As is tradition, on the last day of the MLB Winter Meetings, the Rule 5 Draft is held. In this year’s Draft, the Yankees lost 5 prospects to various teams but picked up 1 prospect. All will be sent to their respective organization’s Triple-A affiliate. From MLB: “Players who turned pro at age 18 or […]
The Rule 5 draft is always an exciting and nerve-wracking time for anyone who follows a team’s farm system, and this year is no different. On November 19th, the Yankees protected two players, utility player Jesus Rodriguez and infielder Caleb Durbin. Durbin had recently played in the Arizona Fall League on the Salt River Rafters […]
Want to know who the Yankees signed, and how much they signed for? We’ve got you right here, and it’s all in one place. You can read our 29 blurbs on all the Yankees’ 2024 MLB Draft selections, including the 9 undrafted free agent signings by clicking the links below the draft tracker. All photos […]
C Ediel Rivera, International Baseball Academy & High School, Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico After the hectic nearly 12 hours of 20 rounds and 615 total picks in the 2024 MLB Draft, a lot of eligible players remain out there, ready to be picked up by any team wishing to bring them into their organization. The […]
The Yankees have found some true gems in the back half of the draft since it dropped to 20 rounds in 2021, with Jack Neely, (2021, 11th), Ben Rice (2021, 12th), Zach Messinger (2021, 13th), Kris Bow (2022, 14th), and Danny Flatt (2023, 14th). You may notice that all but one of the five prospects […]
The Yankees have done very well selecting prospects in this portion of the draft of late with Will Warren (2021, 6th Rd.), Ben Cowles (2021, 10th Rd.), Cam Schlittler (2022, 7th Rd.), Cade Smith (2023, 6th Rd.) and Jared Wegner (2023, 9th Rd.) as good examples. 6th Round, 181st overall: LHP Griffin Herring, LSU […]
2nd Round, 53rd overall: RHP Bryce Cunningham, Vanderbilt The 6-foot-5 Commodore junior had a stellar 2024, throwing six shutout innings in the first round of the SEC Tournament on May 21. Cunningham threw a 4.59 ERA in 33-1/3 IP in 2024 with 17 ER on 31 H with 14 BB allowed and 27 K. Cunningham […]
With the 26th overall pick, the New York Yankees selected RHP Ben Hess out of Alabama tonight in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft. The 6-foot-5 righty thrower owns the Alabama career record for K/9 at 13.34 (205 K/138.1 IP), and with a plus slider and fastball, that fits the mold for what […]
The 2024 MLB Draft is less than 12 hours away, so it’s a good time to check in on the farm system’s depth and see what holes need to be filled and which positions can be reinforced. When considering players to draft, you can’t necessarily assume deals will happen, that existing stars will produce throughout […]
