Top picks of the previous 10 years
How the last 10 No. 1 overall picks in the MLB draft have fared:
2000, Florida, Adrian Gonzalez, 1B: Two-time All-Star totaled 130 HRs for Padres from 2006-09.
2001, Minnesota, Joe Mauer, C: 2009 AL MVP is a three-time batting champ with a .326 lifetime average.
2002, Pittsburgh, Bryan Bullington, P: Still looking for his first major-league win, the Royals righty has pitched a total of 42 innings in the majors.
2003, Tampa Bay, Delmon Young, OF: Twins leftfielder has 44 HRs and a .289 average in five major-league seasons.2004, San Diego, Matt Bush, SS: Battled off-field problems and has never played an inning in the big leagues.
2005, Arizona, Justin Upton, SS: Converted to rightfield, 22-year-old had best season in 2009 when he hit 26 HRs with 86 RBIs.
2006, Kansas City, Luke Hochevar, P: 18-30 with a 5.65 ERA in three-plus major-league seasons.
2007, Tampa Bay, David Price, P: Lefty is 8-2 with a 2.29 ERA and is likely to be selected for his first All-Star Game.
2008: Tampa Bay, Tim Beckham, SS: 20-year-old is playing for the high Class A Charlotte Stone Crabs in the Florida State League.
2009, Washington, Stephen Strasburg, P: After dominating in Double and Triple-A, righty makes his much-anticipated major-league debut Tuesday night.
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