# 2010 Major League Baseball draft

The 2010 Major League Baseball draft was held on June 7–9, 2010 at the MLB Network Studios in Secaucus, New Jersey.

## First-round selections

The draft order was determined based on the 2009 MLB standings, with the worst team picking first.

### Key

| | All-Star |
| * | Player did not sign |
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 1 | Bryce Harper | Washington Nationals | Outfielder | Southern Nevada |
| 2 | Jameson Taillon | Pittsburgh Pirates | Right-handed pitcher | The Woodlands High School (TX) |
| 3 | Manny Machado | Baltimore Orioles | Shortstop | Brito Miami Private School (FL) |
| 4 | Christian Colón | Kansas City Royals | Shortstop | Cal State Fullerton |
| 5 | Drew Pomeranz | Cleveland Indians | Left-handed pitcher | Ole Miss |
| 6 | Barret Loux* | Arizona Diamondbacks | Right-handed pitcher | Texas A&M |
| 7 | Matt Harvey | New York Mets | Right-handed pitcher | North Carolina |
| 8 | Delino DeShields, Jr. | Houston Astros | Second baseman | Woodward Academy (GA) |
| 9 | Karsten Whitson* | San Diego Padres | Right-handed pitcher | Chipley High School (FL) |
| 10 | Michael Choice | Oakland Athletics | Outfielder | Texas–Arlington |
| 11 | Deck McGuire | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Georgia Tech |
| 12 | Yasmani Grandal | Cincinnati Reds | Catcher | Miami |
| 13 | Chris Sale | Chicago White Sox | Left-handed pitcher | Florida Gulf Coast |
| 14 | Dylan Covey* | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Maranatha High School (CA) |
| 15 | Jake Skole | Texas Rangers | Outfielder | Blessed Trinity High School (GA) |
| 16 | Hayden Simpson | Chicago Cubs | Right-handed pitcher | Southern Arkansas |
| 17 | Josh Sale | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Bishop Blanchet High School (WA) |
| 18 | Kaleb Cowart | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Third baseman | Cook High School (GA) |
| 19 | Mike Foltynewicz | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Minooka Community High School (IL) |
| 20 | Kolbrin Vitek | Boston Red Sox | Second baseman | Ball State |
| 21 | Alex Wimmers | Minnesota Twins | Right-handed pitcher | Ohio State |
| 22 | Kellin Deglan | Texas Rangers | Catcher | R. E. Mountain Secondary School (Canada) |
| 23 | Christian Yelich | Florida Marlins | Outfielder | Westlake High School (CA) |
| 24 | Gary Brown | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Cal State Fullerton |
| 25 | Zack Cox | St. Louis Cardinals | Third baseman | Arkansas |
| 26 | Kyle Parker | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Clemson |
| 27 | Jesse Biddle | Philadelphia Phillies | Left-handed pitcher | Germantown Friends High School (PA) |
| 28 | Zach Lee | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | McKinney High School (TX) |
| 29 | Cam Bedrosian | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Right-handed pitcher | East Coweta High School (GA) |
| 30 | Chevy Clarke | Los Angeles Angels | Outfielder | Marietta High School (GA) |
| 31 | Justin O'Conner | Tampa Bay Rays | Catcher | Cowan High School (IN) |
| 32 | Cito Culver | New York Yankees | Shortstop | West Irondequoit High School (NY) |

## Supplemental first-round selections

The "sandwich picks" after the first round are compensation for losses of free agents during the 2009–10 offseason.
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 33 | Michael Kvasnicka | Houston Astros | Catcher | Minnesota |
| 34 | Aaron Sanchez | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Barstow High School (CA) |
| 35 | Matt Lipka | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop | McKinney High School (TX) |
| 36 | Bryce Brentz | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Middle Tennessee |
| 37 | Taylor Lindsey | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Shortstop | Desert Mountain High School (AZ) |
| 38 | Noah Syndergaard | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | Legacy High School (TX) |
| 39 | Anthony Ranaudo | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Louisiana State |
| 40 | Ryan Bolden | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Outfielder | Madison Central High School (MS) |
| 41 | Asher Wojciechowski | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | The Citadel |
| 42 | Drew Vettleson | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Central Kitsap High School (WA) |
| 43 | Taijuan Walker | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Yucaipa High School (CA) |
| 44 | Nick Castellanos | Detroit Tigers | Third baseman | Archbishop McCarthy High School (FL) |
| 45 | Luke Jackson | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Calvary Christian Academy (FL) |
| 46 | Seth Blair | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | Arizona State |
| 47 | Peter Tago | Colorado Rockies | Right-handed pitcher | Dana Hills High School (CA) |
| 48 | Chance Ruffin | Detroit Tigers | Right-handed pitcher | Texas |
| 49 | Mike Olt | Texas Rangers | Third baseman | Connecticut |
| 50 | Tyrell Jenkins | St. Louis Cardinals | Right-handed pitcher | Henderson High School (TX) |

## Compensation picks

* ↑ Compensation for unsigned 2009 pick Matt Purke
* ↑ Pick from the Seattle Mariners for loss of Type A free agent Chone Figgins
* ↑ Pick from the Detroit Tigers for loss of Type A free agent José Valverde
* ↑ Pick from the Atlanta Braves for loss of Type A free agent Billy Wagner
* ↑ Pick from the Boston Red Sox for loss of Type A free agent John Lackey
* ↑ Compensation for unsigned 2009 pick LeVon Washington
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent José Valverde
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Marco Scutaro
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Michael Gonzalez
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Jason Bay
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent John Lackey
* ↑ Compensation for unsigned 2009 pick James Paxton
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Billy Wagner
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type A free agent Chone Figgins
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Rod Barajas
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Gregg Zaun
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Adrián Beltré
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Brandon Lyon
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Marlon Byrd
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Mark DeRosa
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Jason Marquis
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Fernando Rodney
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Iván Rodríguez
* ↑ Compensation for loss of Type B free agent Joel Piñeiro

## Other notable selections

| Round | Pick | Player | Team | Position | School |
| 2 | 51 | Sammy Solís | Washington Nationals | Left-handed pitcher | San Diego |
| 2 | 53 | Todd Cunningham | Atlanta Braves | Outfielder | Jacksonville State |
| 2 | 54 | Brett Eibner | Kansas City Royals | Outfielder | Arkansas |
| 2 | 57 | Brandon Workman | Boston Red Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Texas |
| 2 | 58 | Vince Velasquez | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Garey High School (CA) |
| 2 | 59 | Jedd Gyorko | San Diego Padres | Second baseman | West Virginia |
| 2 | 63 | Jake Petricka | Chicago White Sox | Right-handed pitcher | Indiana State |
| 2 | 64 | Jimmy Nelson | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Alabama |
| 2 | 68 | Drew Smyly | Detroit Tigers | Left-handed pitcher | Arkansas |
| 2 | 70 | Andrelton Simmons | Atlanta Braves | Shortstop | Western Oklahoma State College |
| 2 | 71 | Niko Goodrum | Minnesota Twins | Shortstop | Fayette County High School (GA) |
| 2 | 73 | Rob Rasmussen | Florida Marlins | Left-handed pitcher | UCLA |
| 2 | 74 | Jarrett Parker | San Francisco Giants | Outfielder | Virginia |
| 2 | 76 | Chad Bettis | Colorado Rockies | Right-handed pitcher | Texas Tech |
| 2 | 77 | Perci Garner | Philadelphia Phillies | Right-handed pitcher | Ball State |
| 2 | 79 | Derek Dietrich | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Georgia Tech |
| 2 | 80 | Justin Nicolino | Toronto Blue Jays | Left-handed pitcher | University High School (FL) |
| 3 | 87 | Tony Wolters | Cleveland Indians | Shortstop | Rancho Buena Vista High School (CA) |
| 3 | 95 | Addison Reed | Chicago White Sox | Right-handed pitcher | San Diego State |
| 3 | 96 | Tyler Thornburg | Milwaukee Brewers | Right-handed pitcher | Charleston Southern |
| 3 | 98 | Ryan Brett | Tampa Bay Rays | Shortstop | Highline High School (WA) |
| 3 | 99 | Ryne Stanek* | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Blue Valley High School (KS) |
| 3 | 100 | Rob Brantly | Detroit Tigers | Catcher | UC Riverside |
| 3 | 102 | Pat Dean | Minnesota Twins | Left-handed pitcher | Boston College |
| 3 | 104 | J. T. Realmuto | Florida Marlins | Shortstop | Carl Albert High School (OK) |
| 3 | 106 | Sam Tuivailala | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop | Aragon High School (CA) |
| 3 | 107 | Josh Rutledge | Colorado Rockies | Shortstop | Alabama |
| 3 | 108 | Cameron Rupp | Philadelphia Phillies | Catcher | Texas |
| 3 | 112 | Rob Segedin | New York Yankees | Third baseman | Tulane |
| 3 | 115 | Donn Roach | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Right-handed pitcher | College of Southern Nevada |
| 4 | 116 | A. J. Cole | Washington Nationals | Right-handed pitcher | Oviedo High School (FL) |
| 4 | 117 | Nick Kingham | Pittsburgh Pirates | Right-handed pitcher | Sierra Vista High School (NV) |
| 4 | 119 | Kevin Chapman | Kansas City Royals | Left-handed pitcher | Florida |
| 4 | 126 | Sam Dyson | Toronto Blue Jays | Right-handed pitcher | South Carolina |
| 4 | 132 | James Paxton | Seattle Mariners | Left-handed pitcher | Kentucky |
| 4 | 135 | Eddie Rosario | Minnesota Twins | Outfielder | Rafael López Landrón High School (PR) |
| 4 | 136 | Drew Robinson | Texas Rangers | Shortstop | Silverado High School (NV) |
| 4 | 137 | Andrew Toles* | Florida Marlins | Outfielder | Sandy Creek High School (GA) |
| 4 | 138 | Seth Rosin | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | Minnesota |
| 4 | 139 | Cody Stanley | St. Louis Cardinals | Catcher | UNC Wilmington |
| 4 | 140 | Russell Wilson | Colorado Rockies | Second Baseman | NC State |
| 4 | 143 | Garin Cecchini | Boston Red Sox | Shortstop | Alfred M. Barbe High School (LA) |
| 4 | 145 | Mason Williams | New York Yankees | Outfielder | West Orange High School (FL) |
| 5 | 149 | Jason Adam | Kansas City Royals | Right-handed pitcher | Blue Valley Northwest High School (KS) |
| 5 | 152 | Matt den Dekker | New York Mets | Outfielder | Florida |
| 5 | 154 | Rico Noel | San Diego Padres | Outfielder | Coastal Carolina |
| 5 | 158 | Andy Wilkins | Chicago White Sox | First baseman | Arkansas |
| 5 | 160 | Matt Szczur | Chicago Cubs | Outfielder | Villanova |
| 5 | 162 | Stephen Pryor | Seattle Mariners | Right-handed pitcher | Tennessee Tech |
| 5 | 164 | Phil Gosselin | Atlanta Braves | Second baseman | Virginia |
| 5 | 166 | Justin Grimm | Texas Rangers | Right-handed pitcher | Georgia |
| 5 | 168 | Heath Hembree | San Francisco Giants | Right-handed pitcher | College of Charleston |
| 5 | 173 | Henry Ramos | Boston Red Sox | Outfielder | Alfonso Casta Martinez High School (PR) |
| 5 | 175 | Tommy Kahnle | New York Yankees | Right-handed pitcher | Lynn University |
| 6 | 177 | Jason Hursh* | New York Yankees | Right-handed pitcher | Trinity Christian Academy (TX) |
| 6 | 179 | Scott Alexander | Kansas City Royals | Left-handed pitcher | Sonoma State University |
| 6 | 183 | Adam Plutko* | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | Glendora High School (CA) |
| 6 | 184 | Johnny Barbato | San Diego Padres | Right-handed pitcher | Felix Varela High School (FL) |
| 6 | 186 | Sean Nolin | Toronto Blue Jays | Left-handed pitcher | San Jacinto College |
| 6 | 188 | Rangel Ravelo | Chicago White Sox | Third baseman | Hialeah High School (FL) |
| 6 | 191 | Jesse Hahn | Tampa Bay Rays | Right-handed pitcher | Virginia Tech |
| 6 | 193 | Bryan Holaday | Detroit Tigers | Catcher | Texas Christian |
| 6 | 194 | Joey Terdoslavich | Atlanta Braves | Third baseman | Long Beach State |
| 6 | 195 | Logan Darnell | Minnesota Twins | Left-handed pitcher | Kentucky |
| 6 | 196 | Brett Nicholas | Texas Rangers | Catcher | Missouri |
| 6 | 198 | Mike Kickham | San Francisco Giants | Left-handed pitcher | Missouri State |
| 6 | 199 | John Gast | St. Louis Cardinals | Left-handed pitcher | Florida State |
| 6 | 202 | Kevin Gausman* | Los Angeles Dodgers | Right-handed pitcher | Grandview High School (CO) |
| 7 | 218 | Tyler Saladino | Chicago White Sox | Shortstop | Oral Roberts |
| 7 | 221 | Michael Lorenzen* | Tampa Bay Rays | Outfielder | Fullerton Union High School (CA) |
| 7 | 227 | Mark Canha | Florida Marlins | Outfielder | California |
| 7 | 229 | Greg Garcia | St. Louis Cardinals | Shortstop | Hawaii |
| 7 | 231 | David Buchanan | Philadelphia Phillies | Right-handed pitcher | Georgia State |
| 7 | 234 | Josh Osich* | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Left-handed pitcher | Oregon State |
| 8 | 236 | Matt Grace | Washington Nationals | Left-handed pitcher | UCLA |
| 8 | 239 | Michael Mariot | Kansas City Royals | Right-handed pitcher | Nebraska |
| 8 | 243 | Jake Buchanan | Houston Astros | Right-handed pitcher | North Carolina State |
| 8 | 251 | Merrill Kelly | Tampa Bay Rays | Right-handed pitcher | Arizona State |
| 8 | 252 | Jabari Blash | Seattle Mariners | Outfielder | Miami Dade College |
| 8 | 260 | Corey Dickerson | Colorado Rockies | Outfielder | Meridian Community College |
| 8 | 264 | Kole Calhoun | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | Outfielder | Arizona State |
* Aaron Barrett, 9th round, 266th overall by the Washington Nationals
* Brandon Cumpton, 9th round, 267th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Whit Merrifield, 9th round, 269th overall by the Kansas City Royals
* Zach Walters, 9th round, 271st overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
* Jacob deGrom, 9th round, 272nd overall by the New York Mets
* Josh Spence, 9th round, 274th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Yadiel Rivera, 9th round, 279th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Austin Brice, 9th round, 287th overall by the Florida Marlins
* Tyler Lyons, 9th round, 289th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
* Tyler Holt, 10th round, 300th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Akeel Morris, 10th round, 302nd overall by the New York Mets
* Mario Hollands, 10th round, 321st overall by the Philadelphia Phillies
* Chi Chi Gonzalez, 11th round, 328th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
* Chasen Shreve, 11th round, 344th overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Adam Duvall, 11th round, 348th overall by the San Francisco Giants
* Joc Pederson, 11th round, 352nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Robbie Ray, 12th round, 356th overall by the Washington Nationals
* Stefen Romero, 12th round, 372nd overall by the Seattle Mariners
* Kyle Ryan, 12th round, 373rd overall by the Detroit Tigers
* Danny Burawa, 12th round, 385th overall by the New York Yankees
* A. J. Griffin, 13th round, 395th overall by the Oakland Athletics
* Tommy Medica, 14th round, 424th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Nick Tepesch, 14th round, 436th overall by the Texas Rangers
* Mike Bolsinger, 15th round, 451st overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
* Steve Wilkerson, 15th round, 473rd overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
* Chase Whitley, 15th round, 475th overall by the New York Yankees
* Cody Allen, 16th round, 480th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Dalton Pompey, 16th round, 486th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays
* Cody Anderson, 17th round, 521st overall by the Tampa Bay Rays
* Jason Garcia, 17th round, 533rd overall by the Boston Red Sox
* Preston Claiborne, 17th round, 535th overall by the New York Yankees
* Kris Bryant, 18th round, 546th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays, but did not sign.
* Adam Eaton, 19th round, 571st overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks
* Burch Smith, 20th round, 600th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* C. J. Riefenhauser, 20th round, 611th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays
* Cody Martin, 20th round, 615th overall by the Minnesota Twins
* Brett Bochy, 20th round, 618th overall by the San Francisco Giants
* Scott Copeland, 21st round, 628th overall by the Baltimore Orioles
* Josh Smith, 21st round, 637th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* Kevin Shackelford, 21st round, 639th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Adam Liberatore, 21st round, 641st overall by the Tampa Bay Rays
* Noel Cuevas, 21st round, 652nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Ben Rowen, 22nd round, 676th overall by the Texas Rangers
* Evan Gattis, 23rd round, 704th overall by the Atlanta Braves
* Blake Treinen, 23rd round, 707th overall by the Florida Marlins, but did not sign
* Andrew Triggs, 24th round, 720th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign
* Erik Goeddel, 24th round, 722nd overall by the New York Mets
* Rocky Gale, 24th round, 724th overall by the San Diego Padres
* Christian Bergman, 24th round, 740th overall by the Colorado Rockies
* Casey Sadler, 25th round, 747th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Ken Roberts, 25th round, 770th overall by the Colorado Rockies
* A. J. Schugel, 25th round, 774th overall by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
* Ben Lively, 26th round, 780th overall by the Cleveland Indians, but did not sign
* Danny Muno, 26th round, 790th overall by the Chicago Cubs
* Scott Schebler, 26th round, 790th overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Alex Claudio, 27th round, 826th overall by the Texas Rangers
* Brandon Cunniff, 27rd round, 827th overall by the Florida Marlins
* Marco Gonzales, 29th round, 890th overall by the Colorado Rockies, but did not sign
* Red Patterson, 29th round, 892nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* Taylor Hill, 30th round, 900th overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Josh Edgin, 30th round, 902nd overall by the New York Mets
* Shawn Tolleson, 30th round, 922nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers
* David Goforth, 31st round, 931st overall by the Cleveland Indians
* Aaron Judge, 31st round, 935th overall by the Oakland Athletics, but did not sign
* Kevin Kiermaier, 31st round, 941st overall by the Tampa Bay Rays
* Jason Rogers, 32nd round, 969th overall by the Milwaukee Brewers
* Matt Stites, 33rd round, 1000th overall by the Chicago Cubs
* Tyler Wilson, 35th round, 1057th overall by the Cincinnati Reds
* J. T. Riddle, 35th round, 1073rd overall by the Boston Red Sox, but did not sign
* Brock Stewart, 40th round, 1202nd overall by the New York Mets, but did not sign
* Javier J.Luque , 41st round, 1288th overall by the Chicago Cubs, but did not sign
* Chris Rearick, 41st round, 1241st overall by the Tampa Bay Rays
* Seth Maness, 41st round, 1247th overall by the Florida Marlins
* Matt Tracy, 43rd round, 1307th overall by the Florida Marlins
* A. J. Achter, 46th round, 1395th overall by the Minnesota Twins

### NFL players drafted

* Russell Wilson, 4th round, 140th overall by the Colorado Rockies
* Blake Bell, 43rd round, 1303rd overall by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign
* Golden Tate, 50th round, 1518th overall by the San Francisco Giants, but did not sign.