Via Jon Heyman, the Rockies were set to take Ty Hensley with the tenth overall pick Monday night, but a chain-of-events landed the right-hander in the Yankees’ lap at the 30th overall pick. The Pirates were set to take prep OF David Dahl with the eighth overall pick, but they instead took Stanford RHP Mark Appel when he slid down the board. When Dahl was still available for Colorado at ten, they went with him over Hensley.
I also remember hearing somewhere — I forget if it was a podcast or the MLB.com broadcast or something else entirely — that the Rays targeted Hensley for the 25th overall pick but went with Clemson 3B Richie Shaffer when he was surprisingly still on the board. Either way, I’m glad the Yankees were able to nab a big power arm like Hensley and based on his recent comments, it sure sounds like he’s thrilled as well.
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