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The 2009 First-Year Player Draft was the forty-fifth Major League Baseball amateur draft. It was held from June 9 to June 11, 2009, the first time the draft was done over a three-day period. The Washington Nationals had the first selection. They were also the first team to ever have two top 10 selections, as a result of failing to sign their top draft pick in the previous year's draft.
[edit] Draft results
[edit] First round
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | School (Type) | Hometown | Notes
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| 1 | Washington Nationals | Stephen Strasburg | P | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
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| 2 | Seattle Mariners | Dustin Ackley | OF | University of North Carolina | Walnut Cove, NC |
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| 3 | San Diego Padres | Donavan Tate | OF | Cartersville High School | Cartersville, GA |
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| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tony Sanchez | C | Boston College | Miami, FL |
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| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | Matt Hobgood | P | Norco High School | Norco, CA |
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| 6 | San Francisco Giants | Zack Wheeler | P | East Paulding High School | Dallas, GA |
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| 7 | Atlanta Braves | Mike Minor | P | Vanderbilt University | Chapel Hill, TN |
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| 8 | Cincinnati Reds | Mike Leake | P | Arizona State University | Fallbrook, CA |
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| 9 | Detroit Tigers | Jacob Turner | P | Westminster Christian Academy | St. Louis, MO |
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| 10 | Washington Nationals | Drew Storen | P | Stanford University | Brownsburg, IN | Compensation for failure to sign 2008 Pick Aaron Crow
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| 11 | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Matzek | P | Capistrano Valley High School | Mission Viejo, CA |
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| 12 | Kansas City Royals | Aaron Crow | P | No school | Wakarusa, KS |
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| 13 | Oakland Athletics | Grant Green | SS | University of Southern California | Anaheim, CA |
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| 14 | Texas Rangers | Matt Purke | P | Klein High School | Spring, TX | Did Not Sign
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| 15 | Cleveland Indians | Alex White | P | University of North Carolina | Greenville, NC |
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| 16 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Bobby Borchering | 3B | Bishop Verot High School | Fort Myers, FL |
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| 17 | Arizona Diamondbacks | A.J. Pollock | OF | University of Notre Dame | Hebron, CT | Compensation from Los Angeles Dodgers for Orlando Hudson
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| 18 | Florida Marlins | Chad James | P | Yukon High School | Yukon, OK |
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| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | Shelby Miller | P | Brownwood High School | Brownwood, TX |
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| 20 | Toronto Blue Jays | Chad Jenkins | P | Kennesaw State University | Canton, GA |
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| 21 | Houston Astros | Jiovanni Mier | SS | Bonita High School | La Verne, CA |
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| 22 | Minnesota Twins | Kyle Gibson | P | University of Missouri | Greenfield, IN |
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| 23 | Chicago White Sox | Jared Mitchell | OF | Louisiana State University | New Iberia, LA |
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| 24 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Randal Grichuk | OF | Lamar Consolidated High School | Rosenberg, TX | Compensation from New York Mets for Francisco Rodriguez
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| 25 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Mike Trout | OF | Millville High School | Millville, NJ | Compensation from New York Yankees for Mark Teixeira
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| 26 | Milwaukee Brewers | Eric Arnett | P | Indiana University Bloomington | Pataskala, OH |
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| 27 | Seattle Mariners | Nick Franklin | SS | Lake Brantley High School | Altamonte Springs, FL | Compensation from Philadelphia Phillies for Raul Ibanez
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| 28 | Boston Red Sox | Reymond Fuentes | OF | Fernando Callejo High School | Manati, Puerto Rico |
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| 29 | New York Yankees | Slade Heathcott | OF | Texas High School | Texarkana, TX | Compensation for failure to sign 2008 pick Gerrit Cole
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| 30 | Tampa Bay Rays | LeVon Washington | 2B | Buchholz High School | Gainesville, FL | Did Not Sign
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| 31 | Chicago Cubs | Brett Jackson | OF | University of California | Berkeley, CA |
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| 32 | Colorado Rockies | Tim Wheeler | OF | California State University, Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | Compensation from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Brian Fuentes
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[edit] Supplemental First Round
[edit] Other Notable Selections
Patrick White (49th rnd, Yankees)
[edit] Draft Notes
In a rare situation, three players who won the College World Series Most Outstanding Player were picked - 17th rounder Jorge Reyes won in 2007 as a freshman, 2nd rounder Tommy Mendonca won in 2008 as a sophomore and Jared Mitchell would pick up the award in the 2009 College World Series a couple weeks after being a first-round pick.
[edit] Sources
Draft Order and Comp. Picks
