2009 Draft Order

By Jim Callis
April 21, 2009

Below is the order of selection for the 2009 draft, which begins June 9. Teams pick in reverse order of their 2008 winning percentage. Ties are broken by using the winning percentage from the previous season.

Rated free agents who are offered arbitration by their former clubs yield compensation draft picks when they sign major league contracts with new teams. A club losing a Type A free agent (rated in the top 20 percent at his position, as determined by a statistical rating compiled by the Elias Sports Bureau) gets the signing team's first-round pick as well as a supplemental first-rounder. Choices in the top half of the first round are protected, so if the signing club picks that early, it loses its second-rounder instead. A team losing a Type B free agent (rated in the 21-40 percent bracket at his position) receives a supplemental first-round pick.

Three potential compensation free agents remain on the market, but they'll only bring draft picks to their former clubs if they sign a major league contract with another team before the draft. Ben Sheets (Brewers, Type A) had elbow surgery on Feb. 10 and is expected to be out until after the all-star break, while Paul Byrd (Red Sox, Type B) has shown no interest in pitching a full season. Mark Grudzielanek (Royals, Type B) also is looking for work.

Additionally, teams that fail to sign players selected in the first three rounds of the draft get a compensation choice in the following draft. Unsigned players in the first two rounds yield a pick after the equivalent choice. Unsigned third-rounders result in a supplemental third-round pick.

Compensation picks are noted below with asterisks, with a full explanation of those choices listed below the chart. The order from the fourth through 50th rounds is identical.

First	Supp. First	Second	Third	Supp. Third	Fourth-50th
1. WAS	33. SEA*	50. WAS	81. WAS	111. HOU*	WAS
2. SEA	34. COL*	51. SEA	82. SEA		SEA
3. SD	35. ARI*	52. SD	83. SD		SD
4. PIT	36. LAD*	53. PIT	84. PIT		PIT
5. BAL	37. TOR*	54. BAL	85. BAL		BAL
6. SF	38. CWS*	55. SF	86. SF		SF
7. ATL	39. MIL*	56. LAD*	87. ATL		ATL
8. CIN	40. LAA*	57. CIN	88. CIN		CIN
9. DET	41. ARI*	58. DET	89. DET		DET
10. WAS*	42. LAA*	59. COL	90. COL		COL
11. COL	43. CIN*	60. ARI*	91. KC		KC
12. KC	44. TEX*	61. CWS*	92. OAK		OAK
13. OAK	45. ARI*	62. TEX	93. TEX		TEX
14. TEX	46. MIN*	63. CLE	94. CLE		CLE
15. CLE	47. MIL*	64. ARI	95. ARI		ARI
16. ARI	48. LAA*	65. LAD	96. LAD		LAD
17. ARI*	49. PIT*	66. FLA	97. FLA		FLA
18. FLA		67. STL	98. STL		STL
19. STL		68. TOR	99. TOR		TOR
20. TOR		69. HOU	100. HOU		HOU
21. HOU		70. MIN	101. MIN		MIN
22. MIN		71. CWS	102. CWS		CWS
23. CWS		72. NYM	103. NYM		NYM
24. LAA*		73. MIL*	104. TOR*		NYY
25. LAA*		74. MIL	105. MIL		MIL
26. MIL		75. PHI	106. PHI		PHI
27. SEA*		76. NYY*	107. BOS		BOS
28. BOS		77. BOS	108. TB		TB
29. NYY*		78. TB	109. CHC		CHC
30. TB		79. CHC	110. LAA		LAA
31. CHC		80. LAA
32. COL*

First-Round Changes
10. Nationals (for failure to sign 2008 first-rounder Aaron Crow)
17. Diamondbacks (from Dodgers for Orlando Hudson, A)
24. Angels (from Mets for Francisco Rodriguez, A)
25. Angels (from Yankees for Mark Teixeira, A)
27. Mariners (from Phillies for Raul Ibanez, A)
29. Yankees (for failure to sign 2008 first-rounder Gerrit Cole)
32. Rockies (from Angels for Brian Fuentes, A)

Supplemental First-Round Picks
33. Mariners (Ibanez)
34. Rockies (Fuentes)
35. Diamondbacks (Hudson)
36. Dodgers (Derek Lowe, A, to Braves)
37. Blue Jays (A.J. Burnett, A, to Yankees)
38. White Sox (Orlando Cabrera, A, to Athletics)
39. Brewers (C.C. Sabathia, A, to Yankees)
40. Angels (Teixeira)
41. Diamondbacks (Juan Cruz, A, to Royals)
42. Angels (Rodriguez)
43. Reds (Jeremy Affeldt, B, to Giants)
44. Rangers (Milton Bradley, B, to Cubs)
45. Diamondbacks (Brandon Lyon, B, to Tigers)
46. Twins (Dennys Reyes, B, to Cardinals)
47. Brewers (Brian Shouse, B, to Rays)
48. Angels (Jon Garland, B, to Diamondbacks)
49. Pirates (for failure to sign 2008 second-rounder Tanner Scheppers)

Second-Round Changes
56. Dodgers (from Braves for Lowe)
60. Diamondbacks (from Royals for Cruz)
61. White Sox (from Athletics for Cabrera)
73. Brewers (from Yankees for Sabathia)
76. Yankees (for failure to sign 2008 second-rounder Scott Bittle)

Third-Round Changes
104. Blue Jays (from Yankees for Burnett)

Supplemental Third-Round Picks
111. Astros (for failure to sign 2008 third-rounder Chase Davidson)