Re-Drafting the 2009 MLB Draft Using Advanced Analytics
What Happened
Who went first overall? And who followed?
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Nationals | Stephen Strasburg | RHP | 23.2 |
| 2 | Seattle Mariners | Dustin Ackley | 2B/OF | 6.7 |
| 3 | San Diego Padres | Donavan Tate | OF | N/A |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tony Sanchez | C | 0.1 |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | Matt Hobgood | RHP | N/A |
| 6 | San Francisco Giants | Zach Wheeler | RHP | 3.5 |
| 7 | Atlanta Braves | Mike Minor | LHP | 7.0 |
| 8 | Cincinnati Reds | Mike Leake | RHP | 12.6 |
| 9 | Detroit Tigers | Jacob Turner | RHP | 0.2 |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | Drew Storen | RHP | 4.8 |
| 11 | Colorado Rockies | Tyler Matzek | LHP | 1.6 |
| 12 | Kansas City Royals | Aaron Crow | RHP | -0.2 |
| 13 | Oakland Athletics | Grant Green | 2B | -1.0 |
| 14 | Texas Rangers | Matt Purke | LHP | 0.1 |
| 15 | Cleveland Indians | Alex White | RHP | -0.8 |
| 16 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Bobby Borchering | 1B/3B | N/A |
| 17 | Arizona Diamondbacks | A.J. Pollock | OF | 13.8 |
| 18 | Florida Marlins | Chad James | LHP | N/A |
| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | Shelby Miller | RHP | 7.4 |
| 20 | Toronto Blue Jays | Chad Jenkins | RHP | 0.1 |
| 21 | Houston Astros | Jiovanni Mier | SS | N/A |
| 22 | Minnesota Twins | Kyle Gibson | RHP | 5.7 |
| 23 | Chicago White Sox | Jared Mitchell | OF | N/A |
| 24 | Los Angeles Angels | Randal Grichuk | OF | 5.7 |
| 25 | Los Angeles Angels | Mike Trout | OF | 48.1 |
| 26 | Milwaukee Brewers | Eric Arnett | RHP | N/A |
| 27 | Florida Marlins | Nick Franklin | 2B | -0.2 |
| 28 | Boston Red Sox | Reymond Fuentes | OF | -0.3 |
| 29 | New York Yankees | Slade Heathcott | OF | 0.5 |
| 30 | Tampa Bay Rays | LeVon Washington | OF | N/A |
| 31 | Chicago Cubs | Brett Jackson | OF | 0.1 |
| 32 | Colorado Rockies | Tim Wheeler | OF | N/A |
| 33 | Seattle Mariners | Steven Baron | C | -0.3 |
| 34 | Colorado Rockies | Rex Brothers | LHP | 2.0 |
| 35 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Matt Davidson | 3B | 0.4 |
| 36 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Aaron Miller | LHP | N/A |
| 37 | Toronto Blue Jays | James Paxton | LHP | 6.3 |
| 38 | Chicago White Sox | Josh Phegley | C | 1.8 |
| 39 | Milwaukee Brewers | Kentrail Davis | OF | N/A |
| 40 | Los Angeles Angels | Tyler Skaggs | LHP | 2.1 |
| 41 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Chris Owings | 2B/SS | 1.6 |
| 42 | Los Angeles Angels | Garrett Richards | RHP | 9.1 |
| 43 | Cincinnati Reds | Brad Boxberger | RHP | 0.4 |
| 44 | Texas Rangers | Tanner Scheppers | RHP | -0.2 |
| 45 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Mike Belfiore | LHP | -0.1 |
| 46 | Minnesota Twins | Matt Bashore | LHP | N/A |
| 47 | Milwaukee Brewers | Kyle Heckathorn | RHP | N/A |
| 48 | Los Angeles Angels | Tyler Kehrer | LHP | N/A |
| 49 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Vic Black | RHP | 0.3 |
