2010 Draft Eligibles: Mat-Su Miners

Last time we looked at 2010 draft eligible ABL alumni, we went over the guys that the Anchorage Bucs might send to the pro ranks this year. Today we're going to have a peek at another team's draft eligible players: the Mat-Su Miners.

The interesting thing about the Miners is that while they might not have many super-hyped uber prospects, they've got a ton of draft eligible players, and I'd say they probably have a couple future major leaguers on their hands just by virtue of that fact. But if I had to pick one "big name" prospect, it might be Troy Scott (2008), first baseman out of Washington. Scott is a big kid (6'5" 205lb) with good power potential, quick hands, and a live swing. As a high school senior, he was tabbed in the 42nd round of the MLB draft by the Minnesota Twins, so there's no reason he shouldn't be drafted again, possibly within the first ten rounds.

Another former Miner who has already been drafted once is Shane Brown (2009) of Central Florida. Talking about versatile fielders; Brown can play 3B, OF and even catcher. He's got an accurate throwing arm, some power potential and great patience at the plate. For the Miners last summer he hit .284 with a team-second 25 RBIs, and this year for UCF he is on an absolute tear: .419 avg, 34 RBI, 1.178 OPS. He was picked by the Yankees in the 47th round last year; I think that as a senior who has stood out in both summer ball and DI play since then his draft stock should rise significantly.


Of course, these are just a couple who have stood out on all the big draft ranking lists, but how accurate are these things after the first few rounds? There's lots of other talented guys on this list, and I'm sure quite a few of them will be going pro. As always, I've tried to be as complete and accurate as possible, but if I've missed anyone be sure to let me know...

Atkins	Jeremy	RHP	Lafayette	Miners	2008-09
Berger	Andrew	RHP	Lehigh	Miners	2008
Jacobs	Bobby	C	Penn State	Miners	2009
Brown	Shane	IF	Central Florida	Miners	2009
Cisneros	Jonathan	1B/3B	St Mary's (TX)	Miners	2009
Cole	Cortez	OF/C	Jackson State	Miners	2008
Cole	Ryan	RHP	St. John's	Miners	2009
Cox	Nick	OF	Columbia	Miners	2009
Cramer	Justin	SS	Niagara	Miners	2009
Dew	Owen	RHP	Central Florida	Miners	2009
Domecus	Steve	C	Virginia Tech	Miners	2008
Dorrell	Wes	C/1B	Fresno Pacific	Miners	2008
Ehlert	Clayton	RHP	Texas A&M	Miners	2009
Eisenbach	RL	LHP	Lubbock Christian	Miners	2009
Erben	Jeremy	RHP	Oklahoma	Miners	2008
Fishback	Steven	RHP	Cal Poly	Miners	2008
Garcia	Nate	RHP	Santa Clara	Miners	2007
Gentile	DJ	DH	Cal Poly	Miners	2008
Hood	Jordin	IF	N. Illinois	Miners	2008
Jensen	Dan	RHP	Cincinnati	Miners	2009
Johnson	Jonathan	2B	Loyola Mmnt	Miners	2009
Kalush	Steve	RHP	Santa Clara	Miners	2007
Kraft	Justin	RHP	Centenary	Miners	2009
Marshall	Chad	IF	Stony Brook	Miners	2009
Morrow	Bryce	RHP	Central Michigan	Miners	2007
Murphy	Sam	RHP	Arkansas	Miners	2009
Musson	Will	RHP	E. Connecticut	Miners	2008-09
Newalu	Blake	IF	Chipola CC	Miners	2009
Ponciano	Jay	C	Washington State	Miners	2006
Rivers	Alex	RHP	Santa Clara	Miners	2007
Rocha	Michael	RHP	Oklahoma	Miners	2008
Rockey	Sean	2B	G Washington	Miners	2008
Rodland	Kevin	SS	Nevada	Miners	2008
Ross	Blondin	IF	Lubbock Christian	Miners	2009
Rowse	David	LHP	Pacific	Miners	2008
Scott	Troy	1B	Washington	Miners	2008
Terhune	Gunnar	IF	UC Santa Barbara	Miners	2007