D-Backs take SS prospect Upton No. 1 overall

Long Beach State's Troy Tulowitzki went seventh to Colorado. The successor to AL rookie of the year Bobby Crosby at shortstop for the 49ers is considered an even better all-around athlete.

Tampa Bay then took former Rice right-hander Wade Townsend, who was drafted last year by Baltimore -- also with the eighth pick. Townsend turned down an offer from the Orioles, returned to school, renounced his college eligibility to continue contract negotiations, but Baltimore lost its rights to Townsend once he attended classes.

The New York Mets selected hard-throwing righty Mike Pelfrey of Wichita State with the ninth pick. The 6-foot-7 Pelfrey is a two-time Missouri Valley Conference pitcher of the year.

With the 10th pick, Detroit took North Carolina high school outfielder Cameron Maybin, one of the best all-around talents in the draft who has been most often compared to a young Ken Griffey Jr.

Florida high school outfielder Andrew McCutchen went next to Pittsburgh, followed by Texas high school outfielder Jay Bruce to Cincinnati. Baltimore chose Virginia high school catcher Brandon Snyder; Cleveland selected Arizona outfielder Trevor Crowe; and the Chicago White Sox picked Texas Christian right-hander Lance Broadway with the 15th selection.

Florida, which had three first-round picks, selected 6-7 righty Chris Volstad, a local product, at No. 16. Oklahoma high school shortstop C.J. Henry went to the New York Yankees; Miami right-hander Cesar Carrillo went next to San Diego; and Stanford outfielder/first baseman John Mayberry Jr. -- son of former major leaguer John Mayberry -- was taken by Texas with the 19th selection. The Chicago Cubs followed by taking Utah high school lefty Mark Pawelek, who joined Bruce Hurst (Boston, 1976) as the only first-rounders from the state.

Oakland, in keeping with its recent trend of drafting mainly college players, selected Texas A&M shortstop Cliff Pennington with the 21st pick. Florida then chose Texas high school left-hander Aaron Thompson. Boston went with Oregon State outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury at No. 23; Houston chose Tulane left-hander/outfielder Brian Bogusevic; and Minnesota picked Fresno State righty Matt Garza.

St. John's hard-throwing closer Craig Hansen, considered a possible No. 1 overall pick entering the draft, went 26th to the Red Sox. Atlanta followed by selecting North Carolina State closer Joey Devine.

St. Louis, which also had two first-round picks, took Alabama high school outfielder Colby Rasmus at No. 28 and Georgia Tech shortstop Tyler Greene at No. 30.

With the last of their first-round picks, the Marlins selected McNeese State righty Jacob Marceaux with the 29th selection.