Major League Baseball Draft 2010 Completes First Round

Major League Baseball Draft 2010 results are in for the first round. The Major League Baseball Draft 2010 results weren't as predictable as some drafts in the past have been, and after the obvious first overall selection, there were quite a few picks that weren't predicted by the experts. The first pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft went to the Washington Nationals, who had finished the 2009 season with the worst record in baseball. That allowed them to draft first, and then went with catcher-outfielder Bryce Harper, who proved that he could be an exceptional hitter at the high school level. He could become a really expensive signing for the Nationals, but they knew that before they drafted him.

The Pittsburgh Pirates went for a pitcher in the second slot, again taking a high school player, and they have to be hoping that Jameson Taillon from The Woodlands High School is a player that makes it to the big team quickly. Two shortstops were taken next, with the Baltimore Orioles going with Manny Machado of Brito Private High School in Miami and the Kansas City Royals going with Christian Colon out of Cal. State Fullerton. Both players are expected to be good, but Machado is getting really high praise for being a big shortstop that reminds people of when Alex Rodriguez came out of Miami. Pretty high praise for him already.

The Anaheim Angels were able to draft three players in the first round due to Type A free agents being lost during the offseason. They picked up 3B Kaleb Cowart from Cook High School in Georgia, pitcher Cam Bedrosian from East Coweta High School in Georgia, and outfielder Chevy Clarke from Marietta High School in Georgia. That is quite a host of players from high schools in Georgia, and shows that the Angels must have big plans in store for some of these guys.

By the end of the first round, 32 players had been drafted into the Major Leagues, and now the negotiations can begin. The compensation round will take place a bit later tonight, and then the Major League Baseball Draft will continue starting tomorrow at 9 a.m. on the MLB Network. There are still several rounds to go, and the rest of the draft will mirror the order of the first round, subtracting of course the compensation picks that were assigned to teams using the rules of signing days. It means that the Washington Nationals will be selecting first in every round after this, followed by Pittsburgh and Baltimore until the final round of the draft.

The way that the compensation round works, is that if a team loses a Type A free agent (ranked as some of the best free agents) they get a compensation pick as well as a draft pick from the team signing him. That is why some teams lost their first round picks (like Seattle), and why some teams seem to have several more picks than others in the draft.

2010 Major League Baseball Draft Results (First Round)

1. Washington Nationals -- Bryce Harper -- C/OF -- College of Southern Nevada
2. Pittsburgh Pirates -- Jameson Taillon -- P -- The Woodlands High School
3. Baltimore Orioles -- Manny Machado -- SS -- Brito Private High School (Miami)
4. Kansas City Royals -- Christian Colon -- SS -- Cal. State Fullerton
5. Cleveland Indians -- Drew Pomeranz -- P -- Mississippi
6. Arizona Diamondbacks -- Barret Loux -- P -- Texas A&M
7. New York Mets -- Matt Harvey -- P -- North Carolina
8. Houston Astros -- Delino DeShields Jr. -- 2B -- Woodward Academy
9. San Diego Padres -- Karsten Whitson -- P -- Chipley High School
10. Oakland Athletics -- Michael Choice -- OF -- University of Texas Arlington
11. Toronto Blue Jays -- Deck McGuire -- P -- Georgia Tech
12. Cincinnati Reds -- Yasmani Grandal -- C -- University of Miami
13. Chicago White Sox -- Chris Sale -- P -- Florida Gulf Coast University
14. Milwaukee Brewers -- Dylan Covey -- P -- Maranatha High School
15. Texas Rangers -- Jake Skole -- OF -- Georgia Tech
16. Chicago Cubs -- Hayden Simpson -- P -- Southern Arkansas

17. Tampa Bay Rays -- Josh Sale -- OF -- Bishop Blanchet High School
18. Anaheim Angels -- Kaleb Cowart -- 3B -- Cook High School of Georgia
19. Houston Astros -- Mike Foltynewicz -- P -- University of Texas
20. Boston Red Sox -- Kolbrin Vitek -- 2B -- Ball State University
21. Minnesota Twins -- Alex Wimmers -- P -- Ohio State University
22. Texas Rangers -- Kellin DeGlan -- C -- R.E. Mountain High School
23. Florida Marlins -- Christian Yelich -- OF -- Westlake High School (California)
24. San Francisco Giants -- Gary Brown -- OF -- Cal. State Fullerton
25. St. Louis Cardinals -- Zach Cox -- 3B -- University of Arkansas
26. Colorado Rockies -- Kyle Parker -- OF -- Clemson University
27. Philadelphia Phillies -- Jesse Biddle -- P -- Germantown Friendship High School (Pennsylvania)
28. Los Angeles Dodgers -- Zach Lee -- P -- McKinney High School
29. Anaheim Angels -- Cam Bedrosian -- P -- East Coweta High School (Georgia)
30. Anaheim Angels -- Chevy Clarke -- OF -- Marietta High School (Georgia)
31. Tampa Bay Rays -- Justin O'Conner -- C-- Cowan High School (Indiana)
32. New York Yankees -- Cito Culver -- SS -- Irondequoit High School (New York)

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