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Baseball draft of amateur players by Major League Baseball
The 2009 Major League Baseball draft was held June 9 to June 11 at the
MLB Network Studios in
Secaucus, New Jersey.
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The drafting order is as follows:
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First-round selections
The
Los Angeles Angels selected
Mike Trout 25th overall. Trout is an 11x
All-Star, 3x
American League
MVP, and 9x
Silver Slugger as
outfielder.
The
Washington Nationals selected
Stephen Strasburg
first overall. The 3x
All-Star lead the Nationals to a
2019 World Series win.
The
San Francisco Giants selected Zack Wheeler 6th overall. He was a
2021 All-Star and led the
National League in
strikeouts.
The
Braves selected
Mike Minor 7th overall. In Minor was named a
2019 All-Star.
The
Diamondbacks selected
A. J. Pollock at 17. In 2015, he was selected as an
All-Star and won the
Gold Glove at
outfield.
Key
Supplemental first-round selections
From Baseball America
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Compensation picks
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^ Compensation for failure to sign 2008 first-round pick
Aaron Crow
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^ Pick from
Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent
Orlando Hudson
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^ Pick from
New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent
Francisco Rodríguez
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^ Pick from
New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent
Mark Teixeira
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^ Pick from
Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent
Raúl Ibañez
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^ Compensation for failure to sign 2008 first-round pick
Gerrit Cole
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^ Pick from
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent
Brian Fuentes
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Raúl Ibañez to the Philadelphia Phillies
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Brian Fuentes to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Orlando Hudson to the Los Angeles Dodgers
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent
Derek Lowe to the Atlanta Braves
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent
A. J. Burnett to the New York Yankees
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent
Orlando Cabrera to the Oakland Athletics
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent
CC Sabathia to the New York Yankees
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Mark Teixeira to the New York Yankees
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent
Juan Cruz to the Kansas City Royals
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^ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Francisco Rodriguez to the New York Mets
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^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent
Jeremy Affeldt to the San Francisco Giants
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^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent
Milton Bradley to the Chicago Cubs
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^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent
Brandon Lyon to the Detroit Tigers
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^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent
Dennys Reyes to the St. Louis Cardinals
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^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent
Brian Shouse to the Tampa Bay Rays
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^ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent
Jon Garland to the Arizona Diamondbacks
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^ Compensation for failure to sign 2008 second-round pick Tanner Scheppers
Other notable selections
The
Colorado Rockies selected
Nolan Arenado in the second round. The 8x
All-Star has won ten
Gold Glove Awards at
third base and six
Silver Slugger Awards at
third base.
Cleveland selected
Jason Kipnis in the second round. Kipnis is a 2x
All-Star
The
Chicago Cubs selected
DJ LeMahieu In the second round. LeMahieu is a 3x
All-Star, 4x
Gold Glove winner, and 2x
Silver Slugger.
The
Arizona Diamondbacks selected
Patrick Corbin in the second round. Corbin is a 2x
All-Star.
The
Seattle Mariners selected
Kyle Seager in the third round. Seager was an
2014
All-Star, and won the
2014
Gold Glove Award at
third base.
The
San Francisco Giants selected
Brandon Belt in the fifth round. Belt was a
2016
All-Star, and helped the Giants win the
2012 and
2014
World Series.
The
Houston Astros selected
Dallas Keuchel in the 7th round. Keuchel is a 2x
All-Star who won the
2015
American League
Cy Young Award, and five
Gold Glove Award at
pitcher.
The
Arizona Diamondbacks selected
Paul Goldschmidt in the eight round. A 7x
All-Star, Goldschmidt won 4
Gold Glove Awards at
first base, 5
Silver Slugger Awards at
first base, and the
2022
National League
MVP.
The
Minnesota Twins selected
Brian Dozier in the 8th round. Dozier was an
All-Star in
2015 and the
2017
Gold Glove Award at
second base.
The
St. Louis Cardinals selected
Matt Carpenter in the 13th round. Carpenter is a 3x
All-Star and won the
2013
Silver Slugger Award for
second base.
The
Houston Astros selected
J. D. Martinez in the 20th round. Martinez is a 6x
All-Star and 3x
Silver Slugger.
As of September 2, 2019
NFL players drafted
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Jake Locker, 10th round, 321st overall by the
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign
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Riley Cooper, 25th round, 754th overall by the
Texas Rangers, but did not sign
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Eric Decker, 27th round, 822nd overall by the
Minnesota Twins, but did not sign
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Jacobbi McDaniel, 33rd round, 1006th overall by the
Milwaukee Brewers, but did not sign
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Colin Kaepernick, 43rd round, 1310th overall by the
Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
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Anthony Scirrotto, 50th round, 1502nd overall by the
Kansas City Royals, signed, but never played
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