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3 unusual facts about 2009 Major League Baseball Draft


Lamar Consolidated Baseball

this year Randal Grichuk was awarded 1st Team All-State Honors and then drafted #24 overall in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Anaheim Angels.

Matt Carasiti

Carasiti was originally drafted out of high school by the Texas Rangers in the 36th round (1084 overall) of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.

Toby Gerhart

Gerhart was offered a lucrative contract to play baseball after the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft in June, but opted to play football during the 2009 college football season.


Ian Krol

Krol was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the seventh round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Illinois, despite not pitching in his senior year due to an alcohol-related offense.

Josh Spence

He was also drafted on two previous occasions, in 2008 by the Arizona Diamondbacks and 2009 by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but did not sign either time.


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