Who's it going to be? Missouri RHP Kyle Gibson? Sacramento State OF Tim Wheeler? Prep RHP Matt Hobgood? Arizona State RHP Mike Leake? A combination of these players since the Rockies have the 11th and 32nd picks of the first round? Someone else? We'll find out some time after 6:15 ET when the Nationals will select San Diego State RHP Stephen Strasburg with the first overall selection of the 2009 draft.
Colorado Rockies Selections on Day One:
First Round: 11, 32
Supplemental First: 34
Second: 59
Third : 90
Purple Row First Round Draft Tracker
| Pick | Team | Player Selected | Position | School |
| 1 | Washington Nationals | Stephen Strasburg | RH SP | San Diego St. |
| 2 | Seattle Mariners | Dustin Ackley | CF | UNC |
| 3 | San Diego Padres | Donavan Tate | CF | Cartersville (GA) HS |
| 4 | Pittsburgh Pirates | Tony Sanchez | C | Boston College |
| 5 | Baltimore Orioles | Matt Hobgood | RH SP | Norco (CA) HS |
| 6 | San Francisco Giants | Zach Wheeler | RH SP | East Paulding (GA) HS |
| 7 | Atlanta Braves | Mike Minor | LH SP | Vanderbilt |
| 8 | Cincinnati Reds | Mike Leake | RH SP | Arizona St. |
| 9 | Detroit Tigers | Jacob Turner | RH SP | Westminster (MO) HS |
| 10 | Washington Nationals | Drew Storen | RH RP | Stanford |
11 |
Colorado Rockies |
Tyler Matzek |
LH SP |
Capistrano Valley (CA) HS |
| 12 | Kansas City Royals | Aaron Crow | RH SP | Fort Worth Cats |
| 13 | Oakland Athletics | Grant Green | SS | USC |
| 14 | Texas Rangers | Matt Purke | LH SP | Kline (TX) HS |
| 15 | Cleveland Indians | Alex White | RH SP | UNC |
| 16 | Arizona Diamondbacks | Bobby Borchering | 3B | Bishop Verot (FL) HS |
| 17 | Arizona Diamondbacks | AJ Pollock | CF | Notre Dame |
| 18 | Florida Marlins | Chad James | LH SP | Yukon (OK) HS |
| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| 20 | Toronto Blue Jays | |||
| 21 | Houston Astros | |||
| 22 | Minnesota Twins | |||
| 23 | Chicago White Sox | |||
| 24 | Los Angeles Angels | |||
| 25 | Los Angeles Angels | |||
| 26 | Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| 27 | Seattle Mariners | |||
| 28 | Boston Red Sox | |||
| 29 | New York Yankees | |||
| 30 | Tampa Bay Rays | |||
| 31 | Chicago Cubs | |||
| 32 | Colorado Rockies |