The 2009 First-Year Player Draft was conducted on June 9 & 10. The deadline to sign draft selections (who hadn't exhausted their college eligibility) was August 15, 2009.[1] Overall, the Rays signed 31 of their 50 selections. The failure to sign either of their first two draft picks (LeVon Washington and Kenny Diekroeger, both of whom were drafted and signed by other clubs in subsequent years) is considered the biggest failure of this draft class.
Rays Picks
Rd. |
Pick |
Player |
Pos. |
School |
Signed |
Other Draft(s) |
1 |
30 |
LeVon Washington |
IF |
F. W. Buchholz HS, Gainesville, FL |
Did not sign |
2010 by Cleveland |
2 |
78 |
Kenny Diekroeger |
IF |
Menlo HS, Atherton, CA |
Did not sign |
2012 by Kansas City |
3 |
108 |
Todd Glaesmann |
OF |
Midway HS, Waco, TX |
August 15 |
|
4 |
139 |
Lucas Bailey |
C |
Troup County HS, LaGrange, GA |
August 15 |
|
5 |
169 |
Jeff Malm |
IF |
Bishop Gorman HS, Las Vegas, NV |
August 15 |
|
6 |
199 |
Devin Fuller |
P |
Chandler-Gilbert Community College |
Did not sign |
2007 by Los Angeles (NL) |
7 |
229 |
Cody Rogers |
OF |
Panola College |
June 20 |
|
8 |
259 |
Brett Nommensen |
OF |
Eastern Illinois University |
June 17 |
|
9 |
289 |
Kevin James |
P |
Whitefish Bay HS, Milwaukee, WI |
August 15 |
|
10 |
319 |
Derek Dennis |
IF |
Forest Hills Central HS, Grand Rapids, MI |
Did not sign |
|
11 |
349 |
Alex Koronis |
P |
University of Tampa |
June 26 |
2006 by Milwaukee |
12 |
379 |
Andrew Bellatti |
P |
Steele Canyon HS, Spring Valley, CA |
June 16 |
|
13 |
409 |
Hunter Hill |
P |
Howard College |
June 16 |
2007 by Texas |
14 |
439 |
Zachary Quate |
P |
Appalachian State University |
June 17 |
|
15 |
469 |
Pierce Johnson |
P |
Faith Christian Academy, Arvada, CO |
Did not sign |
2012 by Chicago (NL) |
16 |
499 |
Tyler Bortnick |
IF |
Coastal Carolina University |
June 17 |
|
17 |
529 |
Alexander Diaz |
OF |
Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, Gurabo, PR |
June 21 |
|
18 |
559 |
Jacob Partridge |
P |
John R Rogers HS, Puyallup, WA |
June 18 |
|
19 |
589 |
Scott Shuman |
P |
Auburn University |
June 26 |
2006 by Milwaukee |
20 |
619 |
Dylan Floro |
P |
Buhach Colony HS, Atwater, CA |
Did not sign |
2012 by Tampa Bay |
21 |
649 |
Matthew Swilley |
P |
El Camino HS, Oceanside, CA |
June 27 |
|
22 |
679 |
Jake Sullivan |
P |
University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
June 20 |
|
23 |
709 |
Trevor Petersen |
P |
Hallsville HS, Hallsville, TX |
Did not sign |
|
24 |
739 |
Andrew Heaney |
P |
Putnam City HS, Putnam City, OK |
Did not sign |
2012 by Miami |
25 |
769 |
Ryan Wiegand |
IF |
Gonzaga University |
June 20 |
|
26 |
799 |
Daniel Rhault |
IF |
University of Rhode Island |
June 20 |
|
27 |
829 |
Brady Wager |
P |
Globe HS, Globe, AZ |
Did not sign |
2012 by Baltimore |
28 |
859 |
Zach Rosscup |
P |
Chemeketa Community College |
June 26 |
|
29 |
889 |
Gabe Cohen |
OF |
University of California Los Angeles |
June 17 |
|
30 |
919 |
Marcus Jensen[N 1] |
P |
Pinnacle HS, Phoenix, AZ |
—[N 2] |
|
31 |
949 |
Aaron Dott |
P |
University of Wisconsin at Whitewater |
June 17 |
|
32 |
979 |
Alex Besaw |
P |
Skagit Valley College |
Did not sign |
|
33 |
1,009 |
Ryan McCarney |
P |
California State University Northridge |
Did not sign |
2008 by Cleveland |
34 |
1,039 |
Kyle Spraker |
IF |
Loyola Marymount University |
June 20 |
|
35 |
1,069 |
Christopher Murrill |
OF |
Nicholls State University |
June 17 |
|
36 |
1,099 |
Jeff Cinadr |
P |
University of Toledo |
June 17 |
|
37 |
1,129 |
Austin Maddox |
C |
Eagle's View Academy, Jacksonville, FL |
Did not sign |
2012 by Boston |
38 |
1,159 |
Drew Hillman |
IF |
Orange Coast College |
Did not sign |
2011 by Philadelphia |
39 |
1,189 |
Dan April |
P |
Mercer University |
June 17 |
|
40 |
1,219 |
James Pazos |
P |
Highland HS, Gilbert, AZ |
Did not sign |
2012 by New York (AL) |
41 |
1,249 |
Matthew Stabelfeld |
P |
Lewis-Clark State College |
June 20 |
|
42 |
1,279 |
Bennett Davis |
IF |
Elon University |
June 16 |
|
43 |
1,309 |
Geno Glynn |
IF |
Minnesota State University Mankato |
June 20 |
|
44 |
1,339 |
Lyle Brackenridge[N 3] |
IF |
Kapolei HS, Kapolei, HI |
Did not sign[2] |
|
45 |
1,369 |
Cole Nelson |
P |
Des Moines Area Community College |
Did not sign |
2010 by Detroit |
46 |
1,399 |
Aaron Oates |
IF |
Skyline HS, Oakland, CA |
Did not sign |
|
47 |
1,429 |
Jason Patton |
OF |
Kent State University |
June 20 |
|
48 |
1,459 |
Nate Roberts |
OF |
Parkland College |
Did not sign |
2010 by Minnesota |
49 |
1,489 |
Vince Spilker |
P |
Raytown HS, Raytown, MO |
Did not sign |
2011 by Los Angeles (NL), 2012 by Arizona |
50 |
1,519 |
David Wendt |
C |
Dowling College |
June 20 |
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- ↑ Marcus Jensen is sometimes listed as "Marcus Proctor".
- ↑ Signing date unknown.
- ↑ Lyle Brackenridge is sometimes listed as "K'Alani Brackenridge"
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References
Draft History |
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First-Year Player Draft |
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Rule 5 Draft |
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Expansion Draft |
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