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Colorado Rockies: Looking back at the franchise-changing 2009 draft

Of course, you can quickly look at the second-round selection (59th overall) of Nolan Arenado by the Colorado Rockies as the crown jewel of that draft. But there were other moments of that draft one decade that continue to make a difference for the Rockies today.

Interestingly, none of the first-round picks of the Rockies that season (Tyler Matzek and Tim Wheeler) are still with the franchise and Matzek is attempting to work with his way back to the Majors with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Wheeler, meanwhile, displayed so much promise with the Tulsa Drillers, hitting 33 homers (the most of any player in Double-A in 2011 and a record for Colorado hitters at the Double-A level).