Rounds 6-10

Well, we are seeing the first fruits of the new Draft rules. On day 2, from round 4 when they took Corey Black through round 10 when they took Ole Miss 1b Matt Snyder, the Yanks drafted no preps. Overall they have taken 3 preps and 8 collegians so far, and this change in approach has strictly to do with the new slotting rules for the top 10 rounds of the draft. Of course, the Yanks have good scouts and got players with stuff to recommend them in these rounds, but not the high upside banquet we usually throw on day 2 yet. The other players taken have been Nick Goody an RHP reliever from LSU, who we also drafted last year, Taylor Garrison a righty reliever from Fresno, Taylor Dugas, a short CF from Alabama, and Derek Vanadore a RHP from Auburn who was a starter but may be yet another reliever for the Yanks. Most are seniors and were probably drawn in for less than slot.

Now, we're into the weird part, from round 11 on, where teams are allowed to spend 100K on each pick, but can also go over if they are willing to add that money to this year's MLB budget. We'll see what happens.

Thus far, the Yanks have not gotten a LHP or taken any Matt Hyde players. Go Yanks!