Draft:Tom Myers (baseball scout)

Thomas G. Myers is an American former minor league baseball player, college coach, and current area baseball scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is also the founder of the Golden Coast Collegiate League and owner of the Santa Barbara Grizzlies Baseball Development Group located on the Central Coast. Myers has been a Nike Camp Director for 14 years!

Early Career
Myers graduated from UCSB with a degree in History and received his Masters in Education from Azusa Pacific University. Myers was drafted in 1991 by the Oakland Athletics and played 5 seasons with the Athletics, Orioles, and Cardinals. In 1997 Myers served as player-coach for the Dutch Professional League in Haarlem, Holland.

Coaching Career
From 1998-2001, Myers served as the lead assistant for UCSB of the Big West Conference. From 2002-2004, he served in the same capacity at Santa Clara University. He later returned to UCSB from 2005-2011 as associate head coach for the Gauchos.

Scouting Career
Myers is currently in his 13th year as an area scout and is now in his third as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers Scouting Department. Myers previously scouted 10 years for the Chicago Cubs from 2011-2021. His territory covers Central Southern California and Las Vegas.

Notable Players
Myers has coached several Major League Players, including,Gabe Speirer, Kevin Gowdy, Ian Churchill, and Cole Schoenwetter.