 Stephen Strasburg, a pitcher from San Diego State University ,  was taken by the Washington Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft . Strasburg was widely considered to be the top prospect going into the draft.
<meaning-changed>  Stephen Strasburg, a pitcher from San Diego State University ,  was taken by the Washington Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft . Strasburg was widely considered to be the top prospect going into the draft.
 Stephen Strasburg, a pitcher from San Diego State University , a from , was taken by the Washington Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft . Strasburg was widely considered to be the top prospect going into the draft.