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2009 Major League Baseball draft

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

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The drafting order is as follows:[3][4]

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First-round selections

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The Los Angeles Angels selected Mike Trout 25th overall. Trout is an 11× All-Star, 3× American League MVP, and 9× Silver Slugger as outfielder.
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The Washington Nationals selected Stephen Strasburg first overall. The 3× All-Star lead the Nationals to a 2019 World Series win.
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The San Francisco Giants selected Zack Wheeler 6th overall. He was a 2021 All-Star and led the National League in strikeouts.
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The Braves selected Mike Minor 7th overall. In Minor was named a 2019 All-Star.
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The Diamondbacks selected A. J. Pollock at 17. In 2015, he was selected as an All-Star and won the Gold Glove at outfield.

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Supplemental first-round selections

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Compensation picks

  1. Compensation for failure to sign 2008 first-round pick Aaron Crow
  2. Pick from Los Angeles Dodgers as compensation for signing of free agent Orlando Hudson
  3. Pick from New York Mets as compensation for signing of free agent Francisco Rodríguez
  4. Pick from New York Yankees as compensation for signing of free agent Mark Teixeira
  5. Pick from Philadelphia Phillies as compensation for signing of free agent Raúl Ibañez
  6. Compensation for failure to sign 2008 first-round pick Gerrit Cole
  7. Pick from Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim as compensation for signing of free agent Brian Fuentes
  8. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Raúl Ibañez to the Philadelphia Phillies
  9. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Brian Fuentes to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
  10. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Orlando Hudson to the Los Angeles Dodgers
  11. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Derek Lowe to the Atlanta Braves
  12. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent A. J. Burnett to the New York Yankees
  13. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Orlando Cabrera to the Oakland Athletics
  14. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent CC Sabathia to the New York Yankees
  15. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Mark Teixeira to the New York Yankees
  16. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Juan Cruz to the Kansas City Royals
  17. Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Francisco Rodriguez to the New York Mets
  18. Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Jeremy Affeldt to the San Francisco Giants
  19. Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Milton Bradley to the Chicago Cubs
  20. Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Brandon Lyon to the Detroit Tigers
  21. Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Dennys Reyes to the St. Louis Cardinals
  22. Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Brian Shouse to the Tampa Bay Rays
  23. Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Jon Garland to the Arizona Diamondbacks
  24. Compensation for failure to sign 2008 second-round pick Tanner Scheppers
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Other notable selections

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The Colorado Rockies selected Nolan Arenado in the second round. The 8× All-Star has won ten Gold Glove Awards at third base and six Silver Slugger Awards at third base.
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Cleveland selected Jason Kipnis in the second round. Kipnis is a 2× All-Star
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The Chicago Cubs selected DJ LeMahieu In the second round. LeMahieu is a 3× All-Star, 4× Gold Glove winner, and 2× Silver Slugger.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Patrick Corbin in the second round. Corbin is a 2× All-Star.
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The Seattle Mariners selected Kyle Seager in the third round. Seager was a 2014 All-Star, and won the 2014 Gold Glove Award at third base.
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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.
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The Houston Astros selected Dallas Keuchel in the 7th round. Keuchel is a 2× All-Star who won the 2015 American League Cy Young Award, and five Gold Glove Award at pitcher.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Paul Goldschmidt in the eight round. A 7× All-Star, Goldschmidt won 4 Gold Glove Awards at first base, 5 Silver Slugger Awards at first base, and the 2022 National League MVP.
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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.
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The St. Louis Cardinals selected Matt Carpenter in the 13th round. Carpenter is a 3× All-Star and won the 2013 Silver Slugger Award for second base.
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The Houston Astros selected J. D. Martinez in the 20th round. Martinez is a 6× All-Star and 3× Silver Slugger.

As of September 2, 2019

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