College Splits: Florida Marlins 2010 Draft Recap

Florida Marlins 2010 Draft Recap

June 18, 2010

Florida started building their stable of 2010 college arms with second-rounder Robert Rasmussen, a small lefty from UCLA. His physical profile points to the bullpen, perhaps even a situational role, but his success in the Pac-10 says otherwise: nearly 11 strikeouts per nine innings.

With pick #257, the Marlins couldn't have found anyone more anti-Rasmussen. Alan Oaks is a 6'3", 230-pound senior righty from Michigan, with results that match Rasmussen's frame. He did get a decent number of groundballs, which is all that saved his results next to a 6.9 K/9 and 4.1 BB/9.

Aaron Senne is no Tyler Holt, but he was one of the better values in the 10th round. The lefty first basemen from Missouri posted a scary slash line of 400/506/733 along with a modest 11 percent strikeout rate. By this point in the draft, all the impact bats are gone, but Senne seems like the kind of guy who will at least put on a show for the fans in Jacksonville.

Draft Class Breakdown

Here's a general idea of who they took, and where they got 'em. To compare to other teams and MLB averages, check out this post at THT Live.

  Pos    4YR  JC  HS  Total  
  RHP     12   3   4     19  
  LHP      7   1   1      9  
  C        3   0   0      3  
  1B       1   2   2      5  
  2B       2   0   0      2  
  SS       1   1   1      3  
  IF       0   1   0      1  
  LF       1   0   0      1  
  CF       0   1   1      2  
  RF       2   1   0      3  
  OF       0   0   1      1  
  UTL      0   1   0      1  
  Total   29  11  10

Splits for Marlins Draftees

23 - Christian Yelich, Westlake HS (CA)

73 - Robert Rasmussen, UCLA

104 - Jacob Realmuto, Carl Albert HS (OK)

137 - Alvin Toles, Sandy Creek HS (GA)

167 - Robert Morey, Virginia

197 - Joseph Varner, University of Texas - Arlington

227 - Mark Canha, California

257 - Alan Oaks, Michigan

287 - Austin Brice, Northwood HS (NC)

317 - Aaron Senne, Missouri

347 - Grant Dayton, Auburn U