200th Panner to MLB

Chris Schwinden - 2006 Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks

Star of "Touching the Game: Alaska" movie

www.touchingthegame.com

Mike Cervenak | Greg Davis | Adam Kennedy | Chris Kissock | | Todd Jennings | Jonathan Kountis | Jason Lane | Jon Pokorny | Royce Ring | Jordan Schafer | Ryan Scoma | Casey Stephenson | Mykal Stokes | Don Wakamatsu
 

"Once a Goldpanner, ALWAYS a Goldpanner!"
Panner not listed? todd @ goldpanners.com.

"The Pipeline to the Big Time" is still flowing strong, 54 years into the Alaska Goldpanners' organizational history.

Over the 48 year history of the professional baseball draft, no other team has come close to sending more ballplayers into pro careers than the Goldpanners.  There have been a record 1,155 player selections devoted to Goldpanners through the 2012 draft -- including Rick Monday, the very first player ever chosen by a MLB franchise.     Among those picks, there have been 125 first round selections given to Goldpanners.   

Of the 125 first round selections, 19 were either the very first or the second pick of the entire draft. 200 have reached the pinnacle of the professional ranks in Major League Baseball. This, too, is a record among all amateur baseball teams.  As impressive as that number may be, there could have been many more -- as nearly 70 Goldpanners stalled heartbreakingly close to MLB at the Triple-A level.

And there could have been many more still!  Many players were drafted out of Fairbanks prior to their first official appearance with the Goldpanners. As signing bonuses have increased, so have the number of key players lost to the draft.   Some key players lost to pro ball were Darryl Strawberry (80), Roger Clemens (83), Joe Carter (81), and David Clyde (73).

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INDEPENDENT LEAGUES

LEVEL	TEAM	POSITION	PLAYER
	Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks	Catcher	Todd Jennings (02)
	Winnipeg Goldeyes	Pitcher	Chris Kissock (06)

 

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