First-round Selections
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| All-Star | |
| * | Player did not sign |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Strasburg | Washington Nationals | RHP | San Diego State |
| 2 | Dustin Ackley | Seattle Mariners | 1B/OF | North Carolina |
| 3 | Donavan Tate | San Diego Padres | CF | Cartersville High School (GA) |
| 4 | Tony Sanchez | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | Boston College |
| 5 | Matt Hobgood | Baltimore Orioles | RHP | Norco High School (CA) |
| 6 | Zack Wheeler | San Francisco Giants | RHP | East Paulding High School (GA) |
| 7 | Mike Minor | Atlanta Braves | LHP | Vanderbilt |
| 8 | Mike Leake | Cincinnati Reds | RHP | Arizona State |
| 9 | Jacob Turner | Detroit Tigers | RHP | Westminster Christian Academy (MO) |
| 10 | Drew Storen | Washington Nationals | RHP | Stanford |
| 11 | Tyler Matzek | Colorado Rockies | LHP | Capistrano Valley High School |
| 12 | Aaron Crow | Kansas City Royals | RHP | Fort Worth Cats/Missouri |
| 13 | Grant Green | Oakland Athletics | SS | Southern California |
| 14 | Matt Purke* | Texas Rangers | LHP | Klein High School (TX) |
| 15 | Alex White | Cleveland Indians | RHP | North Carolina |
| 16 | Bobby Borchering | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3B | Bishop Verot High School (FL) |
| 17 | A. J. Pollock | Arizona Diamondbacks | OF | Notre Dame |
| 18 | Chad James | Florida Marlins | LHP | Yukon High School (OK) |
| 19 | Shelby Miller | St. Louis Cardinals | RHP | Brownwood High School (TX) |
| 20 | Chad Jenkins | Toronto Blue Jays | RHP | Kennesaw State |
| 21 | Jiovanni Mier | Houston Astros | SS | Bonita High School (CA) |
| 22 | Kyle Gibson | Minnesota Twins | RHP | Missouri |
| 23 | Jared Mitchell | Chicago White Sox | OF | Louisiana State |
| 24 | Randal Grichuk | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | OF | Lamar Consolidated High School (TX) |
| 25 | Mike Trout | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | OF | Millville Senior High School (NJ) |
| 26 | Eric Arnett | Milwaukee Brewers | RHP | Indiana |
| 27 | Nick Franklin | Seattle Mariners | SS | Lake Brantley High School (FL) |
| 28 | Reymond Fuentes | Boston Red Sox | OF | Fernando Callejo HS (PR) |
| 29 | Slade Heathcott | New York Yankees | OF | Texas High School (TX) |
| 30 | LeVon Washington* | Tampa Bay Rays | 2B | Buchholz High School (FL) |
| 31 | Brett Jackson | Chicago Cubs | OF | California |
| 32 | Tim Wheeler | Colorado Rockies | OF | Sacramento State |
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