Yankees 2024 MLB Draft Rounds 6-10
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
Herring is a 6-foot-2 southpaw with a 3-pitch mix of low-90s fastball, low-mid 82 slider and mid 80s changeup. The plus slider is his best pitch and induces a lot of swing-and-miss. Herring has good command of the zone, but there’s still some to work on with average control. That said, Herring had a 1.79 ERA in 50-⅓ IP in the 2024 season, with exceptional strikeout and walk numbers: 67 K (11.98 K/9) and 13 BB (2.32 BB/9).
Herring was used mostly as a reliever, with only 1 start of 21 appearances, and had the best ERA in the SEC in league only games.
MLB Pipeline scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Slider: 60 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40
7th Round, 211th overall: RHP Wyatt Parliament, Virginia Tech
Parliament threw a 7.63 ERA in 43-⅔ innings of work in his first year at VT in 2024, having transferred after two years with Rutgers. In his junior season of 2024, Parliament recorded a K/9 of 12.16 (59 K) and a BB/9 of 2.68 (13 BB), both exceptional stats.
Via Baseball America: “Parliament has a special fastball that has produced elite whiff rates and chase rates that dwarf most of his peers,” adding that the fastball has high spin and is very deceptive. The fastball usually sits in the low-to-mid 90s but can reach 97 MPH. They continue, “He adds an above-average (55) low-to-mid 80s slider with shorter two-plane tilt” and note that it’s been an effective pitch. They also mention there is a fringy (35) changeup and a curveball.
8th Round: 241st overall: UTIL Tyler Wilson, Grand Canyon
The switch-hitting Wilson batting over .300 for 3 seasons in a row at GCU, only the 5th Lopes player to do so. In 233 AB in 2024, he had 88 H, 65 RBI and 17 HR. Wilson hit a viral game-tying grand slam, after which he was ejected from the game because of his bat flip.
Wilson mostly played as either DH or as left fielder, but he was drafted as a first baseman (later changed to outfielder), so it remains to be seen how the Yankees will use him. They need more depth on the right side of the infield, but may be used in multiple places.
Wilson makes the 3rd prospect drafted out of Hamilton HS in Chandler, AZ, after Josh Tiedemann and Brock Selvidge, and the 2nd prospect drafted recently from GCU, after Tayler Aguilar.
Wilson’s father, Steve, is an international cross checker in the Pacific Rim with the Yankees, and Wilson was born in Taiwan.
9th Round, 271st overall: LHP Tanner Bauman, Auburn
Bauman threw 2 seasons with JuCo St. John’s River State College in Palatka, FL, where he combined to throw a 6 ERA in 73-⅓ innings of work. Bauman then transferred to Auburn for his junior year in 2024 where he threw a 4.57 ERA in 41-⅓ IP with a 10.2 K/9 and 3.5 BB/9, and was mostly used as a starter.
Bauman has a near-sidearm slot, where he throws a fastball 89-91 T94, a slider in the low-80s and a mid-80s change-up.
10th Round, 301st overall: OF Joe Delossantos, William & Mary
The fifth-year senior had a loud hit tool with William & Mary, beginning the 2023 season on a 17-game hit streak. Delossantos, a right-handed bat, also led the team with 24 stolen bases on 24 attempts (88.9%). MLB Pipeline called him a “power bat”, and he did hit 14 homers in 221 AB, while maintaining a .330/.431/.584/1.014 slash line. He also hit 14 doubles and drove in 67 runs.
Delossantos primarily plays the corners, but has also played center field and second base during his time with William & Mary. He also spent 3 summers in the Valley League, most recently playing with the Strasburg Express (2023). He amassed 31 RBI in 110 AB with 35 H and 8 HR during that season.