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Colorado Rockies: A look back on Dan O’Dowd’s 1st round draft picks

By Noah Yingling

DENVER, CO - APRIL 13: (L-R) Dick Monfort, Owner/Chairman and CEO of the Colorado Rockies and Dan O'Dowd, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Colorado Rockies watch pregame festivities as the Rockies host the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on April 13, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - APRIL 13: (L-R) Dick Monfort, Owner/Chairman and CEO of the Colorado Rockies and Dan O'Dowd, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Colorado Rockies watch pregame festivities as the Rockies host the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on April 13, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 4: Pitcher Rex Brothers #49 of the Colorado Rockies throws against the San Francisco Giants in the eighth inning at AT&T Park on October 4, 2015 in San Francisco, California, during the final day of the regular season. The Rockies won 7-3. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 4: Pitcher Rex Brothers #49 of the Colorado Rockies throws against the San Francisco Giants in the eighth inning at AT&T Park on October 4, 2015 in San Francisco, California, during the final day of the regular season. The Rockies won 7-3. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

Dan O’Dowd and the Rockies had three picks in the first round of the 2009 draft. They had the 11th pick, 32nd pick, and 34th pick. The 34th pick was awarded to Rockies from the Angels for compensation of the loss of reliever Brian Fuentes via free agency.

The Rockies drafted Tyler Matzek with the 11th overall pick (2.7 WAR in parts of 2 MLB seasons), outfielder Tim Wheeler for the 32nd pick (he never made it to the majors), and Rex Brothers with the 34th overall pick (4.6 WAR in parts of seven seasons).

Here are some other notable picks in the 1st round of the draft:

A.J. Pollock: 17th overall pick, one-time All Star, one-time Gold Glove Award winner, ranked in the NL MVP voting once

Mike Trout: 25th overall pick, eight MLB seasons, led the American League in runs four times, six-time All Star, ranked in AL MVP voting six times (including winning twice and coming in second three times), 2012 AL Rookie of the Year

Other notable players in the draft include Nolan Arenado in the second round by O’Dowd (obviously, that was a good draft pick), Jason Kipnis, current Rockie DJ LeMahieu, Patrick Corbin, Kyle Seager, Wil Myers, Dallas Keuchel, Paul Goldschmidt, Brian Dozier, Matt Carpenter, J.D. Martinez, Trevor Rosenthal, and former Rockie Corey Dickerson (who O’Dowd wouldn’t sign this year but he would later).

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