Day 2: Rounds 2-5

The Yanks seem to be having another strong Damon Oppenheimer lead draft. In the second round, they grabbed Austin Aune, a HS shortstop out of Texas. They list him as a CF, but his sweet lefty swing will play anywhere, and he should develop good power. Next, they grabbed Pete O'Brien a college senior C with little leverage but a huge bat. He's literally projected to hit in the middle on an ML order. He's got that kind of power -- though he may not be able to stay at C because of size and quickness issues. Still, he's got plus/plus power and we need guys like that.

In the third, the Yanks went for a cold weather player, taking Nathan Mikolas from Wisconsin. He profiles as a LF/1B/DH and is another player with a sweet lefty swing who can hit anywhere. He's probably played less than the warm weather kids, so his defense could catch up a bit with more reps. He's said to have great intincts.

In the fourth, the Yanks took diminutive fireballer Corey Black out of Faulkner U in Alabama. He's 5'11 but touches the upper 90s and has pretty good secondary stuff. Could be an elite reliever or may even a starter.

In the fifth, the Yanks took Robert Refsnyder, a 2B from AZ. He's another good hitter, though not currently a power hitter (flat swing). He's been playing OF for AZ but the Yanks want him as a 2B.

So far, so good! 10 more rounds today. Oh, and Aune has reportedly come to terms already!