MLB Draft

- Also referred to as the First-Year Player Draft and the Rule 4 Draft
- First draft held in 1965
- First ever #1 pick: Rick Monday
- 2007 #1 pick: David Price, Tampa Bay
- 2008 #1 pick: Tim Beckham, Tampa Bay
- 2009 #1 pick: Stephen Strasburg, Washington

The Major League Baseball draft is held annually in June. The draft order is based upon the previous year's composite standings, with the team holding the worst win-loss record gaining the first pick. Beginning with the 2007 draft, teams are required sign all draftees by August 15, or they forfeit their rights to that player.
The 2009 MLB draft was held from June 9 to June 11. The Washington Nationals selected pitcher Stephen Strasburg from San Diego State University first overall.http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/draft2009/news/story?id=4246330
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the MLB Draft, a player must:
1. Be a citizen of the United States, Canada, or a U.S. Territory
2. Have never signed a major or minor league contract before
3. Be a high school player who has graduated but not yet attended college
4. Be a college player who has completed their junior year, or is 21 years or older (Division III, Junior College, and Community College players are exempt from this requirement)

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2009 MLB Draft

Pick	Team	Position	Player	College
MLD Draft 2009 First Round
1	Washington Nationals	RHP	Stephen Strasburg	SD State
2	Seattle Mariners	OF	Dustin Ackley	North Carolina
3	San Diego Padres	CF	Donavan Tate	Cartersville HS
4	Pittsburgh Pirates	C	Tony Sanchez	Boston College
5	Baltimore Orioles	RHP	Matthew Hobgood	Norco HS
6	San Francisco Giants	RHP	Zach Wheeler	East Paulding HS
7	Atlanta Braves	LHP	Mike Minor	Vanderbilt
8	Cincinnati Reds	RHP	Mike Leake	Arizona State
9	Detroit Tigers	RHP	Jacob Turner	Westminster Christian
10	Washington Nationals	RHP	Drew Storen	Stanford
11	Colorado Rockies	LHP	Tyler Matzek	Capistrano Vally HS
12	Kansas City Royals	RHP	Aaron Crow	Fort Worth Cats
13	Oakland Athletics	SS	Grant Green	USC
14	Texas Rangers	LHP	Matt Purke	Klein HS
15	Cleveland Indians	RHP	Alex White	North Carolina
16	Arizona Diamondbacks	3B	Bobby Borchering	Bishop Verot School
17	Arizona Diamondbacks	CF	A.J. Pollock	Notre Dame
18	Florida Marlins	LHP	Chad James	Yukon HS
19	St. Louis Cardinals	LHP	Shelby Miller	Brownwood HS
20	Toronto Blue Jays	RHP	Chad Jenkins	Kennesaw State
21	Houston Astros	SS	Jiovanni Mier	Bonita HS
22	Minnesota Twins	RHP	Kyle Gibson	Missouri
23	Chicago White Sox	OF	Jared Mitchell	LSU
24	Los Angeles Angels	LF	Randal Grichuk	Lamar Consolidated HS
25	Los Angeles Angels	CF	Mike Trout	Millville HS
26	Milwaukee Brewers	RHP	Eric Arnett	Indiana
27	Seattle Mariners	SS	Nick Franklin	Lake Brantley HS
28	Boston Red Sox	CF	Reymond Fuentes	Fernando Callejo HS
29	New York Yankees	CF	Slade Heathcott	Texas HS
30	Tampa Bay Rays	2B	Levon Washington	Buchholz HS
31	Chicago Cubs	CF	Brent Jackson	California
32	Colorado Rockies	CF	Tim Wheeler	Sacramento State

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