirk, LHP, Owasso (Okla.) HS
110. Los Angeles Angels — Joshua Spence, LHP, Arizona State
COMP ROUND B
111. Houston Astros — Jonathan Meyer, 3B, Simi Valley (Calif.) HS
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