MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-OAKLAND, Calif. –The Oakland A’s have agreed to terms with four players from the 2009 First-Year Player Draft held June 9-11, the club announced today. The players are C Ryan Ortiz (6^thround, Oregon State), RHP Robert Gilliam (8^thround, UNC-Greensboro), 1B Anthony Aliotti (15^th, St. Mary’s) and OF Anthione Shaw (45^th, St. Augustine’s College).

Ortiz was an All Pac-10 selection for the second consecutive season in 2009 at Oregon State after batting .352 with 17 doubles, five home runs, 45 RBI and 39 walks. He had a .348 batting average in 115 career games with the Beavers. Aliotti was an honorable mention selection on the All-WCC team for St. Mary’s after hitting .333 with six home runs and 39 RBI.
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The A’s have now signed or agreed to terms with 21 of their 49 selections from the draft, including four of their first eight.

A complete list of the A’s drafted and signed playerscan be found in the attached PDF.

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