2012 Where are they now 2009 MLB draft top 10

The 2012 season is behind us and I'm checking how the top 10 players of the 2009 draft did this season. Traditionally players drafted out of college advance faster than those drafted out of high school and pitchers usually advance faster than position players. Some players might also be traded to help their team get an established player that can help their team improve immediately.

The first player drafted in 2009 was RHP Stephen Strasburg by the Washington Nationals out of San Diego State. He pitched 2012 for the Nationals. He was 15-6 with a 3.16 ERA, 197 K, 1.15 WHIP in 159.1 IP over 28 games.

The Seattle Mariners drafted Dustin Ackley second out of North Carolina. He played 2012 with the Mariners. He hit .226/.294/.328 with 12 HR, 50 RBI, 84 R, 13 SB in 153 games.

The San Diego Padres drafted outfielder Donavan Tate third out of Cartersville High School in Cartersville, GA. He split the 2012 between Class A Fort Wayne and Class A Advanced Lake Elsinore. He hit .207/.294/.254 with 1 HR, 21 RBI, 26 R, 10 SB in 52 games at Fort Wayne and hit .247/.391/.303 with 0 HR, 7 RBI, 28 R, 11 SB in 55 games at Lake Elsinore.

The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted catcher Tony Sanchez fourth out of Boston College. He split 2012 between Double A Altoona and Triple A Indianapolis. He hit .277/.370/.390 with 0 HR, 17 RBI, 22 R, 1 SB in 40 games at Altoona and hit .233/.316/.408 with 8 HR, 26 RBI, 21 R, 0 SB in 62 games at Indianapolis.

The Baltimore Orioles drafted RHP Matthew Hobgood fifth out of Norco High School in Norco, CA. He missed the 2012 season recovering from rotator-cuff surgery.

The San Francisco Giants drafted RHP Zack Wheeler sixth out of East Paulding High School in Dallas, GA. He split 2012 between Double A Binghamton and Triple A Buffalo. He was 10-6 with a 3.26 ERA, 117 K, 1.16 WHIP in 116.0 IP over 19 games at Binghamton and was 2-2 with a 3.27 ERA, 31 K, 1.18 WHIP in 33.0 IP over 6 games at Buffalo.

The Atlanta Braves drafted LHP Mike Minor seventh out of Vanderbilt. He pitched 2012 with the Braves. He was 11-10 with a 4.12 ERA, 145 K, 1.15 WHIP in 179.1 IP over 30 games.

The Cincinnati Reds drafted RHP Mike Leake eighth out of Arizona State. He pitched 2012 with the Reds. He was 8-9 with a 4.58 ERA, 116 K, 1.35 WHIP in 179.0 IP over 30 games.

The Detroit Tigers drafted RHP Jacob Turner ninth out of Westminster Christian Academy in St Louis, MO. He split 2012 between the Tigers and Marlins organizations after a July trade. Before the trade he pitched at Class A Advanced Lakeland, Triple A Toledo and the Tigers and was 1-2 with a 1.66 ERA, 17 K, 1.11 WHIP in 21.2 IP over 4 games at Lakeland, was 4-2 with a 3.16 ERA, 40 K, 1.21 WHIP in 62.2 IP over 10 games at Toledo and was 1-1 with a 8.03 ERA, 7 K, 1.95 WHIP in 12.1 IP over 3 games with the Tigers. After the trade he split time with Triple A New Orleans and the Marlins and was 2-0 with a 1.98 ERA, 16 K, 1.43 WHIP in 27.1 over 5 games at New Orleans and was 1-4 with a 3.38 ERA, 29 K, 0.98 WHIP in 42.2 IP over 7 games with the Marlins. 

The Washington Nationals drafted RHP Drew Storen tenth out of Stanford. He split 2012 between Class A Advanced Potomac, Double A Harrisburg and the Nationals. He was 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA, 8 K, 0.83 WHIP in 6.0 IP over 5 games at Potomac, was 0-0 with a 54.00 ERA, 0 K, 6.00 WHIP in 0.2 IP in 1 game at Harrisburg and was 3-1 with a 2.37 ERA, 24 K, 0.99 WHIP, 4 SV in 30.1 IP over 27 games with the Nationals.