2009 MLB Draft Complete First Round: Stephen Strasburg #1 Overall as Pitchers Dominate Early Picks

The 2009 MLB Draft got underway on Tuesday with the Washington Nationals selecting San Diego State’s junior fire-baller Stephen Strasburg with the number one overall pick. Strasburg’s selection comes as no surprise as his reputation has already reached meteoric heights but it remains to be seen if the Nationals will be able to sign the right-hander.

With Strasburg off the board the Seattle Mariners went with North Carolina’s Dustin Ackley with the number two pick. The Tar Heels’ 6-1, 184 outfielder/first baseman doesn’t exactly blow people away with his physical appearance but he is a remarkable hitter who led NC to the 2007 and 2008 College Baseball World Series.

Donovan Tate was the first high school player taken in the 2009 MLB Draft after the San Diego Padres took the centerfielder with the third pick. Tate has plenty of options on the football field as well which could pose problems for the Padres.

Overall it was a first round dominated by pitchers as 11 of the first 15 selections were for hurlers, five of those picks were high school players.

2009 MLB Draft First Round.

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

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