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Supplemental first-round selections

The "sandwich picks" after the first round are compensation for losses of free agents during the 2009–10 offseason.

Compensation picks

Other notable selections

* Aaron Barrett, 9th round, 266th overall by the

Washington Nationals The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. From 2005 to 2007, the team played in RFK Stadiu ...

Brandon Cumpton Brandon Tyler Cumpton (born November 16, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft and made his MLB debut for them in 2013. He att ...

, 9th round, 267th overall by the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

Whit Merrifield Whitley David Merrifield (born January 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals. He is a ...

, 9th round, 269th overall by the Kansas City Royals * Zach Walters, 9th round, 271st overall by the

Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks (colloquially known as the D-backs) are an American professional baseball team based in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The f ...

Jacob deGrom Jacob Anthony deGrom (born June 19, 1988), is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. Prior to playing professionally, deGrom attend ...

, 9th round, 272nd overall by the

New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

Josh Spence Joshua Patrick William Spence (born 22 January 1988) is an Australian former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. Career Spence enrolled at Central Arizona College, and played for th ...

, 9th round, 274th overall by the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penn ...

Yadiel Rivera Yadiel Rivera (born May 2, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Miami Marlins and Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rang ...

, 9th round, 279th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers * Austin Brice, 9th round, 287th overall by the

Florida Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The fran ...

Tyler Lyons Tyler William Lyons (born February 21, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He attended Oklahoma State University (OSU) at Stillwater and played college baseball for the Cowboys. The New York ...

, 9th round, 289th overall by the

St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Since the 2006 season, the Cardinals ha ...

* Tyler Holt, 10th round, 300th overall by the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

* Akeel Morris, 10th round, 302nd overall by the

Mario Hollands Mario Eduardo Lemus Hollands (born August 26, 1988) is an American former professional baseball left-handed relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in . Hollands played college baseball for the UC ...

, 10th round, 321st overall by the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

* Chi Chi Gonzalez, 11th round, 328th overall by the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

Eric Jokisch Eric Spenser Jokisch ( ; born July 29, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs. Career Amateur Jokisch was drafted by the Clev ...

, 11th round, 340th overall by the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

* Chasen Shreve, 11th round, 344th overall by the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

Adam Duvall Adam Lynn Duvall (born September 4, 1988) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He played college baseball at the University of Louisville. Duvall was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 201 ...

, 11th round, 348th overall by the

San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...

Joc Pederson Joc Russell Pederson ( ; born April 21, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Br ...

, 11th round, 352nd overall by the

Los Angeles Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

Robbie Ray Robert Glenn Ray (born October 1, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays. Ray was an M ...

, 12th round, 356th overall by the

Stefen Romero Stefen Daniel Romero (born October 17, 1988) is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners in Nippon Professional ...

, 12th round, 372nd overall by the

Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division. The team joined the American League ...

* Kyle Ryan, 12th round, 373rd overall by the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

Danny Burawa Daniel James Burawa (born December 30, 1988) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves in 2015, and also played internationally for the Israel national baseball team. Early ...

, 12th round, 385th overall by the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

A. J. Griffin Arthur Joseph Griffin (born January 28, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers. Early life Griffin attended Grossmont High School. He was ...

, 13th round, 395th overall by the

Oakland Athletics The Oakland Athletics (often referred to as the A's) are an American professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. The te ...

Tommy Medica Thomas Anthony Medica (born April 9, 1988) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres. Amateur career Medica played college baseball at Santa Clara University, aft ...

, 14th round, 424th overall by the

Nick Tepesch Nicholas James Tepesch (born October 12, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, and Toronto Blue Jays. Career Amateur Tepe ...

, 14th round, 436th overall by the Texas Rangers *

Mike Bolsinger Michael P. Bolsinger (born January 29, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue Jays and for the Chiba Lotte Marines of ...

, 15th round, 451st overall by the

* Steve Wilkerson, 15th round, 473rd overall by the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, but did not sign *

Chase Whitley Chase Coleman Whitley (born June 14, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, and Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball from 2014 through 2018. Early life Whitley graduated ...

, 15th round, 475th overall by the

Cody Allen Cody Edward Allen (born November 20, 1988) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians from 2012 to 2018 and the Los Angeles Angels in 2019. Amateur career Allen ...

, 16th round, 480th overall by the

* Dalton Pompey, 16th round, 486th overall by the

Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since 1989, the team has played its home games ...

* Cody Anderson, 17th round, 521st overall by the

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. Since its inception ...

* Jason Garcia, 17th round, 533rd overall by the

Preston Claiborne Preston Michael Claiborne (born January 21, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers. He attended Tulane University, where he played college ba ...

, 17th round, 535th overall by the

Kris Bryant Kristopher Lee Bryant (born January 4, 1992), nicknamed "KB", is an American professional baseball third baseman and outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and San ...

, 18th round, 546th overall by the

, but did not sign. * Adam Eaton, 19th round, 571st overall by the

Burch Smith Burch Taylor Smith (born April 12, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Smith was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball d ...

, 20th round, 600th overall by the

* C. J. Riefenhauser, 20th round, 611th overall by the

* Cody Martin, 20th round, 615th overall by the

Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are an American professional baseball team based in Minneapolis. The Twins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The team is named after the Twin Cities area w ...

Brett Bochy Brett Bochy (born August 27, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants in 2014 and 2015. Professional career Amateur and Minors Bochy attended Poway High School a ...

, 20th round, 618th overall by the

Scott Copeland Scott Reast Copeland (born December 15, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015, and has also played for the New York Mets in MLB and the LG Twi ...

, 21st round, 628th overall by the

Josh Smith Joshua Smith (born December 5, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Entering the NBA straight out of high school, Smith played nine seasons with the Atlant ...

, 21st round, 637th overall by the

Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division and were a charter member of ...

Kevin Shackelford Kevin Russell Shackelford (born April 7, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. College ...

, 21st round, 639th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers *

Adam Liberatore Adam Joseph Liberatore (born May 12, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Career Amateur Liberatore is of Italian descent and attended Quigley Catholi ...

, 21st round, 641st overall by the

Noel Cuevas Noel A. Cuevas (born October 2, 1991) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies. Career Los Angeles Dodgers Cuevas was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in th ...

, 21st round, 652nd overall by the

* Ben Rowen, 22nd round, 676th overall by the Texas Rangers *

Evan Gattis James Evan Gattis (born August 18, 1986) is an American former professional baseball designated hitter and catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros. Gattis has also earned the nickname of "El Os ...

, 23rd round, 704th overall by the

Blake Treinen Blake M. Treinen (, born June 30, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Baker Wildcats and the South Dakota State Jackrabbits baseball te ...

, 23rd round, 707th overall by the

, but did not sign *

Andrew Triggs Andrew Austin Triggs (born March 16, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, and Boston Red Sox. The Kansas City Royals selected Trigg ...

, 24th round, 720th overall by the

, but did not sign *

Erik Goeddel Erik Van Norman Goeddel (born December 20, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Dodgers. Career Amateur career Goeddel attend ...

, 24th round, 722nd overall by the

Rocky Gale Rocky Michael Gale (born February 22, 1988) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He attended the University of Portland where he was named the West Coast Conference defensive player of the year before being drafted by the San Die ...

, 24th round, 724th overall by the

* Christian Bergman, 24th round, 740th overall by the Colorado Rockies *

Casey Sadler Casey Scott Sadler (born July 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs and Mariners. Caree ...

, 25th round, 747th overall by the

* Ken Roberts, 25th round, 770th overall by the Colorado Rockies * A. J. Schugel, 25th round, 774th overall by the

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...

* Ben Lively, 26th round, 780th overall by the

, but did not sign *

Danny Muno Daniel Joseph Muno (born February 9, 1989) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets in 2015. Amateur career Prior to playing professionally, he attended Loyola High Sch ...

, 26th round, 790th overall by the

Scott Schebler Scott Anthony Schebler (born October 6, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Scott grew up in Shueyville, Iowa and attended Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids. He previously played in Major League ...

, 26th round, 790th overall by the

* Alex Claudio, 27th round, 826th overall by the Texas Rangers * Brandon Cunniff, 27rd round, 827th overall by the

Marco Gonzales Marco Elias Gonzales (born February 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals. He attended Gonzaga University, whe ...

, 29th round, 890th overall by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign * Red Patterson, 29th round, 892nd overall by the

* Taylor Hill, 30th round, 900th overall by the

Josh Edgin Joshua Wayne Edgin (born December 17, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his MLB debut with the New York Mets in 2012 and last appeared in MLB in 2017. Before he began his professional career, he played college ba ...

, 30th round, 902nd overall by the

Shawn Tolleson Shawn Mark Tolleson (born January 19, 1988) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers. High school and college Tolleson played High School b ...

, 30th round, 922nd overall by the

David Goforth David Paul Goforth (born October 11, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers from 2015 through 2017. Career Amateur career Goforth attended Neshoba Central ...

, 31st round, 931st overall by the

Aaron Judge Aaron James Judge (born April 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). Judge was unanimously selected as the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year in 2017, and finishe ...

, 31st round, 935th overall by the

, but did not sign *

Kevin Kiermaier Kevin James Kiermaier (; born April 22, 1990) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays from 2013 to 2022. Kiermaier was part of amat ...

, 31st round, 941st overall by the

* Jason Rogers, 32nd round, 969th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers *

Matt Stites Matthew Steven Stites (born May 28, 1990) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014 and 2015. Career Amateur Stites attended Festus High School in Festus, Misso ...

, 33rd round, 1000th overall by the

* Tyler Wilson, 35th round, 1057th overall by the

* J. T. Riddle, 35th round, 1073rd overall by the

, but did not sign *

Brock Stewart Brock Allen Stewart (born October 3, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. Career Amateur career St ...

, 40th round, 1202nd overall by the

, but did not sign * Dallas Beeler, 41st round, 1240th overall by the

* Chris Rearick, 41st round, 1241st overall by the

Seth Maness Michael Seth Maness ( ; born October 14, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals. Early life and amateur career Maness wa ...

, 41st round, 1247th overall by the

* Matt Tracy, 43rd round, 1307th overall by the

A. J. Achter Adam J. Achter (born August 27, 1988) is an American college baseball coach and former professional baseball pitcher. He was most recently the pitching coach at Eastern Michigan University. Achter played college baseball at Michigan State Univer ...

, 46th round, 1395th overall by the

NFL players drafted

* Russell Wilson, 4th round, 140th overall by the Colorado Rockies * Blake Bell, 43rd round, 1303rd overall by the

, but did not sign * Golden Tate, 50th round, 1518th overall by the

, but did not sign.

References

External links

Top 50 Prospects for 2010 Draft
at Draft America
MLB Agents for Top 50 Players Selected
at SportsAgentBlog.com
2010 Major League Baseball draft at ESPN
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