The Pinstriped Baseball Lane

My Report Card- A Run Down On The Choices That The Yankees Came Away With

The Yankees had just three picks this year, losing two due to the $324 million signing of Gerrit Cole. So what are some of the chatter around the guys acquired during the draft selections? Well, lets get into it.

The number one selection out of Arizona is manning the catcher’s position and he joins the Yankees with a couple of other draft picks. Austin Wells was the number 1 pick for the Bronx Bombers and he can really hit, with high exit velocities and has a history of production at school and on the Cape. His approach is pull-oriented and he is capable of using the whole field. So, his bat would be an asset to an already dominant Murder’s Row.  

Scouts don’t necessarily have much concern about Wells’ production in the batter’s box…